Confirmed with Link: WBS sign Barrie Colts captain and defenseman Michael Webster

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

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[orby]

Good name for a Pittsburgh athlete.

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

From ohlprospects.blogspot.ca :

Michael Webster (BAR) is just a solid two-way presence who has improved a lot over his OHL career. The captain of this year's Colts' team, Webster has solid mobility, plays an intelligent game in his own end, and could continue to improve if given a chance at the next level.

 

[BHD]

He better switch his # to 45 once he gets to WB.

 

[Jacob]

Cool.

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Cool. Not sure if that's their intent but it may be interesting to see if he can follow Sheary's path and maybe make it as a depth guy for the Pens.

 

[Jacob]

Or even Lovejoy, who was on an AHL-only deal at first as well.

 

[ncm7772]

Nice signing, should be a solid player for WBS.

 

[ikyan]

Incredibly meh signing. But at least we can see some mean headshots in Wilkes-Barre

 

[SHOOTANDSCORE]

Or even Lovejoy, who was on an AHL-only deal at first as well.

I didn't know that. Even better.

 

[Zen Arcade]

I didn't know that. Even better.

Letestu was as well, seems like the Pens have had better luck with those guys than they have had with signing undrafted free agents to NHL deals. Sheary, Letestu, Lovejoy and Farnham isn't a who's who of hockey stars, but it's a pretty good haul all things considered.

 

[SEALBound]

Rob Hisey played for the Barrie Colts.

 

[#1GuinFan]

He's a nasty SOB too, likes to mix it up in a dirty way especially after the whistle getting in opposition faces

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Letestu was as well, seems like the Pens have had better luck with those guys than they have had with signing undrafted free agents to NHL deals. Sheary, Letestu, Lovejoy and Farnham isn't a who's who of hockey stars, but it's a pretty good haul all things considered.

Shut your damn mouth.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Shut your damn mouth.

Farnham is obviously a superstar, but the other three are dragging him down.

 

[clefty]

Letestu was a straight ELC, but I think Tim Wallace was an AHL deal.

 

[Zen Arcade]

Weird, I guess I assumed Letestu was on a minor league deal because he was such an unknown commodity and he started with Wheeling.

I also saw that Webster had a 10 game suspension for a check to the head. Hopefully he can play physical without being stupid.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Weird, I guess I assumed Letestu was on a minor league deal because he was such an unknown commodity and he started with Wheeling.

I also saw that Webster had a 10 game suspension for a check to the head. Hopefully he can play physical without being stupid.

I don't know the specifics of Webster's suspension -- maybe it was really dangerous -- but in general, OHL commish David Branch is heavy handed with anything headshot related. He'll slap a guy with a 10 gamer for stuff that likely wouldn't be more than a 2-minute minor at the pro level

 

[#1GuinFan]

I don't know the specifics of Webster's suspension -- maybe it was really dangerous -- but in general, OHL commish David Branch is heavy handed with anything headshot related. He'll slap a guy with a 10 gamer for stuff that likely wouldn't be more than a 2-minute minor at the pro level

ala the Kuhnhackl suspension

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I hate the whole "oh well, who cares" and the "But he could be so and so" responses. It's tough to not be in one of those categories as well, so all I can say is I hope he makes WBS a better team and works hard to further his career.

There's so many examples of undrafted players that have worked their way up on the Pens (Lovejoy, Letestu, Sheary, etc).

 

[wej20]

I don't know the specifics of Webster's suspension -- maybe it was really dangerous -- but in general, OHL commish David Branch is heavy handed with anything headshot related. He'll slap a guy with a 10 gamer for stuff that likely wouldn't be more than a 2-minute minor at the pro level

I like that, I mean the vast majority of OHL players wont be professional hockey players. Wish the NHL would get tougher again.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Nothing wrong with this, seems like a nasty dude.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Weird, I guess I assumed Letestu was on a minor league deal because he was such an unknown commodity and he started with Wheeling.

I also saw that Webster had a 10 game suspension for a check to the head. Hopefully he can play physical without being stupid.

I coulda sworn Letestu started out on an AHL deal as well.

 

[wej20]

I coulda sworn Letestu started out on an AHL deal as well.

I think he must have had an ELC, he left college after his freshman season and to do that for just an AHL deal would be a huge risk.

 

[Winger for Hire]

Via his wiki page-

After playing at Western Michigan, Letestu was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 22, 2007.