What ever happened to Patrick Thoresen?

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He was ranked somewhere in the 40's in 2002, and didn't opt out and never got drafted (Someone told me but I was never sure was that he actually went to the draft 2 years ago).

Last year, he did not attend the draft, and also did not get picked again.


What ever happened to him?
 

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go kim johnsson said:
He was ranked somewhere in the 40's in 2002, and didn't opt out and never got drafted (Someone told me but I was never sure was that he actually went to the draft 2 years ago).

Last year, he did not attend the draft, and also did not get picked again.


What ever happened to him?

The Blues gave him a tryout contract i believe (that same summer he didnt get drafted) for just the prospect tournament in traverse city. I dont hink he got past that. So he may have just been severely overrated.
 

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Patrick played a few games with Djurgården at the christmasbreak which the "SEL 2" has due to the WJC. He impressed so much that they gave him a contract for next season, they would have liked to have him for the rest of the season but his current team Mörrum refused.

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Correct, 'nugs. He was there on an invite and didn't impress enough to get a contract offer from the Bruins.

A scout friend of mine said that Patrick Thoresen is one of those players who won't ever make it in the NHL, but who will go over to Europe and be a productive player. He is a talented offensive player, but there is clearly something missing in his game.

At the '02 draft I was standing down by the divider between the media area and the team tables just after it ended, and one NHL team's scout asked another independent scout I know: "What is the deal with Thoresen?"

The independent scout replied, "Well- I was hoping you would tell me. After all- your team was one of 30 who passed him up!"
 
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