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September 12, 2011
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Did They Stay or Go?
Jamie Oleksiak, D, 14th overall (DAL) Played for Northeastern last season, will join Saginaw this year J.T. Miller, C 15th overall (NYR) Slated to attend North Dakota, will instead play for Plymouth Connor Murphy, D 20th overall (PHX) Committed to Miami, has chosen to join Sarnia instead Tyler Biggs, RW 22nd overall (TOR) Made a promise to Miami, expected to keep it this season. Rocco Grimaldi, C 33rd overall (FLA) Committed to North Dakota, still expected to attend. Scott Mayfield, D 34th overall (NYI) Family history has him on the path to Denver, just as he planned. John Gibson, G 39th overall (ANA) Pulled out of Michigan commit to join Kitchener instead. Michael Paliotta, D 70th overall (CHI) Slated to attend Vermont, no change expected there. Steven Fogarty, C 72nd overall (NYR) Notre Dame commit still expected to suit up for the Fighting Irish. Blake Coleman, C 75th overall (NJ) Committed to Miami, no change anticipated. For more on the…
Principal Skinner
Going off seniority alone, Jeff Skinner jumped the queue when he nabbed his roster spot on the 2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes. A fresh-faced 18-year-old who dazzled at rookie camp before cementing his status with the big boys, Skinner was the unlikely winner in a game of youthful musical chairs featuring older Carolina prospects such as Zach Boychuk, Drayson Bowman and Zac Dalpe. “I tell people, in the nicest way possible, that he’s a freak on the ice,” Dalpe said. “People don’t even see what he does in practice, it’s unbelievable. He deserved everything he got this year, that’s for sure.” Dalpe and Skinner were actually roommates during training camp last season and with the then-20-year-old Dalpe entering his first pro season after two years at Ohio State, both were on equal footing.…
NCAA Hockey’s Hangover
For a kid with such strong Christian beliefs, Florida Panthers prospect Rocco Grimaldi certainly has a Loki-esque trickster side to him. In the midst of a tumultuous summer for the NCAA, Grimaldi sent out a mysterious message on his Twitter page, proclaiming “Many different choices, but I’m going with the Dub. The Dub is the best fit for me.” In prospect parlance, ‘The Dub’ is the Western League, so many thought Grimaldi was spurning his commitment to the University of North Dakota in order to play major junior. But soon after, Grimaldi posted a picture of himself with his new car – a Volkswagen, or ‘VW.’ Slang it up and it becomes a ‘Dub.’ As the cherry on top, Grimaldi is grinning ear to ear in the snapshot while wearing a Fighting…
Lonely Island
When hundreds of Quebec Nordiques supporters travelled to Long Island for a tilt between New York and Atlanta last season, it was both a heartening display by a fan base that wants an NHL team to return to its city and a body blow for those who support the team still residing at Nassau Coliseum. True, good times have been few and far between for the Islanders the past two decades, but many would suggest the only thing keeping the franchise from packing the house was, well, getting a new house. In the meantime, attendance at Islanders games has cratered. New York drew the fewest fans in the NHL last year – worse than Phoenix, worse than the same Atlanta team that just moved north to Winnipeg. The question is…
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