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November 21, 2011
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CHANGING ON THE FLY
When a prospect graduates to the NHL, he’s reached the ultimate goal. But when he makes the jump sooner than expected, it can force his proud junior team down an unplanned detour. Take 18-year-old Mark Scheifele and the Barrie Colts. In 2009-10, Scheifele was a Jr. B player and when he first arrived on the Ontario League scene a year later, other teams didn’t know to focus their checkers on him. The big pivot quickly made a name for himself and became a surprisingly high pick at the 2011 draft. He even got a seven-game taste of the NHL life with the Winnipeg Jets. “Last year we thought Scheifele would be back for two years,” said Colts GM Jason Ford. “After he got drafted at No. 7 and seeing how far…
Game Changer
Interesting choice of words Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau used when explaining why Alex O vechkin’s hockey pants were nailed to the bench in the last minute with his team down a goal in a game in early N ovember. Boudreau said he had to go with his gut. It was exactly that part of the coach’s anatomy Ovechkin was disparaging when, responding to not being on the ice when the Caps needed the tying goal, he referred to Boudreau as something that rhymes with “bat puck.” On the surface, it was nothing more than a disgruntled player voicing his displeasure at being placed out of his comfort zone. A fter all, who among us has not muttered under our breath an insult to our boss on the heels of a…
VERSUS
SEEING TWO ADMIRALS go head-to-head is rare – they rank far too high to ever test each other on the battlefield. And they traditionally fight on water, not land. But we’re hoping the American League makes an exception on frozen water with Milwaukee and Norfolk. Both teams go by the Admirals nickname, as Milwaukee was allowed to keep it after migrating from the International League in 2001. Yet the two Admirals haven’t crossed swords since 2002-03. Milwaukee plays in the Western Conference and Norfolk in the Eastern. They’ve played a grand total of four times, never in the post-season, with Norfolk holding the series edge at 2-1-1. The AHL may be avoiding an Admirals vs. Admirals tilt so as not to confuse the fans (or it could be the 17-hour bus…
Sanguine Sagueneen
Chicoutimi Sagueneens left winger Charles Hudon is living the dream. “I’m from Chicoutimi so I often watched this team when I was a kid,” he said. “I used to think about what it would be like to play for them. My father (Sylvain) played for the Sagueneens and he told me stories about his experiences. It’s pretty special for me to be on this team now.’’ Hudon, 17, has made the most of the opportunity since being selected sixth overall in the 2010 Quebec League draft. He finished second in rookie scoring last season with 60 points, including 23 goals, in 63 games. He was leading Chicoutimi with 20 points, including eight goals, through 17 games this season. He’s No. 49 in International Scouting Services’ rankings for the 2012 NHL draft and…
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