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Prospects Unlimited 2018
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GUESS WHO?
CLUE #1 “In 2010-11, I set a KHL record for points by a teenager. It stood for seven years.” CLUE #2 “My 32 playoff points in 2018 were the second-most in the past 21 NHL seasons.” CLUE #3 “I’m known for flapping my arms like a bird to celebrate after scoring a goal.” TRIVIA By Larry Humber 1. Marie-Philip ___, pictured, was Canadian women’s captain in South Korea 2. He was 2018 All-Star Game MVP 3. Brian ‘___’ Spencer 4. Brunei-born Craig ___ twice hoisted the Cup 5. Make adjustments 6. Hit hard 7. Alaska’s former ECHL team 8. Draws 9. The first ___ draft was in ’63 10. Leading (2 words) 11. The Queen Elizabeth ___ was the venue for 18 Across 12. Gretzky was Canada’s ___ of the Year four times 13. Slang for linesmen 14. Works well together 15. Former Penguin ___ Dupuis 16. Home of the AHL’s Comets 17. Triggers 18.…
TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES
THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE that if Sean Durzi had been subjected to one of those delayed gratification tests when he was a child, he would’ve dutifully sat and not eaten the marshmallow in front of him in order to get another one 15 minutes later. That has certainly been, and continues to be, the case during the defenseman’s hockey career. In his minor midget season, he was originally sent down by his AAA midget team only to be called up halfway through the year. After being selected 228th overall in the OHL draft by the Owen Sound Attack, he had to wait a year before he was good enough to make the team. Then, after being passed over entirely in the 2018 NHL draft, he went 52nd overall to his hometown…
EAT, SLEEP AND LIVE HOCKEY
AKIL THOMAS IS THE first member of his family to get drafted into the NHL, but he is by no means the only one to pop up on the pro radar. Akil’s father, Kahlil, and uncle Leo both played in the Southern Pro League while also getting cracks at the ECHL and AHL, among other minor circuits. And both now coach: Kahlil as an assistant for the ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits and Leo with the SPHL’s Macon Mayhem. All three are originally from Toronto, and Akil currently plays in the OHL for the Niagara IceDogs. He was considered a potential first-rounder in 2018 but ended up slipping to 51st overall, where Los Angeles snapped him up. Having his dad (and uncle) on hand for draft weekend certainly helped: “My dad didn’t…
NEW NHL BREEDS POWER OUTAGE
TOM WILSON DOES ONE thing better than anyone in the game today: hurl his 6-foot-4, 218-pound pickup truck of a body into opposing players. After he claims a victim, he gladly drops the gloves with anyone trying to avenge a fallen teammate, and he typically claims casualty No. 2. A couple decades ago, we’d toast Wilson for his ability to change a game. Don Cherry would pump him up as a “beauty” on Coach’s Corner. But now? Wilson’s blunt toolbox renders him a villain in the eyes of almost anyone outside Washington, where he’s revered as a Stanley Cup winner. He’s earned many trips to the NHL Department of Player Safety and, since he’s repeatedly shown he hasn’t learned to avoid crushing hits to the head, it’s gotten him suspended for…
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