USA forward Stefan Noesen left camp last night as the IIHF ruled him ineligible for the 2013 World Juniors, honoring the suspension he received from the Ontario Hockey League while playing for the Plymouth Whalers. "We don't feel the process is equitable," said USA Hockey director Dave Ogrean, but the suspension sticks, and now there will be only 1 more forward cut from the team...
Perhaps the least likely forward to be cut is sniper Alex Galchenyuk, a Russian American born in Milwaukee, raised in Moscow, and has lived all over the world, following his father's hockey playing career. Alex was drafted 3rd overall in last year's draft, and that was following a knee injuyry that cost him a large chunk of the 2011-12 season. The whispers among the scouts is that he easily could have gone first overall...
The real dream maker/breaker drama will come from the defense corps, specifically, the left handed defensemen. Patrick Sieloff, Brady Skjei ("Shea"), Matt Grzelcyk, Shane Gostisbehere and Mike Reilly are in a dogfight for 3 spots. They are clever puck-moving defensemen, not unlike their head coach Phil Housley, and two from this list will probably be sent home from Helsinki on December 22, victims of the numbers game, with Christmas at home representing a sad consolation...
Seth Jones has been the #1 media draw here in Westchester, including a magazine photo shoot which cost him his lunch half hour with the club. The beginning of a long career of sacrifice to feed the media machine...
In attendance, for the first practice: Bob Carpenter, Craig Patrick, Derek Stepan, Mark Messier, Jim Schoenfeld, Mike Sullivan, Jim Gorden. Nice to have a version of hockey to observe. 19 year olds skating top speed, all extremely fit and super motivated to make this squad. Most entertaining drill was the mini 2 on 2, players into boxed in the corner of the rink, goals at right angles, losing team forced to do pushups. Battle royale...
Perhaps the least likely forward to be cut is sniper Alex Galchenyuk, a Russian American born in Milwaukee, raised in Moscow, and has lived all over the world, following his father's hockey playing career. Alex was drafted 3rd overall in last year's draft, and that was following a knee injuyry that cost him a large chunk of the 2011-12 season. The whispers among the scouts is that he easily could have gone first overall...
The real dream maker/breaker drama will come from the defense corps, specifically, the left handed defensemen. Patrick Sieloff, Brady Skjei ("Shea"), Matt Grzelcyk, Shane Gostisbehere and Mike Reilly are in a dogfight for 3 spots. They are clever puck-moving defensemen, not unlike their head coach Phil Housley, and two from this list will probably be sent home from Helsinki on December 22, victims of the numbers game, with Christmas at home representing a sad consolation...
Seth Jones has been the #1 media draw here in Westchester, including a magazine photo shoot which cost him his lunch half hour with the club. The beginning of a long career of sacrifice to feed the media machine...
In attendance, for the first practice: Bob Carpenter, Craig Patrick, Derek Stepan, Mark Messier, Jim Schoenfeld, Mike Sullivan, Jim Gorden. Nice to have a version of hockey to observe. 19 year olds skating top speed, all extremely fit and super motivated to make this squad. Most entertaining drill was the mini 2 on 2, players into boxed in the corner of the rink, goals at right angles, losing team forced to do pushups. Battle royale...
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