Peter Tessier: Scheifele Concussion & Trouba Scores!
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Mark Scheifele was having a post season to remember until game number 6 in the OHL finals. In the third period of game six against the London Knights Scheifele took a hard body check from Josh Anderson and only played one shift the rest of the game and missed game seven entirely...
Peter Tessier: Jets Prospects Starting to Impress More than Winnipeggers
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If there is any good news for the Winnipeg Jets and their playoff starved fans itâs coming from the CHL. Not just Mark Scheifele in the OHL with the Barrie Colts but also from Adam Lowry of the Swift Current Broncos who was named the WHL player of the year last year.
Starting with Lowry, who was...
Setting the stage
(CHL)
The Plymouth Whalers of the OHL knocked off the Owen Sound Attack on Sunday eliminating them from the OHL playoffs and setting the stage for the next playoff round that the remaining New York Ranger and New York Islander prospects to face. It is ironic that it was the Whalers because had the Rangers had not kept J.T. Miller this season then we would be talking about him playing...
A day for Islander fans
Anders Lee (New York Islanders)
Monday turned out to be a very good day for the New York Islander fans with a signing, a "player of the week" and a 1st round pick entering the system. Sorry Ranger fans but there wasn't anything to report on your end of the prospect world with Michael St. Croix as the only active prospect.
Anders Lee (NYI 2009 6th) decided to give...
Jets Caught In a Good Situation with Prospect Trouba
It's time to see whether Kevin Cheveldayoff practices what he preaches.
It's also time to see if the Winnipeg Jets franchise is going to stay true to their word when it comes to young, promising prospects.
They have been on pace with their first ever draft pick in Mark Scheifele, as the young centre is playing in his second OHL playoffs since being drafted in 2011...
My kind of player
Mitchell Theoret (OHL Images)
With only one prospect Mitchell Theoret (NYI 2011 7th) in action on Monday, it was nice to see him put on the kind of performance that Theoret has given this season first with Niagara and now Barrie. Theoret had a 2-1-3 performance to help his Barrie Colts come from behind to earn a 4-2 win over the Kingston Frontenacs in game 3 of their OHL Eastern...
No wins on Sunday
(Edmonton Oil Kings)
Sunday was not a fun day for the 4 prospects of the New York Rangers and New York Islanders who saw action. 3 games resulting in 3 losses and for 2 of those teams, the losses might have an impact on their playoffs down the road.
In Swift Current, the Edmonton Oil Kings saw their 11 game winning streak come to an end against the Swift Current Broncos 3-1....
Jets send Scheifele back to OHL
The Winnipeg Jets are sending 19-year-old forward Mark Scheifele to the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.
Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff says he still has confidence in Scheifele.
He adds that Scheifele was a top performer with his junior club and will get a chance to continue his development with the Colts.
Scheifele, who was selected by the Jets with the seventh...
Jets Need To Tighten Up Defensively
from Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press,
Can Ondrej Pavelec be more of a difference, many ask?
Will the team's road record improve?
Will Evander Kane shuffle aside all the distractions and remain on the upward production curve?
Is Olli Jokinen just the centrepiece the team was lacking?
Can 19-year-old Mark Scheifele make the jump?
All good questions...
World Junior Hockey Championships: Medal Round
The World Junior Hockey Championships were finished today in Ufa, Russia. Look back at the preliminary round here and the playoff round here.
The medal round games had Canada and Russia meeting in the bronze/fourth place game. These teams met in the preliminary round and Canada won 4-1. The gold/silver game pitted defending champions Sweden against USA.
Bronze/4th Game...
World juniors: Canada played its best against Russia
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has proven to the whole world with his play at these 2013 World Junior Hockey Championship that he is indeed the best player at his age on the planet. Russia was supposed to be Canada's fiercest competition, and yet again Nugent-Hopkins made the test look easy.Nugent-Hopkins assisted on Canada's first three scores of the game, giving him a tournament...
US routs Slovakia at junior worlds
The United States routed Slovakia 9-3 Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championships.
The Americans' prospects of reaching the knockout round had looked uncertain after a loss to Canada a day earlier. But they dominated the Slovaks almost from the start and will next play the Czech Republic on Wednesday.
Cole Bardreau opened the scoring in the...
Richard Cloutier: Team Canada Makes Decent First Impression
So here's the good news from Team Canada's 9-3 win over Team Germany during their opening game of the World Junior Championships from Ufa, Russia:
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was absolutely slick. One goal, four assists, and the Player of the Game award. His line with wingers Mark Scheifele and Jonathan Huberdeau looked dangerous all game, and finished with a combined 10pts...
Canada's world junior roster 2013
Canada’s world junior roster for 2013 was released earlier this morning, let's take a look at who will be responsible for recapturing the gold medal for team Canada; something that has not been done since 2009. Due to the NHL lockout Canada was given the luxury of featuring Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the lone NHL player to make the 2013 roster. Nugent-Hopkins, is widely considered...
Mike Augello: Rielly Will Remain With Team Canada For Entire World Juniors
The dilemma regarding the availability of players selected for Team Canada in the upcoming 2013 IIHF World Juniors is that the ongoing NHL lockout may have a detrimental effect on their chances of victory if the lockout ends while the tournament is in full swing.
Dougie Hamilton, Jonathan Huberdeau, Ryan Strome, Mark Scheifele and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins are likely candidates to...
Nick Cousins Continues to Produce Despite Hovering Charges + 10 OHL Thoughts
Photo courtesy of OHL Images
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell)
Despite having sexual assault charges hovering around him and the uncertainty of what will come from them, Sault Ste. Marie forward and Philadelphia Flyers prospect Nick Cousins has not let it get to him; especially on the ice.
Just over a month into the 2012-13 Ontario League Campaign, Cousins is 3rd in the OHL in scoring...
Ontario Hockey League Week in Review: Week 1
Photo courtesy of CHL Images
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell)
With the first week of the Ontario Hockey League season in the books, fans and media alike are starting to get a grasp of what certain players and teams are capable of achieving this year. In this post, I look back at what performances and news bits stood out from the week that was.
Note: this is a weekly column I will...
2012-13 Ontario Hockey League Predictions: Eastern Conference
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell)
With the Ontario Hockey League regular season set to begin Thursday, it’s time to get last minute predictions in before the season gets underway.
Monday I took a stab at predicting what will happen the Western Conference, which is filled with talented teams. Now it’s time to do the same with the Eastern Conference.
* division winner
Winnipeg Jets...
Jets All Out Top 25 II: #21 Mark Scheifele
Mark Scheifele's 2011-12 season was a busy one.
(Photo Courtesy Yahoo! Sports)
Mark Scheifele, 19, C, 6’2, 184 lbs
Last Year's Ranking: Not Ranked
This Year's Ranking: #21
Difference: +4
Surprising as this may seem, but Mark Scheifele's entrance into the Jets Top 25 players in the organization is more than earned.
Scheifele, who...
Pearson's unlikely NHL dream continues
When Mark Scheifele was selected seventh overall by Winnipeg in 2011, it marked the start of the second consecutive draft in which his Barrie Colts teammate, Tanner Pearson, would go unselected.
A versatile and creative forward who kicked the tires of NCAA hockey and spent two years playing Junior B after having been selected in the 14th round of the 2008 OHL Priority Selection...
Peter Tessier: Jets Draft Choice Depends on Other Teams
Tomorrow will be the 1 year anniversary of the first NHL Jets 2.0 draft. A draft which saw the official release of the team's name and a surprise pick of Mark Scheifele. It was a glorious moment and one that for some still confuses them. Tomorrow marks the second opportunity for the Jets to improve on their inherited fortunes, and should the rumour mill be accurate there may...
ANNONCE DE LA FORMATION D’ÉQUIPE CANADA POUR LE DÉFI CANADA-RUSSIE 2012
CALGARY (Alberta) – Hockey Canada, en partenariat avec la Ligue canadienne de hockey, a annoncé vendredi la formation de 28 joueurs qui représentera le Canada au Défi Canada-Russie 2012 en août, un événement qui remplace le camp estival de développement de l’équipe nationale junior du Canada.
La formation canadienne, formée de trois gardiens de but, 10 défenseurs...
TEAM CANADA ROSTER ANNOUNCED FOR 2012 CANADA-RUSSIA CHALLENGE
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, announced Friday a roster of 28 players that will represent Canada in the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge in August, an event that replaces Canada’s National Junior Team summer development camp for this season.
Canada’s roster, comprised of three goaltenders, 10 defencemen and 15 forwards,...
Winnipeg's Scheifele might be destined for another learning year
What to do with center Mark Scheifele? That's the question the Winnipeg Jets' brass will no doubt have bouncing around its head all summer as it attempts to figure out where its first draft pick from 2011 should play in the fall of 2012. Scheifele, whom the Jets selected seventh overall last June in St. Paul, Minn., played in seven games for Winnipeg last fall, and even...
OHL Prospect Report: Sarnia Sting vs. Barrie Colts
Photo courtesy of Mark Wanzel / The Barrie Examiner
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell)
Last night I took in the Sarnia Sting vs. Barrie Colts game on behalf of TheHockeyGuys. The Sting are one of the best and certainly one of the most talented teams in the league. The Colts aren’t too bad, either. Here are some notes on notable drafted and ’12 draft eligible players who took the...
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