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The Record Setting End
April 23, 2009 by
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You knew it was going to end up this way, Michael Del Zotto's season
came to an end on Wednesday night as his London Knights lost in
overtime 4-3 to the Windsor Spitfires. The loss eliminates the Knights
from the playoffs as they dropped this series 4-1 but to be honest the...
The 50-50 Night
April 22, 2009 by
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The best thing about watching playoff hockey is that every night can
tell you a different story or as was the case of Tuesday night 2
different stories. Grachev and his Brampton Battalion win a thrilling come from behind win over the Belleville Bulls 4-3. Tysen Dowzak and his Kelowna...
Close is Not Good Enough
April 21, 2009 by
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There are going to be a lot of those corny cliches used in describing
how the London Knights and Windsor Spitfires series; it is going to be
very hard to let people call this a classic of a series. Yes all 4
games have been decided in overtime but only because no team has been
...
Lessons They Need to Learn
April 20, 2009 by
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There are days when we get to remember why they call them prospects and
Sunday was one of those days. 3 Ranger prospects were in action and all
wound up losing games that in all honesty they should not have lost. Del Zotto's London Knights lost in overtime 5-4, Grachev's...
Dowzak 101
April 19, 2009 by
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So does anyone want to guess as to who this smiling guy is? Odds are that you have no idea as to who he is until we tell that it is Tysen Dowzak Playoff Version 1.01 of the Kelowna Rockets."Hatch" as we know him by has a reason to be smiling as his Kelowna Rockets opened...
G is for Good, Gilroy and Grachev
April 18, 2009 by
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It was a day of "G's" for Ranger prospects as the original big news was the addition of Hobey Baker winner Matt Gilroy but in the end Evgeny Grachev once again was the big news with yet another big game to help his Brampton Battalion to another big win.Grachev with yet...
How About The Coach?
April 17, 2009 by
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Sometimes I really got to wonder about people mainly Ranger fans and
the media covering the team. It seems that nobody is giving John
Tortorella the credit for the coaching job he did in game one because
his work is the primary reason why the Rangers were able to steal this
win...
A Tale of Two Games
April 16, 2009 by
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It was a night of Game 1s as the Rangers as well as two of their top prospects got their playoff series underway with mixed results. If there is one message that the outcome of both these games as along with the Rangers is that in order to win then you have to play full steam from...
Let's Get Ready to Rumble
April 15, 2009 by
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For the first time since we started covering New York Ranger prospects
that there will be 3 Ranger prospects in the conference finals of their
respective leagues. 2 of those prospects are key pieces to whether or
not their teams will be heading to their league finals. The
hardest...
The Hat Trick
April 14, 2009 by
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Thanks to the all the league playoffs that have been going on that we have not had the time to give Evgeny Grachev his proper due as the Dean Prentice Prospect of the Month for March. Grachev
became the first Ranger prospect to win this award for 3 straight
months as Grachev is collecting...
Music Maestro Please
April 13, 2009 by
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When Tysen Dowzak is not playing hockey he can be found playing guitar
with Kelowna Rocket teammate Colin Long in their band. After the
Rockets knocked off the 2nd seeded Tri-City Americans 4 games to 2 one
has to wonder what song they are wanting to play? We have a
couple of suggestions...
The Strong Are Alive
April 11, 2009 by
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With good reason, the focus during this playoff season has been on the
offensive weapons Evgeny Grachev and Michael Del Zotto. One player who
should not be overlooked is the defensive specialist Tysen Dowzak of the Kelowna Rockets. The
Rockets have roared back from trailing the...
Grachev is Great
April 10, 2009 by
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Got to hand it to Evgeny Grachev
as just one day after being named as the OHL Rookie of the Year;
Grachev showed why OHL General Managers voted that honor to him.
Grachev scored his team leading 7th goal of the playoffs and added an
assist as his Brampton Battalion earned a 4-2...
It Just Keeps Getting Better
April 09, 2009 by
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When it was announced that Evgeny Grachev
was selected by the Brampton Battalion of the OHL in the 2008 Import
Draft; we said that this was the best possible thing to happen to
Grachev and the Rangers as Stan Butler is one of the best coaches in
the Canadian Juniors. On Wednesday...
Glory Days
April 08, 2009 by
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It is funny but the supposed experts seem to think that the New York Ranger prospects are not all that good. We have to wonder who are they watching as the Ranger prospects we are seeing are pretty damm good. Evgeny Grachev is a prospect that every time we see him he does something...
1 Up 2 Down
April 06, 2009 by
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Nat Loh made a good point in his comment about how if things keep going
the way they are we just might have to rename the Staal Standard after Michael Del Zotto or Evgeny Grachev. Right now we would have to say that Del Zotto is starting to blow everyone out of his path the way he...
A Deadly Del Zotto Deals Out a Defeat
April 05, 2009 by
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2008 is going to become known as the year of outstanding Ranger
prospects as the 2008 draft class may wind up becoming the best in
Ranger's history. 5 of those picked are legit prospects towards
becoming NHL players; normally a draft is a winner if you get 2 NHL
players. Evgeny...
Different Day Same Result
April 04, 2009 by
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Game two of the Brampton Battalion's series against the Mississauga St.
Michael's Majors was what you expect from playoff hockey. It was back
and forth heavyweights throwing bombs trying to land that knockout
punch and the last save of the game decided the outcome. Evgeny...
The Great Grachev
April 03, 2009 by
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The easy thing would be to brag about how smart we are after we wrote
this yesterday in previewing the Brampton Battalion and Mississauga St.
Michaels Majors series: We say
that the biggest difference in this series is going to come down to the
play of Grachev mainly because the...
The Next Step
April 02, 2009 by
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We break down the 4 remaining New York Ranger prospect chances as they get ready to play in the second round of their league playoffs. For us the player to watch remains Michael Del Zotto of the London Knights as he has been our clutch player so far in the playoffs.
Tiger Power
April 01, 2009 by
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It was simple for Tomas Kundtratek and his Medicine Hat Tigers; win Game 7 or go home. This series against the Swift Current Broncos has been a very close evenly matched series for the most part. Game
7 turned out to be more of a case of the Tigers simply being deeper in
depth and...
A One Game Season
March 29, 2009 by
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We keeping harping on how the playoffs are our best teaching tool
because it is a simple process. Either you elevate your game to help
your team or you don't and you go home. With his Medicine Hat Tigers facing elimination in Game 6 of their series with the Swift Current Broncos...
One Step Closer
March 29, 2009 by
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We have this selfish dream where the two best New York Ranger prospects this season go head to head in a OHL final. For us the chance to see Michael Del Zotto
and Evgeny Grachev playing for the OHL Championship would be a preview
of what we will be able to expect when both are wearing...
Friday Night Fun
March 28, 2009 by
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We do not deny that when it comes to which of the leagues we enjoy the most that the WHL is our favorite. Everything about the WHL is first rate for a supposed junior league, even the fun and the strange but mainly the playoff hockey.Give us Friday Night Hockey in the WHL any chance...
A Night in the OHL
March 27, 2009 by
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Our dream is an OHL final that pits 2008 First Round pick Michael Del
Zotto's London Knights and 2008 Third Round pick Evgeny Grachev's
Brampton Battalion. If the way the first round of the OHL playoffs are
going that dream has a chance of becoming true. Michael Del Zotto...
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