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What the Dickens, At the OHL championships game 1 in Barrie, the audience were given boxes of macaroni and cheese!

Yum Yum!!!

LOL Now that's weird.

I can only hope that the Abbotsford Heat catch on to the "Non-Perishable Food Item Night" phenom.

Not sure how off topic this may be, but a close friend of mine's younger brother, Kyle Burroughs, was recently drafted by the Regina St. Pats in the third round, 47th overall!

kakashinomi wrote:Not sure how off topic this may be, but a close friend of mine's younger brother, Kyle Burroughs, was recently drafted by the Regina St. Pats in the third round, 47th overall!

In the fall, when Lidas db 3.0 will be out, he'll be in the game

Batdad, there's talk about the Bruins grabbing McIlrath with their own pick at #15. Any opinion on him ? I've read several interviews but obviously his own coaches or teammates will try to build him up so there's no objectivity and scouting reports are usually a bit too positive for my liking, youtube clips can make even Ryder look like a decent player so those are useless as well. From what I get he's got limited offensive upside, average skating and is one mean fool. I'd really like something more detailed.

McIlrath is the toughest bugger since Milan Lucic in the WHL. Well, actually he is tougher. Not as good a player. Mean mean mean. And not a bad skater for sure.

Yeah I've actually read somewhere he was being described as the Milan Lucic of defencemen
Would you say it's reasonable to grab a player with those limits that high ?

Good question, Danny! I've heard a lot of talk (mostly at HFboards) about him and wondered the same thing.

I have heard Blackhawk fans talk about him as well. Many are saying with the way the draft is this year, McIlrath fits in the first round. I dunno. I Have not seen all the players, so cannot say for sure. He would be a decent addition, but he definitely has his limitations. From what I am hearing though everyone outside the top 10 (and in my mind one in the top ten) have big limitations this year though.

Rumours of dave matsos moving to Windsor spitfires as coach. He was coach of Sheffield in the British eihl and won the double in 08-09.
Unfortunately he tends to play I credibly boring trap hockey...

Calv wrote:Rumours of dave matsos moving to Windsor spitfires as coach. He was coach of Sheffield in the British eihl and won the double in 08-09.
Unfortunately he tends to play I credibly boring trap hockey...

He'd be only an assistant coach as they just named their new head coach

Probably for the best

Confirmed now: http://www.windsorspitfires.com/news_re ... php?id=522

CHL Import Draft Results:

1 Prince George Cougars (WHL) - D Martin Marincin - Highly Likely
2 Sarnia Sting (OHL) - RW Nail Yakupov - Not Likely
3 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - LW Martin Frk - Signed
4 Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) - D Marek Hrbas - Highly Likely
5 Kitchener Rangers (OHL) - RW Tobias Rieder - Signed
6 Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) - C Mirko Höfflin - Most Likely
7 Portland Winterhawks (WHL) - LW Sven Bärtschi - Signed
8 Oshawa Generals (OHL) - LW Nicklas D. Jensen - Signed
9 Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) - LW Lukas Cingel - Unknown
10 Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) - F Marcel Noebels - Signed with Krefeld of DEL until 2013
11 Barrie Colts (OHL) - LW Petr Beranek - Highly Likely
12 Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) - LW Janos Hari - Highly Likely
13 Vancouver Giants (WHL) - LW Marek Tvrdon - Most Likely
14 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - LW Mika Partanen - Signed with HIFK of SM-Liiga until 2012
15 Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) - C Anton Zlobin - Signed
16 Tri-City Americans (WHL) - LD Nikita Nesterov - Most Likely
17 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL) - F Maxim Kitsyn - Not Likely
18 Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) - RW Matus Matis - Highly Likely
19 Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) - LW Kristians Pelss - Somewhat Likely
20 London Knights (OHL) - C Vladislav Namestnikov - Wildcard

Notables:
22 Kamloops Blazers (WHL) - F Bernhard Keil - Most Likely
23 Windsor Spitfires (OHL) - C Alexander Khokhlachev - Wildcard
25 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) - F Andreas Stene - Signed
26 Brampton Battalion (OHL) - C Jonathan Johansson - Signed
29 Erie Otters (OHL) - F Timofei Tankeev - Most Likely
37 Vancouver Giants (WHL) - LW Casper Carning - Signed
40 Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) - D Sebastian Owuya - Signed
41 Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - F Richard Rakell - Signed
46 Regina Pats (WHL) - D Ricard Blidstrand - Signed
47 Sudbury Wolves (OHL) - F Andrei Kuchin - Signed
50 Plymouth Whalers (OHL) - D Dario Trutmann - Signed

bestrafer7 wrote:2 Sarnia Sting (OHL) - RW Nail Yakupov - Not Likely

Probably the most talented player in this CHL import draft. This kid is a fluent skater with beautiful hands and great hockey sense. He knows where he needs to be on the ice and knows how to get their with the puck. He has the ability to put the puck in the net after dangling his way through multiple defenders. He will need time to improve his strength, but he is a world class talent and a possible #1 overall pick in the 2012 NHL draft. He scored 43 points in only 14 games with his under-16 team and put up 6 points in 14 MHL games as a 15 year old (youngest player in MHL). If he comes to Sarnia, he will turn that program around (as we all know, they need help).

bestrafer7 wrote:3 Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) - LW Martin Frk - Signed

2nd best player in the draft. He will have two years to develop further under the QMJHL and will be a star player in the league before being drafted high in the 2012 NHL draft.

bestrafer7 wrote:Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) - LW Janos Hari - Highly Likely

Hari is a goal scorer and slick skater who knows how to get around a defender. He put up 56 goals and 103 points in 38 games in the Swedish under 18 Elit and Allsvenskan leagues and lead his home country, Hungary to a Silver Medal at the Division 1A U18 World Championships. He will likely come over

bestrafer7 wrote:Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) - C Anton Zlobin - Signed

Took a number out of Burmistrov's book and decided to head to the CHL. I would compare him to Igor Larionov, he has slick offensive skills, but best of all he is solid defensively and is quite the home run threat on the PK. He scored to SH goals in the U17 tournament this season. He put up very impressive numbers with his 93 team in Russia as well. He reads the game really well and the only reason he wasn't higher in this draft was the uncertainty of him coming to North America. He already plays well in the North American style game, watch out for him this season in the Q.

bestrafer7 wrote:20 London Knights (OHL) - C Vladislav Namestnikov - Wildcard

Ranked #9 on ISS Skaters for the 2011 NHL draft. He is a very good skater who can score from all over the ice. Definitely needing to bulk up his frame, but he is very quick and has a very good playmaking ability.

bestrafer7 wrote:Windsor Spitfires (OHL) - C Alexander Khokhlachev - Wildcard

Another top russian prospect. Has good vision on the ice and plays a solid two way game. Has the ability to score, but would rather be the set-up man. He can push passes sometimes and can cause turnovers. He needs to work on his size as well, but he is still very young. He has a shot at the KHL next year.

Nice info, bestrafer7! Hopefully we'll see these guy in the next DB and be able to use them.

I know that Hari is in the database. I picked him, he didn't turn out too good though.

We'll see about Hari coming over. He wanted to be drafted by the OHL but went to the Q instead. I think he'll go west, though

Calv wrote:Rumours of dave matsos moving to Windsor spitfires as coach. He was coach of Sheffield in the British eihl and won the double in 08-09.
Unfortunately he tends to play I credibly boring trap hockey...

Leading on from that... The Ottawa 67's used their improt draft pick to draft Robert Farmer. Also from Sheffield.

http://www.ottawa67s.com/display_news.asp?news=576

Good to see English Hockey getting some recognition!

bruins72 wrote:Nice info, bestrafer7! Hopefully we'll see these guy in the next DB and be able to use them.

I have a special DB that I play with when not playing challenges that I added most of these guys and all of the bantams that went in the O, Q and W drafts. I believe it is more fun when you have a bunch of real players being drafted in the 09 and 10 drafts rather than just regens.

Frk has not yet signed with Halifax

Manimal wrote:Frk has not yet signed with Halifax

Hmm... He was according to Elite Prospects.

I checked and you are right, he is not currently listed on their training camp roster. I do believe he will come over by August 18th when training camp starts.

EP are not always 100% correct