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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 25: Derek Forbort, drafted 15th by the Los Angeles Kings, refuses to be deleted from this post. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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• Geordie Wudrick, left unsigned by the Kings, and undrafted last month, has been invited to try-out with the Coyotes. (via Regan's Rant: Wudrick going to Coyote Country)
• The LA Kings "Outsider" runs down some impressions of development camp. (via The LA Kings Outsider: 2010 Development Camp Impressions: Recent Draftees)
• Interesting (to me anyway) comment on the HF Boards re Colten Teubert:

  From all the reports I've heard he has what I'd call "half" leadership skills. In other words, he is a great teammate who sticks up for his players, but doesn't take criticism well in that he doesn't elevate his play to shut up the haters and instead fires back with his mouth. I can't say it enough, there are two words for making Colten Teubert excell in leaps and bounds: Ron Hextall. I fully expect the two of them to bond and for Hextall to whip Colten into shape mentally. Once that comes along, I can see Colten making huge leaps and bounds. (Colten Teubert vs. the Hate Machine (Myers wins Calder) - Page 4 - HFBoards)

• Nice article on Jordan Weal, from I forget where. Emphasis mine in bold. Weal was a stand-out for me at the development camp, though I'm not sure I mentioned it in my previous post on that topic.

Jordan Weal's work in L.A. about to begin

There was some speculation that Weal would also be a first-round pick. The 5-foot-9, 162-pounder was 30th in Central Scouting's final rankings of North American-based skaters. He was also 41st, Europeans included, in The Hockey News Draft Preview. [...] "I definitely heard that I'd probably go a little higher, but I went into the draft with no expectations,'' Weal said. "Wherever I went was where I was going to go. I was hoping to go to a good organization and that's what happened. Now I want to make a good first impression.'' Weal was one of only three draft-eligible players to score at least 100 points in the CHL this past season. The other two -- Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires) and Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers) -- went first and second overall to the Oilers and Boston Bruins, respectively. "We were a bit shocked that maybe Jordan stuck around longer than what we were anticipating but, at the end of the day, it's about a good fit,'' Pats general manager Chad Lang said. "I think L.A.'s a good fit for him. [...] There's no question that he worked really hard to get to where he is and, for his efforts, he has been rewarded.''

• I posted this before, but it needs updating post-draft: some Kings prospects are named to the Team Canada World Junior camp roster:

Hockey Canada [...] announced roster details [...] for Canada’s National Junior Team development camp, scheduled for early August in St. John’s, Newfoundland. [...]

Defencemen:

• Tyson Barrie, Kelowna Rockets
• Jared Cowen, Spokane Chiefs
• Calvin de Haan, Oshawa Generals

• Nicolas Deslauriers, Gatineau Olympiques

• Simon Despres, Saint John Sea Dogs
• Taylor Doherty, Kingston Frontenacs
• Stefan Elliott, Saskatoon Blades
• Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires
• Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Rimouski Oceanic
• Brandon Gormley, Moncton Wildcats
• Erik Gudbranson, Kingston Frontenacs
• Brayden McNabb, Kootenay Ice
• Neil Manning, Vancouver Giants
• Brett Ponich, Portland Winterhawks
• Mark Pysyk, Edmonton Oil Kings
• Charles-Olivier Roussel Montreal Juniors

Forwards:

• Carter Ashton, Regina Pats
• Taylor Beck, Guelph Storm
• Casey Cizikas, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors

• Kyle Clifford, Barrie Colts

• Sean Couturier, Drummondville Voltigeurs
• Cody Eakin, Swift Current Broncos
• Brendan Gallagher, Vancouver Giants
• Scott Glennie, Brandon Wheat Kings
• Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
• Curtis Hamilton, Saskatoon Blades
• Quinton Howden, Moose Jaw Warriors
• Ryan Howse, Chilliwack Bruins
• Ryan Johansen, Portland Winterhawks
• Zack Kassian, Windsor Spitfires
• Brad Ross, Portland Winterhawks

• Brayden Schenn, Brandon Wheat Kings

• Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
• Jeffrey Skinner, Kitchener Rangers

• Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s

• Linden Vey, Medicine Hat Tigers

• Ethan Werek, Kingston Frontenacs

[...] The invitation list includes five players from Canada’s silver medal-winning team at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in Saskatchewan: Jared Cowen, Calvin de Haan, Ryan Ellis, Taylor Hall and Brayden Schenn. The camp will include 24 skaters with international experience at the under-18 level (Cizikas, Cowen, de Haan, Després, Doherty, Eakin, Elliott, Ellis, Gormley, Gudbranson, Hall, Howden, Howse, Kassian, Leblanc, McNabb, Olsen, Pysyk, Ross, Schenn, Schwartz, Seguin, Skinner, Toffoli) and 30 skaters who have represented their region at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge and/or Canada Winter Games (Ashton, Barrie, Beck, Cizikas, Couturier, Després, Doherty, Elliott, Ellis, Gallagher, Gauthier-Leduc, Glennie, Gormley, Gudbranson, Howden, Howse, Kassian, Leblanc, McNabb, Olsen, Pysyk, Ross, Roussel, Schenn, Schwartz, Seguin, Skinner, Toffoli, Vey, Werek).

• Two Kings prospects, Nic Dowd and Kevin Gravel, are heading to St. Cloud State this fall, joining fellow Kings prospect Garret Roe.
  
• Kings prospect Martin Nolet is smart and interesting:

Former defenseman Martin Nolet became the first UMass hockey player in program history to earn Academic All-American honors as he was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America At-Large Third Team on Tuesday. [...] A 2009-10 assistant captain for the Minutemen, he was also named to the Lowe's Senior All-America Second Team, which honors success both on and off the ice. A native of Quebec City, Quebec, Nolet has been an outstanding student-athlete at the University of Massachusetts with a 3.95 grade point average. While at UMass, he majored in psychology with a pre-med track. In each of his three previous years, he was named to the Hockey East Academic All-Conference team and earned Hockey East Academic All-Star team honors with the top GPA among league defensemen. Nolet was a Dean's List student in each of his six semesters and earned a 4.0 grade point average in four of those. Additionally, he served two semesters as a teaching assistant for an abnormal psychology class and has been researching cognitive disorders affecting children with speech problems. Nolet is a member of several honor societies as well and was accepted to several medical schools following graduation should he decide not to play professional hockey.

• Last but not least, this "Stop AIDS" campaign makes its point, I think.

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