Tuesday Prospect Grab Bag
by Quisp on Mar 30, 2011 12:34 AM PDT
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The always popular Husky Player Profile takes a look at freshman forward Nic Dowd this week. [...]#26 Nic Dowd
- Position: Forward
- Year: Freshman [...]
- Favorite professional athlete: Jarome Iginla [...]
- Favorite TV show: Entourage, Hung
- Favorite movie: Dumb and Dumber
- Favorite book: Into the Wild [...]
- Favorite band: Citizen Cope [...]
- Favorite vacation spot: Winter Park, CO.
- Favorite video game: NHL, COD
- Game day ritual: Breakfast, pre-game skate, snack, nap at 1:30 p.m., pre-game meal, shower, go to rink
- Most memorable hockey moment: Scoring OT goal and winning the series in the second round of the NAHL playoffs against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs.
- How old where you when you first played team hockey, and what was the team's name? 5 years old, Huntsville Hockey Association - Huntsville Chargers
- First Job: Counselor for TPH Hockey Camps
- What most people don't know about you: My parents are British
- Advice to young players: Doesn't matter where you are from. [...]
- Something you never leave home without: Wallet, phone and hat
- Plans for the future: Vet medicine
TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League | AHL Weekly: The envelopes, please
There is no shortage of qualified candidates for the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, given annually to the AHL’s outstanding rookie. Portland has been home to the Garrett Award winner each of the past two seasons with Nathan Gerbe (2009) and Tyler Ennis (2010) taking home the hardware. [...] Charlotte’s Zac Dalpe (21-30-51 in 56 GP) and Toronto’s Nazem Kadri (17-24-41) have impressive point-per-game averages [...] Bridgeport’s Rhett Rakhshani leads all first-year pros in assists (35) and points (55). [...] Albany’s Adam Henrique (23-22-55), Manchester’s Brandon Kozun (21-24-45) and Syracuse’s Kyle Palmieri (23-20-43) have also enjoyed stellar seasons. First-year goaltenders Eddie Lack of Manitoba (26-19-3, 2.16, .928, 5 SO), Richard Bachman of Texas (26-16-5, 2.20, .926, 6 SO), Matt Hackett from Houston (21-14-4, 2.23, .920), and Martin Jones of Manchester (22-11-1, 2.29, .923, 4 SO) are garnering attention for the Garrett Award as well as for the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Award as the AHL’s outstanding goaltender. [...] Leading AHL scorers such as Binghamton’s Corey Locke (21-64-85), Oklahoma City’s Alexandre Giroux (30-41-71), Portland’s Mark Mancari (32-32-64), Hershey’s Keith Aucoin (17-50-67) and Brian Willsie (30-37-67), and Chicago teammates Darren Haydar (25-43-68) and Jason Krog (18-50-68) are among the candidates for the AHL’s First and Second All-Star Teams as well as the prestigious Les Cunningham Award as the league’s most valuable player.
Kozun, Jones and Brian Willsie!
Mississauga Article: Majors sweep the Bull
Defenceman Michael D’Orazio scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the first period on a 30-foot bullet drive that flew over the left shoulder of Belleville goalie Malcolm Subban. Chris DeSousa, Devante Smith-Pelly and Maxim Kitsyn had the other goals for Mississauga.
Wolves 86 67's - The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA
OHL goal scoring champion Tyler Toffoli, Sean Monahan and Marc Zanetti replied for the 67's, who entered the playoffs as the second seed in the conference.
The 67s are two games from being swept out of the first round. Yes, that would make Tyler Toffoli available to be recalled to the Kings, but at 18 he's a year or two from being ready for that. I would love to see him in Manchester though.
Wild Pursuing Stephane Da Costa | StarTribune.com
First, according to multiple sources, the Wild is aggressively pursuing Merrimack sophomore Stephane Da Costa, the leading scorer for the Warriors and the biggest fish of all the college free agents. Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher, along with several Wild scouts, have watched Da Costa closely for two years. [...] Da Costa has drawn interest from more than 15 teams. But only a few can offer Da Costa the immediate opportunity the Wild can. The Wild, Ottawa, Florida and Boston are the front-runners, sources say, with others trying hard. [...] If the Wild lands Da Costa and he makes the team, his cap hit alone could reach $3.75 million. That includes a maximum $900,000 salary and $2.85 million in potential bonuses. Since every serious contender is offering Da Costa the same contract, it becomes a recruiting job. Fletcher has worked hard for two months to convince Da Costa that his best shot to play right away is in Minnesota. Da Costa, a native of Paris who scored 14 goals and 45 points in 33 games this season, is a smart, skilled, offensive player who is capable of playing center. He can sign a three-year deal that would start next season or have it begin this season so he can play games now.
I wonder if Lombardi has been one of those who are "trying hard."
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If Da Costa is looking for the opportunity to go to the NHL right away
Then he should go to Minnesota… They’re not exactly overflowing on offense there…
And Nic Dowd had a nice freshman year on a pretty wretched season for the HusKings (Dowd, Gravel, Roe)…
Dell, Forbort, Frattin, Genoway, Gregoire, Kristo, Malone, Nelson, Trupp. Go Fighting Sioux.
"A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers" -Eddie Cantor
Lombardi should give him a pitch that he can play this year with the Kings as their 4th line center. Bump Richardson to wing and sit Westgarth down again? Sounds good to me. Tell him if he signs with us he won’t even have to wait to play at all.
Disclaimer – I know this won’t happen and I don’t even know the rules on if the Kings would be able to play him this year. Just since the article said that the main selling point is when to play and he’s a center I figured it makes a little sense :)
Dean did have a dirty trick when he signed Joe Piskula out of Wisconsin. Here’s what I wrote way back in Aught-Seven:
At the head office, the NHL is apparently upset with GM Dean Lombardi for shenanigans he pulled while pursuing defenseman Joe Piskula. Apparently, Lombardi put in a clause in Piskula’s contract that gave him $25,000 for his 1st, 3rd, and 5th games played. The NHL isn’t happy because they think it sets a precedent where performance bonuses aren’t earned, but instead used to secretly give young players more money. Personally, I like the move. I’m sure Lombardi was looking over the CBA while he was a scout for the Flyers and noticed this loophole. Why not give it a shot? Even if the deal is voided, the Kings still have an inside track on Piskula since he’s already here.
Basically, Piskula signed, played 5 games, then got shuffled off to the minors.
I also wrote this before Piskula’s first game:
Also of note is the premiere of Joe Piskula, a defenseman for the Kings who until recently played for Wisconsin. There’s a lot of talk on this site (mostly by me) about how terrible some hockey players are, but it’s still nice to see a guy get his shot at the NHL. Piskula wasn’t drafted originally and worked his way into an important role on the Wisconsin squad, so I’m sure last night was pretty special for him. In honor of that, I’ll wait until at least next week before I mock his playing ability and question his sexual orientation.
Boy that guy sure did suck. Probably gay, too.
by RudyKelly on Mar 30, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did anyone else read “Ontario, CA” and think, “Why would someone in the Inland Empire write about the OHL” ?
"After months of reading other people’s catchy sigs (like yours), I decided I needed one, too." -- DougX
Da Costa's a hell of a player
I enjoyed watching him while I was still at Northeastern.
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The Prince Albert Raiders, my new favorite team in the WHL, drop the puck tonight against the hated Saskatoon Blades. Yes, our Raiders are down 2-0 in the best of seven series, but with the good wishes of all Kings fans, they can come storming back to take the next four straight and get Braden Schenn up in time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Go Raiders!
Yeah that's not happening
Kings are not gonna burn a year off of Schenn’s deal, they’re not that desperate… They’d just as soon call somebody up from Manchester than do that…
Dell, Forbort, Frattin, Genoway, Gregoire, Kristo, Malone, Nelson, Trupp. Go Fighting Sioux.
"A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers" -Eddie Cantor
by angelofdeath on Mar 30, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally agree. No one’s job is on the line if the Kings don’t make it to the second round of the playoffs.
"After months of reading other people’s catchy sigs (like yours), I decided I needed one, too." -- DougX
by VoluminousTuna on Mar 30, 2011 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
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