Category Archives: Practice

Q&A with Jimmy Bubnick

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ben Wright

Thrashers prospect Jimmy Bubnick is blossoming into a late-round gem after being taken in the sixth round (155th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.  He started the year with the Kamloops Blazers and was traded to the Calgary Hitmen … Continue reading →

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Practice Report

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Ben Wright

It was an optional practice day in Duluth today but about three quarters of the roster skated anyway. The rest chose to workout instead and some are nursing injuries that there’s no point in aggravating. Chris Chelios and Tim Stapleton … Continue reading →

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Boris on IR, No Callup Planned

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Ben Wright

Boris Valabik was officially placed on the IR today with a torn ACL and he’ll likely have surgery at some point. A decision on when that is going to be will be made once the swelling comes down. He was … Continue reading →

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Kari Lehtonen Returns and Practice Tidbits

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Ben Wright

Kari Lehtonen was recalled from the Chicago Wolves yesterday after completing a two-week conditioning assignment in which he went 1-1-2  with a 2.67 GAA and .899 save percentage. He practiced with the team today in Duluth and while no plans … Continue reading →

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Kovalchuk Watch

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Ben Wright

I’m up in Duluth at the Thrashers practice rink and it’s business as usual. If you’re expecting big Kovalchuk news this morning you’re probably going to be disappointed. Something would have to come together fairly quickly. Based on all of … Continue reading →

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Practice Update

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Ben Wright

A quick update from practice today as I work on some other projects. – Everyone practiced except Nik Antropov, who sits out of practices as needed to avoid aggravating a nagging issue. – The mood was pretty loose and upbeat … Continue reading →

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Friday Practice Report

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ben Wright

John Anderson said after Thursday night’s game that there would be some changes on the power play, and there were in practice today, though they were subtle, and it remains to be seen whether the changes were due in part … Continue reading →

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Practice and Chris Thorburn

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ben Wright

I’m up in Duluth at today’s practice seeing what kind of changes John Anderson has in store after last night’s disappointing performance. He made it pretty clear in the post-game press conference that he wasn’t happy with the effort. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Line Shuffling In Calgary

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Ben Wright

According to Dan Kamal’s Twitter feed coach Anderson and his staff shuffled the lines at practice today in Calgary. First Ilya Kovalchuk and Slava Kozlov swapped lines with Kozlov moving to a line with Antropov and Afinogenov and Kovalchuk skating … Continue reading →

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News from Duluth

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Ben Wright

Not a lot of news coming otu of today’s practice i Duluth, but certainly some things worth mentioning. Defenseman Noah Welch, who was signed this summer as a free agent, has been placed on waivers. He’s been working his way … Continue reading →

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