Category Archives: Prospects

Duluth Getting Crowded

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Ben Wright

With training camp still more than three weeks away roughly half of the Thrashers roster is already in Atlanta skating on a voluntary basis. The players book and pay for their own ice time and are usually led in drills … Continue reading →

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Burmistrov and Cormier Settling In

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Ben Wright

Thrashers GM Rick Dudley told Craig Custance of The Sporting News that he’s comfortable letting Alex Burmistrov and Patrice Cormier fight for roster spots and that’ll be music to their ears. For their part they’re settling in to life in … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Prospect Danick Paquette

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Ben Wright

No month on the calendar is more boring when it comes to hockey news than August (save for the occasional superstar contract annulment) so with that in mind I saved a couple of prospect interviews from development camp to post … Continue reading →

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Ladd, Klingberg, Zubarev and Afinogenov

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Ben Wright

Here are some Friday afternoon/evening Thrashers news and notes to take you into the weekend: New Thrashers forward Andrew Ladd was on Calgary’s the Fan 960 yesterday and talked about winning the Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks, how that experience … Continue reading →

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Melchiori Heading to OHL

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Ben Wright

When I spoke to Thrashers 2010 draft pick Julian Melchiori at the team’s annual prospect evaluation camp I asked him if he was considering playing in the OHL this season instead of going to UMass-Lowell to play NCAA hockey. The … Continue reading →

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Three Prospects in Lake Placid Tourney

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Ben Wright

In what has become an annual tradition junior teams from Finland, Sweden and the USA are competing in a brief mini-tournament in Lake Placid, NY at the Olympic center. The tournament acts as a tune-up and evaluation session prior to … Continue reading →

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Prospect Camp Quote-palooza

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Ben Wright

There are still more Q&As and stories to come from prospect camp (most notably an Aliu/Cormier feature and Postma’s answers to fan questions) but here is a roundup of player, GM and coach quotes about the camp, individual performances, and … Continue reading →

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Why Eric O'Dell Didn't Skate at Prospect Camp

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Ben Wright

Eric O’Dell attended prospect development camp last season and as a player coming out of junior hockey this year to go pro (he was signed by the Thrashers in June) he would have been a full participant this year too, … Continue reading →

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Prospect Camp Impressions

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Ben Wright

My overall thoughts and impressions from prospect camp this year: – This collection of prospects might be the deepest I’ve seen in the last five years. All three goalie prospects have solid NHL potential and there are probably 5-6 defenseman … Continue reading →

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Blue Squad Completes Sweep

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Ben Wright

The 2010 Thrashers prospect development camp came to a close Tuesday afternoon with a third straight win for the blue squad, giving them a clean sweep over white. Blue jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and … Continue reading →

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