Category Archives: Prospects

Q&A With Goaltender Ed Pasquale

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Ben Wright

Goaltender Ed Pasquale was a fourth round pick (117th overall) in last year’s NHL Entry Draft and so far he is making the Thrashers scouting staff look very, very good. All three of the Thrashers goaltending prospects in camp have … Continue reading →

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Catching Up With Ben Chiarot

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Ben Wright

Defenseman Ben Chiarot was drafted in the fourth round (120th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry draft as a defensive defenseman from the Guelph Storm organization in the OHL. In his draft year the Hamilton, Ontario native scored two goals … Continue reading →

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Angelo Esposito Doing Well

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Ben Wright

Angelo Esposito’s recovery from a second ACL surgery is going well but he wasn’t quite ready to participate in prospect camp this year. Instead he’s been working out regularly with Zach  and Aaron Bogosian (Aaron will be a senior at … Continue reading →

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Prospect Camp Observations and Notes

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ben Wright

Day two of prospect camp is in the book and here are my thoughts after watching some drills and workouts and spending some time talking to players. – Akim Aliu is a big guy, and a strong one at that. … Continue reading →

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Q&A with Sebastian Owuya

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ben Wright

The Thrashers drafted Sebastian Owuya in the sixth round (169th overall) of this year’s draft, catching the big blueliner a little bit by surprise. The 6-2, 185 lb defenseman didn’t pick up any points while playing for Timra in the … Continue reading →

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Lane Verbally Commits to Nebraska-Omaha

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Ben Wright

High school standout Tanner Lane who the Thrashers took in the sixth round (160th overall) of this year’s draft has made a verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska-Omaha over St. Cloud State and Minnesota. Lane had a mind-boggling 49 … Continue reading →

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Who to Watch at Prospect Camp

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Ben Wright

With 29 players currently listed on the roster for Thrashers Prospect Development Camp it’s hard to pay attention to what every single one of them is doing unless you plan to be at every practice session and scrimmage, and even … Continue reading →

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Prospect Camp Roster and Schedule

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Ben Wright

Plenty of folks have been asking for the prospect camp schedule and it’s now out on atlantathrashers.com. On-ice sessions run from July 8-13 with July 12 being an off day (they’ll have meetings and whatnot but no skating).  As always … Continue reading →

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Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel and the Four C’s

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ben Wright

If you’re a big fan of goalies in general you ought to be following The Goalie Guild on Twitter (@thegoalieguild) and keeping an eye on Goalieguild.com.  The founder, Justin Goldman, has a lot of insight when it comes to hockey’s … Continue reading →

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Dan Marr Talks Esposito, Cormier, Postma and the Draft

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Ben Wright

Thrashers Director of Amateur Scouting & Player Development Dan Marr was on the Jason Gregor Show on Team 1260 in Edmonton yesterday to talk about his role with the team, the Thrashers’ approach to player development, and how specific prospects … Continue reading →

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