YIP YIP HOORAY - The CCHL Team and Player of the Week (Week two)
Calgary Chinook Presents:
Week 2: (Day 9 through Day 15)
CCHL Team of the week:
Dayton Musicmen (4-0-0)
Another perfect week for the Musicmen winning all 4 of their games. The only team remains that still unbeaten. Seguin, Spezza and Tatar continued to impress with combined 21 points in 4 games. There will be a tougher schedule ahead this week for the Musicmen (vs Calgary, Niagara Falls, Winnipeg and Fort Erie). Let’s see if anyone of the teams can finally defeat the Musicmen.
Honorable mentions:
Montreal Aces (3-0-0)
If it wasn’t for the Musicmen perfect record, the Aces would be my pick for the team of the week. After going 1-3-0 the first week, the Aces bounced back with an impressive 3-0-0 record. Niemi winning all 3 of the games and Burns having two 2-goals games in that span.
Niagara Fall Thunder (3-1-0)
CCHL Player of the week:
Tyler Seguin, Dayton Musicmen (4GP 2G 7A 9PT)
Blossoming into elite player, Seguin is a the main reason the Musicmen went undefeated this week. “He’s a tremendous package of skill and speed.” Said one GM “ He is just entering his prime and I don’t think Tyler realizes how good he can be and now it’s just learning the little parts of the game that make you one of the elite players in the game.”
Hororable mentions:
Roman Josi, Georgetown Millers (3GP 1G 5A 6PT)
Wayne Simmonds, Victoria Ronin (2GP 2G 3A 5PT)
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Friday, October 16, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Kallum's Kids looks at the Copenhagen Crusaders...
Kallum Kids: This week a look at the prospect pipeline of the Copenhagen Crusaders....
Top 6 Forwards Grade: A
Colin White, C
Alexander Khokhlachev, C
Brayden Point, C
Jack Roslovic, C
Zachary Senyshyn, RW
Zach Nastasiuk, RW
Top 4 Defensemen Grade: B
Julius Honka
Robert Hagg
Travis Dermott
Ben Hutton
Top 2 Goalies Grade: B
Kristers Gudlevskis
Merrick Madsen
Comments:
Many cup runs show its toll. Many prospects but mainly late picks. But quite a few late picks show high potential, so good drafting. But overall not deep on quality on any position. Interestingly very few listed as LW.
Total grade: B
Thursday, October 8, 2015
YIP YIP HOORAY - The CCHL Team and Player of the Week (Week one)
Calgary Chinook Presents:
Week 1: (Day 1 through Day 8)
CCHL Team of the week:
Dayton Musicmen (3-0-0)
3 wins in 3 games a perfect record for the Dayton Musicmen earn them the first team of the week this season. Musicmen scored average of 5 goals per game and only allow 1 goal per game in the span. The Musicmen also brings in star center Tyler Johnson and Depth with Plekanec, Semin and Regher this week. Expect Musicmen to be taking a serious run for the Kehler Cup this season.
Honorable mentions:
Winnipeg Ferrets (3-0-1)
Copenhagen Crusaders (4-1-0)
CCHL Player of the week:
Alexander Ovechkin, Sanibel Islanders (5GP 5G 2A 7PT +2)
This week award goes to Sanibel Islander forward Alexander Ovechkin, Scoring 5 goals in 5 games and a dominated performance vs the Puffins (2 goals with the game-winning goal). With Datsyuk as his playmaker, Ovechkin have everything he needed to become the scoring leader this season.
Honorable mentions:
Nick Leddy, Minnesota Norsemen (5GP 4G 2A 6PT +8)
Carey Price, Calgary Chinook (2-0-2, 0.96GAA, 0.961SV%, 1SO)
Week 1: (Day 1 through Day 8)
CCHL Team of the week:
Dayton Musicmen (3-0-0)
3 wins in 3 games a perfect record for the Dayton Musicmen earn them the first team of the week this season. Musicmen scored average of 5 goals per game and only allow 1 goal per game in the span. The Musicmen also brings in star center Tyler Johnson and Depth with Plekanec, Semin and Regher this week. Expect Musicmen to be taking a serious run for the Kehler Cup this season.
Honorable mentions:
Winnipeg Ferrets (3-0-1)
Copenhagen Crusaders (4-1-0)
CCHL Player of the week:
Alexander Ovechkin, Sanibel Islanders (5GP 5G 2A 7PT +2)
This week award goes to Sanibel Islander forward Alexander Ovechkin, Scoring 5 goals in 5 games and a dominated performance vs the Puffins (2 goals with the game-winning goal). With Datsyuk as his playmaker, Ovechkin have everything he needed to become the scoring leader this season.
Honorable mentions:
Nick Leddy, Minnesota Norsemen (5GP 4G 2A 6PT +8)
Carey Price, Calgary Chinook (2-0-2, 0.96GAA, 0.961SV%, 1SO)
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Seattle Brew Issue #2
Seattle Brew
Issue #2
The digest with news and notes from and about the CCHL and Seattle’s own CCHL team the Reign
A handful of games have been played by most teams in the CCHL at this point so while it’s too early to put a barometer on how each team’s season will go the rest of the year there have been some quick and slow starts which may raise or furrow some eyebrows.
As the focus on this article is to inform all the Northwestern fans here in Washington about their beloved Reign let’s take a look at how the team made out in their first games of this season.
Game #1 – Reign – 1, Calgary Chinook – 1
A tight checking, evenly played game. Crawford looked good as did Calgary’s goalie Carey Price.
Bergeron played well doing a bit of everything, winning faceoffs, block shots, battling of the puck and drew an assist. Zidlicky was efficient in moving the puck and seemed to fit in well under Reign coach Scott Stevens’ system.
Game # 2 – Dayton Musicmen – 3, Reign – 2 (OT)
The 1st home game saw raucous rabid Reign fans roaring as the puck dropped but this game saved all the drama for the 3rd period as the teams scored all 4 regulation goals in that frame, including one with just over 90 seconds left by Dayton to tie things up. OT was short lived as the winner was potted at the 3:35 mark.
The ice was tilted in Dayton’s favour in the 3rd and OT although they were pressing for the tie later in the 3rd period. Malkin’s struggle in the circle hurt puck possesion time for the Reign and needs to be addressed going forward. Zidlicky and Crawford were again some of Seattle’s better players, Zidlicky had a goal in 22 minutes of action and Crawford faced 35 shots.
Game #3 – Halifax Hammerheads – 6, Reign – 3
Any hope Reign fans had of a home win were quickly extinguished after Halifax built up a 5-0 lead in the opening 14 minutes. They put it on cruise control from there and coasted to an easy win.
Few bright spots here other than the line of Malkin, Nyquist and Abdelkader who were solid with a collective 2G and 2A and an even +/- rating. Crawford was awful and it is perplexing as to why Stevens did not remove him early in the 1st. The trio of Moore-Zucker and Jones was overmatched all night and need to play much better going forward.
Game #4 – Reign – 4, Boston Banshees – 2
A close game after 40 minutes (2-1 Reign, 23-22 shots on goal in favor of Boston) was broken open when Seattle scored just 6 second into the 3rd period and a little less than 9 minutes later and they held on for the victory, their 1st of the season.
Kari Ramo got the start but handled just 2 shots and 8 minutes of play before leaving with what the team only said is a day-to-day injury. Crawford rebounded *wink* from his last game stooping 34 of 36 for the win.
Despite his continued faceoff woes Malkin did spark the offence getting the unofficial GWG and adding a helper. Wideman was the offensive contributor from the point matching Malkin with a goal and assist of his own in his 21 minutes of work.
Seattle year to date
Holding a 1-2-1 record is not a bad start for Seattle and their management and while there are some positives to be found, only 1 PPG against in 18 short-handed situations, those are usually offset by a weakness that needs addressing 1 PPG scored in 24 chances.
It will be interesting to see what Seattle does in their next ½ dozen games and if Mangement and the players are happy with how thing are progressing.
League news and notes
Quick starts out of the gate for Minnesota (3-0-1), Dayton (3-0-0) and Winnipeg (3-0-1) has fans in those regions giddy with excitement. However it is not just the central part of the continent that has some early hope as Calgary (2-0-2) and Halifax (2-0-1) have yet to suffer a loss.
Speaking of continents it appears Europe may have had a summer that went longer than expected as Siberia (0-4-0), Linz (0-2-1) and Wisborg (0-3-1) have been a little slow out of the gates. Portland (0-3-1) is the only other team seeking to put something into their win column. Of course powerhouse Copenhagen is looking strong (3-0-1) so maybe our Scandinavian friends had a regular summer and fall.
Quite a powerful line in Dayton with Tyler Seguin, Tomas Tatar and Jason Spezza with their 18 points and +22 rating. The line has earned the nickname the JT line and as evidenced by their play their bringing the sexy back to Dayton.
Crusading in Copenhagen is the entire Canosa division All-star defence of Duncan Keith, Shea Weber, Brent Seabrook, Jay Bouwmeester and Erik Karlsson. With 5 points in 4 games, tied with teammate Weber, Karlsson has done it while averaging just 15:30 of ice time, imagine what he would have with 25 minutes a game. Of course the fact that in all of his time on the ice that he has yet to meet teamamte and Crusader goalie Jonathan Quick might be one reason.
Not only does he do a great job of playing homage to THE hockey movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ST-JyiOyV0 Springfield Homers Marc-Andre Fleury has been great in the blue paint so far facing almost 31 shots a game and yielding just 2 total goals in the team’s 3 games.
Leaving behind the burning tire town of Springfield there is a strong smell coming out of the state of Oregon. It seems to be centered in Portland where the hometown Owls have used 4 netminders early on and all but Scott Darling have struggled mightily and 11 goals scored as a team in 4 games is not bad but when you yield 18 as a team it’s tough……
…..unless you are Jonas Hiller in Siberia who has requested an actual suit of armour be made available as his 5.50 GAA and 22 goals surrendered in the first 4 games are tough but then he has faced an average of 45 shots a game. There could be hope things will improve but 6 goals scored in those same 4 games does not foster much…however we all know hope springs eternal so stay strong Icecats fans.
Finally some key injuries may hurt the following teams over the next couple of weeks;
Springfield – David Krejci is out for around 3 weeks so another forward in the top 9 will have to step up
Sanibel – Matt Stajan will be sidelined for a couple weeks so Derek Roy and Kyle Brodziak will fill in during his absence
Portland – Scott Laughton (3 weeks) and Wisborg – Johan Larsson (5 weeks) will have their youth movement and evaluations hinderd while these two are on injured reserve.
Winnipeg – Kris Versteeg will see Brad Richardson take his place for the next 3 weeks while he gets treatment.
Issue #2
The digest with news and notes from and about the CCHL and Seattle’s own CCHL team the Reign
A handful of games have been played by most teams in the CCHL at this point so while it’s too early to put a barometer on how each team’s season will go the rest of the year there have been some quick and slow starts which may raise or furrow some eyebrows.
As the focus on this article is to inform all the Northwestern fans here in Washington about their beloved Reign let’s take a look at how the team made out in their first games of this season.
Game #1 – Reign – 1, Calgary Chinook – 1
A tight checking, evenly played game. Crawford looked good as did Calgary’s goalie Carey Price.
Bergeron played well doing a bit of everything, winning faceoffs, block shots, battling of the puck and drew an assist. Zidlicky was efficient in moving the puck and seemed to fit in well under Reign coach Scott Stevens’ system.
Game # 2 – Dayton Musicmen – 3, Reign – 2 (OT)
The 1st home game saw raucous rabid Reign fans roaring as the puck dropped but this game saved all the drama for the 3rd period as the teams scored all 4 regulation goals in that frame, including one with just over 90 seconds left by Dayton to tie things up. OT was short lived as the winner was potted at the 3:35 mark.
The ice was tilted in Dayton’s favour in the 3rd and OT although they were pressing for the tie later in the 3rd period. Malkin’s struggle in the circle hurt puck possesion time for the Reign and needs to be addressed going forward. Zidlicky and Crawford were again some of Seattle’s better players, Zidlicky had a goal in 22 minutes of action and Crawford faced 35 shots.
Game #3 – Halifax Hammerheads – 6, Reign – 3
Any hope Reign fans had of a home win were quickly extinguished after Halifax built up a 5-0 lead in the opening 14 minutes. They put it on cruise control from there and coasted to an easy win.
Few bright spots here other than the line of Malkin, Nyquist and Abdelkader who were solid with a collective 2G and 2A and an even +/- rating. Crawford was awful and it is perplexing as to why Stevens did not remove him early in the 1st. The trio of Moore-Zucker and Jones was overmatched all night and need to play much better going forward.
Game #4 – Reign – 4, Boston Banshees – 2
A close game after 40 minutes (2-1 Reign, 23-22 shots on goal in favor of Boston) was broken open when Seattle scored just 6 second into the 3rd period and a little less than 9 minutes later and they held on for the victory, their 1st of the season.
Kari Ramo got the start but handled just 2 shots and 8 minutes of play before leaving with what the team only said is a day-to-day injury. Crawford rebounded *wink* from his last game stooping 34 of 36 for the win.
Despite his continued faceoff woes Malkin did spark the offence getting the unofficial GWG and adding a helper. Wideman was the offensive contributor from the point matching Malkin with a goal and assist of his own in his 21 minutes of work.
Seattle year to date
Holding a 1-2-1 record is not a bad start for Seattle and their management and while there are some positives to be found, only 1 PPG against in 18 short-handed situations, those are usually offset by a weakness that needs addressing 1 PPG scored in 24 chances.
It will be interesting to see what Seattle does in their next ½ dozen games and if Mangement and the players are happy with how thing are progressing.
League news and notes
Quick starts out of the gate for Minnesota (3-0-1), Dayton (3-0-0) and Winnipeg (3-0-1) has fans in those regions giddy with excitement. However it is not just the central part of the continent that has some early hope as Calgary (2-0-2) and Halifax (2-0-1) have yet to suffer a loss.
Speaking of continents it appears Europe may have had a summer that went longer than expected as Siberia (0-4-0), Linz (0-2-1) and Wisborg (0-3-1) have been a little slow out of the gates. Portland (0-3-1) is the only other team seeking to put something into their win column. Of course powerhouse Copenhagen is looking strong (3-0-1) so maybe our Scandinavian friends had a regular summer and fall.
Quite a powerful line in Dayton with Tyler Seguin, Tomas Tatar and Jason Spezza with their 18 points and +22 rating. The line has earned the nickname the JT line and as evidenced by their play their bringing the sexy back to Dayton.
Crusading in Copenhagen is the entire Canosa division All-star defence of Duncan Keith, Shea Weber, Brent Seabrook, Jay Bouwmeester and Erik Karlsson. With 5 points in 4 games, tied with teammate Weber, Karlsson has done it while averaging just 15:30 of ice time, imagine what he would have with 25 minutes a game. Of course the fact that in all of his time on the ice that he has yet to meet teamamte and Crusader goalie Jonathan Quick might be one reason.
Not only does he do a great job of playing homage to THE hockey movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ST-JyiOyV0 Springfield Homers Marc-Andre Fleury has been great in the blue paint so far facing almost 31 shots a game and yielding just 2 total goals in the team’s 3 games.
Leaving behind the burning tire town of Springfield there is a strong smell coming out of the state of Oregon. It seems to be centered in Portland where the hometown Owls have used 4 netminders early on and all but Scott Darling have struggled mightily and 11 goals scored as a team in 4 games is not bad but when you yield 18 as a team it’s tough……
…..unless you are Jonas Hiller in Siberia who has requested an actual suit of armour be made available as his 5.50 GAA and 22 goals surrendered in the first 4 games are tough but then he has faced an average of 45 shots a game. There could be hope things will improve but 6 goals scored in those same 4 games does not foster much…however we all know hope springs eternal so stay strong Icecats fans.
Finally some key injuries may hurt the following teams over the next couple of weeks;
Springfield – David Krejci is out for around 3 weeks so another forward in the top 9 will have to step up
Sanibel – Matt Stajan will be sidelined for a couple weeks so Derek Roy and Kyle Brodziak will fill in during his absence
Portland – Scott Laughton (3 weeks) and Wisborg – Johan Larsson (5 weeks) will have their youth movement and evaluations hinderd while these two are on injured reserve.
Winnipeg – Kris Versteeg will see Brad Richardson take his place for the next 3 weeks while he gets treatment.
George Weaston asks: What the Hell Is GM Chuck Taylor's Plan for Hamilton?
AP Hamilton:
Are the kids alright?
The loyal fan base here in the Hammer are starting to get sick of both losing and watching the parade of talented players leaving town. Tyler Johnson off to Dayton & Jaromir Jagr to Fort Erie... These two superstars are just one of a long line of great players to get the bums rush out of Copps Coliseum since the team relocated in 2011. I would say in my humble opinion that Mr. Taylor is hanging on by a thread and team ownership should be digging out the scissors. Jimmy Howard for a 9th and 10th round pick? Incompetent. Dan Hamhuis and Eric Gudbranson for a couple prospects? Stupid. Taking Geoff Lupul for any amount of money.
Ridiculous.
Megastar Shea Weber gone for a guy who had a stroke. Facepalm.
How did this guy not just get and keep his job?
Ryan O'Rielly, Patrick Marleau, Phil Kessel, Zedeno Chara, Henrik Sedin?
Headshake. What do we have to show for it? A big pile of maybe's. I'm not convinced that any of them will be regular NHL players. If management can't turn this sinking ship around and at least make the it's time to get rid of this clown and hire someone who can bring in and retain talent.
George Weston for the Hamilton Spectator
Are the kids alright?
The loyal fan base here in the Hammer are starting to get sick of both losing and watching the parade of talented players leaving town. Tyler Johnson off to Dayton & Jaromir Jagr to Fort Erie... These two superstars are just one of a long line of great players to get the bums rush out of Copps Coliseum since the team relocated in 2011. I would say in my humble opinion that Mr. Taylor is hanging on by a thread and team ownership should be digging out the scissors. Jimmy Howard for a 9th and 10th round pick? Incompetent. Dan Hamhuis and Eric Gudbranson for a couple prospects? Stupid. Taking Geoff Lupul for any amount of money.
Ridiculous.
Megastar Shea Weber gone for a guy who had a stroke. Facepalm.
How did this guy not just get and keep his job?
Ryan O'Rielly, Patrick Marleau, Phil Kessel, Zedeno Chara, Henrik Sedin?
Headshake. What do we have to show for it? A big pile of maybe's. I'm not convinced that any of them will be regular NHL players. If management can't turn this sinking ship around and at least make the it's time to get rid of this clown and hire someone who can bring in and retain talent.
George Weston for the Hamilton Spectator
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Kallum's Kids: This week, the Calgary Chinook...
Kallum's Kids: This week in the CCHL Prospect Report, the Calgary Chinook...
Top 6 Forwards Grade: A
Travis Konecny
Dylan Larkin
Hunter Shinkaruk
Emile Poirier
Micheal Dal Colle
Nikita Scherbak
Top 4 Defensemen Grade: A
Travis Sanheim
Marcus Pettersson
Zach Werenski
Ivan Provorov
Top 2 Goalies Grade: F
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Comments:
Spectacular defensive prospects and really nice forwards but no real goalie prospect.
Total grade: C
(Next week: The Copenhagen Crusaders....)
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Boston Banshees GM Zak Davis on his rebuild....
When Zak Davis took over the Boston Banshees, he knew a rebuild was needed.
He began tearing down the hockey club and building from the ground up. The fanbase has endured two brutal seasons full of losing. A third season is underway with the losses expected to pile up. Or so it would seem.
Boston hosted the Portland Owls on opening night. Davis admits he had a glass-half-empty outlook prior to faceoff.
"Honestly? I was thinking we lose 3-0 and get booed off the ice. The fans have been patient and expect results," Davis said.
That is exactly what 17,148 people at the Shriek Center received on September 30. Linemates Jordan Staal and Curtis Glencross combined for six points and goaltender Jaroslav Halak denied 41 of 42 shots against to backstop the Banshees to a 4-1 over Portland.
Davis' initial reaction to the season opener?
"The exception to the rule," Davis suggested. "It was a pleasant surprise considering how rough it's been around here the last few years."
Boston outhit the Owls and won in the faceoff circle. Portland edged out the Banshees in corner battles and puck possession.
"That one was closer than the scoreboard shows. No way do we win without Jaro in goal," the GM stated.
Two days later, Halak was back in net as Boston traveled to Wisborg.
A more complete team effort from the Banshees lead to a 5-2 victory over the Donuts. Staal and Glencross needed just 21 seconds to get on the stat sheet. Linemate Charlie Coyle followed with his first goal less than a minute later.
"Those opening two minutes set the tone. Even with Danny DeKeyser's penalty, Wisborg was constantly playing catchup after Charlie's goal," commented Davis.
Third liner Colin Greening's night ended early after accumulating 22 penalty minutes in the first period. Just over a minute after serving a minor penalty, Greening was sent to the shows following a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct.
"Colin's performance was disappointing, to say the least. A complete lack of focus. Casey (Cizikis) and Drew (Shore) suffered with minimal ice time because of it," Davis said.
With the Banshees now 2-0 and outscoring the opposition 9-3, has Davis' expectations changed for his club?
"These wins are well-deserved. Ws have been few and far between since I took over. The rebuild is far from over," answered Davis
Boston now returns home for a Sunday matchup with the Dayton Musicmen.
"Bill Corfield has a talented and exciting club over there," said Davis. "We need to build on these early wins and continue working. Dayton is a good team and a great challenge."
BANSHEE NOTES
-Defenseman Luca Sbisa, acquired from the Minnesota Norsemen in exchange for forward Tomas Kopecky and a sixth-round draft pick, made his debut against Wisborg on Boston's third defensive pairing. He was solid in 14 minutes, emerging a +2 while contributing a shot on goal. Matt Bartkowski was scratched to make room for Sbisa.
-Winger Martin Erat and ex-Musicman Anton Volchenkov were both signed to one-year, $525,000 contracts yesterday. Erat will debut against Dayton.
-Davis and frequent trade partner Matt Young completed another deal: defenseman Ryan Ellis went to Fort Erie while Jussi Jokinen and minor leaguer Danny Biega head to New England. Jokinen is expected to line up alongside Marcus Kruger and Erat on Sunday. Unconfirmed reports state that Richard Clune, who failed to report to training camp, was part of the trade as well.
He began tearing down the hockey club and building from the ground up. The fanbase has endured two brutal seasons full of losing. A third season is underway with the losses expected to pile up. Or so it would seem.
Boston hosted the Portland Owls on opening night. Davis admits he had a glass-half-empty outlook prior to faceoff.
"Honestly? I was thinking we lose 3-0 and get booed off the ice. The fans have been patient and expect results," Davis said.
That is exactly what 17,148 people at the Shriek Center received on September 30. Linemates Jordan Staal and Curtis Glencross combined for six points and goaltender Jaroslav Halak denied 41 of 42 shots against to backstop the Banshees to a 4-1 over Portland.
Davis' initial reaction to the season opener?
"The exception to the rule," Davis suggested. "It was a pleasant surprise considering how rough it's been around here the last few years."
Boston outhit the Owls and won in the faceoff circle. Portland edged out the Banshees in corner battles and puck possession.
"That one was closer than the scoreboard shows. No way do we win without Jaro in goal," the GM stated.
Two days later, Halak was back in net as Boston traveled to Wisborg.
A more complete team effort from the Banshees lead to a 5-2 victory over the Donuts. Staal and Glencross needed just 21 seconds to get on the stat sheet. Linemate Charlie Coyle followed with his first goal less than a minute later.
"Those opening two minutes set the tone. Even with Danny DeKeyser's penalty, Wisborg was constantly playing catchup after Charlie's goal," commented Davis.
Third liner Colin Greening's night ended early after accumulating 22 penalty minutes in the first period. Just over a minute after serving a minor penalty, Greening was sent to the shows following a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct.
"Colin's performance was disappointing, to say the least. A complete lack of focus. Casey (Cizikis) and Drew (Shore) suffered with minimal ice time because of it," Davis said.
With the Banshees now 2-0 and outscoring the opposition 9-3, has Davis' expectations changed for his club?
"These wins are well-deserved. Ws have been few and far between since I took over. The rebuild is far from over," answered Davis
Boston now returns home for a Sunday matchup with the Dayton Musicmen.
"Bill Corfield has a talented and exciting club over there," said Davis. "We need to build on these early wins and continue working. Dayton is a good team and a great challenge."
BANSHEE NOTES
-Defenseman Luca Sbisa, acquired from the Minnesota Norsemen in exchange for forward Tomas Kopecky and a sixth-round draft pick, made his debut against Wisborg on Boston's third defensive pairing. He was solid in 14 minutes, emerging a +2 while contributing a shot on goal. Matt Bartkowski was scratched to make room for Sbisa.
-Winger Martin Erat and ex-Musicman Anton Volchenkov were both signed to one-year, $525,000 contracts yesterday. Erat will debut against Dayton.
-Davis and frequent trade partner Matt Young completed another deal: defenseman Ryan Ellis went to Fort Erie while Jussi Jokinen and minor leaguer Danny Biega head to New England. Jokinen is expected to line up alongside Marcus Kruger and Erat on Sunday. Unconfirmed reports state that Richard Clune, who failed to report to training camp, was part of the trade as well.
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