Colin Greening is participating in the Ottawa Senators' development camp this week.
Bing. Press & Sun Bulletin Blog (http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=35113aac4c7a458894ac4bec54d9f136&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a35113aac4c7a458894ac4bec54d9f136Post%3a5b1fbebc-05ab-4556-b773-1d4de8ca82fb&sid=sitelife.pressconnects.com)
TSN.ca is reporting that Byron Bitz has been resigned by the Boston Bruins.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11850
Multiyear deal for Bitz according to boston.com. No $ figures yet
linkylink (http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/2009/07/bitz_reups_with.html)
[quote dargason]Multiyear deal for Bitz according to boston.com. No $ figures yet
linkylink (http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/2009/07/bitz_reups_with.html)[/quote]
2 years, ~1.4m
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/2009/07/bitzs_new_deal.html
Fabulous deal for Bitz!! Certainly says something about playing in college for four years and then making it to the NHL!!! And he's got a degree to boot!!! Not bad!!
I was watching NESN a couple of nights ago, and they had Chiarelli (GM)on. Bitz was the very first signing this year, and Chiarelli spoke very highly of Bitz's success in stepping right in. He mentioned how hard Bitz worked and how good of a job he did winning pucks along the boards.
It was clear that, through this signing and a couple of others, the Bruins are trying to keep the young core players on the team.
Yankees blogger with an interview with Milo about baseball, hockey, religion and other stuff.
http://www.nomaas.org/draft/?p=238
Riley is camping this week as well.
Oilers set to host Development Camp (http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433442)
And Braden Birch (http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/2009prospectcamproster.htm).
And Sean Collins. (http://bluejackets.nhl.com/ext/2009/2009DevelopmentCampMediaGuide.pdf)
The Islanders signed Matt Moulson to a one-year, two-way contract (http://islanders.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=433272).
sooo... the Isles have Moulson, Iggy, Romano.... anyone else?
[quote The Rancor]sooo... the Isles have Moulson, Iggy, Romano.... anyone else?[/quote]
David LeNeveu is a free agent...
People on the hockeysfuture islanders board are pretty pleased with the signing, and feel like Moulson has a real shot to make the big club, potentially replacing Jeff Tambellini.
[quote pfibiger][quote The Rancor]sooo... the Isles have Moulson, Iggy, Romano.... anyone else?[/quote]
David LeNeveu is a free agent...
People on the hockeysfuture islanders board are pretty pleased with the signing, and feel like Moulson has a real shot to make the big club, potentially replacing Jeff Tambellini.[/quote]
I lot of Islanders fans have run out of patience with Tambellini and would be very happy to have any forward take his roster spot,
Mike Iggulden is an unrestricted free agent. I have seen speculation that he will play next year in Europe.
Daniel Desjardins of Puck Prospectus analyzed the performance of the Sharks' defensemen on even-strength goals allowed (http://www.puckprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=216). Douglas Murray fared pretty well.
Claude Lemieux retired again. Maybe tangentially good for Vesce if he's still signed with the Sharks organization?
Romano signed 3 year entry level NHL contract with Islanders...Cornell South on LI
Nice article on Riley. (http://oilers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=422645)
"We don't want to turn him pro when he's not ready to turn pro," [Asst. GM] Prendergast emphasizes. "We'll have our prospect camp in July and we'll have a pretty good idea of where he is at that point. If we feel he's getting stronger, that's great and we'll think about it at the end of next hockey season, and if not, then we'll wait the four years."
Um, so is that the end of next season? As in spring 2010?
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
Oops, already been posted. pfibiger gets the credit for this article. . .
It seems the oilers just change the date on old articles and repost them.
Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.
[quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?
[quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
He's hardly unique. Certainly very talented and IMO should be lauded for stcking with two sports and performing at a high level. These days there's too much pressure for kids to pick one sport and specialize early.
That said, the GCL is the very bottom of the professional baseball ladder. At his age, playing against 18 and 19 year olds, he needs to dominate at that level to have a chance of moving up in the Yankees system.
[quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]"How about this leaflet, 'Famous Jewish Sports Legends'?"
[quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]
There was: Bruce Cohen, '65. Lacrosse Hall of Fame and leading scorer on the soccer team. Even a starting guard on the frosh basketball team. Don't count 'em out, uggie.;-)
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]
There was: Bruce Cohen, '65. Lacrosse Hall of Fame and leading scorer on the soccer team. Even a starting guard on the frosh basketball team. Don't count 'em out, uggie.;-)[/quote]
'65!?
Devils sign goaltender Yann Danis (http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436721)
ugh...
[quote fatchance72]
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
[/quote]
Here's an article that says he's "leaning toward" returning, but there's no actual quote about it from Riley, so who knows how much spin the author put on it.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/derek_vandiest/2009/07/10/10084706-sun.html
[quote bigredtrumpet]Devils sign goaltender Yann Danis (http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=436721)
ugh...[/quote]
Was part of the contract that the Devils has to create a "Danis for Vezina" website?
[quote pfibiger][quote fatchance72]
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
[/quote]
Here's an article that says he's "leaning toward" returning, but there's no actual quote about it from Riley, so who knows how much spin the author put on it.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/derek_vandiest/2009/07/10/10084706-sun.html[/quote]
Quote"Some people look at it like that," Nash said. "I'm just looking at it one year at time. To me hockey is the most important, but school is too; I want to get an education and a degree. But if it doesn't work out with hockey, I think I can always go back and finish my degree, I don't think it's that big of a deal."
[quote KeithK][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
He's hardly unique. Certainly very talented and IMO should be lauded for stcking with two sports and performing at a high level. These days there's too much pressure for kids to pick one sport and specialize early.
That said, the GCL is the very bottom of the professional baseball ladder. At his age, playing against 18 and 19 year olds, he needs to dominate at that level to have a chance of moving up in the Yankees system.[/quote]
Speak of the devil. Milo has been bumped up to the NY-Penn league with the Staten Island Yankees. Definitely a level that sees more college players. I'm certainly hoping to make it out to catch a game. http://www.nomaas.org/draft/?p=242
[quote pfibiger][quote fatchance72]
Sounds to me like if it's up to Kevin Prendergast, Riley will be back for his junior year.
[/quote]
Here's an article that says he's "leaning toward" returning, but there's no actual quote about it from Riley, so who knows how much spin the author put on it.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/derek_vandiest/2009/07/10/10084706-sun.html[/quote]
When did Nash become an alum? FYP!::scared::
[quote Josh '99][quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]"How about this leaflet, 'Famous Jewish Sports Legends'?"[/quote]
Awesome. From my upbringing, I'm a fan of any Presbyterian baseball players. Does anyone have a list of them? Why not?
[quote RichH][quote Josh '99][quote ugarte][quote billhoward]Ignoring for a nanosecond the alleged friction between Milo and the Cornell hockey team ... he is one amazingly unique student-athlete.[/quote]
You mean that he's Jewish? There has to be another one, right?[/quote]"How about this leaflet, 'Famous Jewish Sports Legends'?"[/quote]
Awesome. From my upbringing, I'm a fan of any Presbyterian baseball players. Does anyone have a list of them? Why not?[/quote]Of course saying Presbyterian is like saying Reformed. Saying Christian is comparable to saying Jewish.
[quote cbuckser]
Mike Iggulden is an unrestricted free agent. I have seen speculation that he will play next year in Europe.[/quote]
Mike Iggulden has signed a contract with Dinamo Riga (Latvia) of the KHL.
http://www.dinamoriga.eu/lv/news/view/rigas-dinamo-pievienojas-mike-iggulden
http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/cornell/20091007_IgguldenDinamoRiga
Awwwwwww............I was hoping to see him get a 20+ game shot at the beginning of the season this year. Really, what exactly are the Islanders looking for?
[quote RatushnyFan]Awwwwwww............I was hoping to see him get a 20+ game shot at the beginning of the season this year. Really, what exactly are the Islanders looking for?[/quote]
Ditto. :-/
Vesce and LeNeveu are still out there as Unrestricted Free Agents. I found this article (7 weeks old) re Vesce that I don't think has been posted before:
http://www.fearthefin.com/2009/5/25/886200/ufa-of-the-day-ryan-vesce
[quote pfibiger][quote cbuckser]
Mike Iggulden is an unrestricted free agent. I have seen speculation that he will play next year in Europe.[/quote]
Mike Iggulden has signed a contract with Dinamo Riga (Latvia) of the KHL.
http://www.dinamoriga.eu/lv/news/view/rigas-dinamo-pievienojas-mike-iggulden
http://www.ecachockey.com/men/members/cornell/20091007_IgguldenDinamoRiga[/quote]Good for him; now he's on a team where he has a chance of winning something.
The Sharks re-signed Ryan Vesce today (http://sharks.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=442902).
TSN reports that Vesce has been re-signed to a one year contract.
"Ryan earned equity with his performance when he came up and played with us last season..." - Doug Wilson
Equity? What does that mean? (I think I know what it means but ti seems like a strange turn of phrase.)
Tyler Mugford is going to play next year for the Ontario (California) Reign of the ECHL:
http://www.ontarioreign.com/news/archives/index.html?article_id=376
Hockey News reports that Caps did not tender qualifying offer to Sasha:
http://www.forecaster.info/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?5061
[quote KeithK]"Ryan earned equity with his performance when he came up and played with us last season..." - Doug Wilson
Equity? What does that mean? (I think I know what it means but ti seems like a strange turn of phrase.)[/quote]It probably means what you think it means, but you're right that it's a strange way to phrase it.
http://www.paherald.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=271109&sc=5
QuoteReign coach Karl Taylor is looking forward to seeing Mugford in the orange and blue.
Taylor said the left-winger will fit in well with the team, being such a physical player.
"I am really excited," Taylor said.
"He is fearless, he is big, he uses his body to his advantage, and I think the pro game is going to be really geared to how he plays."
Someone should find the Reign's message board and teach them to sing "Mugford's gonna kill you, Mugford's gonna kill you"...
Topher Scott has signed with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. I cannot imagine a more appropriate team for him to play for :)
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3868184
Justin Krueger was invited to the German Olympic evaluation camp.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=451028
[quote article] He became a key part of the team's penalty-killing unit that erased 121-of-136 (89.9%) opponent power play opportunities in the team's final 24 regular season games. [/quote]
I can't remember ever seeing Topher play on the PK at Cornell.
[quote pfibiger]Justin Krueger was invited to the German Olympic evaluation camp.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=451028[/quote]
It'd be a fun story if he ended up playing against the team his dad coaches...
[quote pfibiger]Topher Scott has signed with the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. I cannot imagine a more appropriate team for him to play for :)
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3868184[/quote]
Again, years after I moved out of the lower Rio Grande valley. :-(
Not sure how much people care about this one but Kevin McLeod re-signed with the CHL's Texas Brahmas.
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3878135
[quote Ronald '09]Not sure how much people care about this one but Kevin McLeod re-signed with the CHL's Texas Brahmas.
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3878135[/quote]
This link is totally inappropriate for this thread.
(It belongs in another thread, one with August in the title.)