Iggulden Signs With Rochester

[ugarte]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:Wow, is someone besides me actually talking about Swiss hockey here?[/q]I'm surprised that anyone was listening to you talking about Swiss hockey.

[Trotsky]

Now, now...

[dsr11]

ok, so i don't have the patience to read swedish (or use google's translator).  how is vesce doing over there?

[Bio '04]

[Q]dsr11 Wrote:

 ok, so i don't have the patience to read swedish (or use google's translator).  how is vesce doing over there?[/q]

Not that I can read most of the pages either, but it sure seems like they love Vesce in Sweden (they call him King Ryan).

In terms of scoring stats, here's how he matches up with the rest of the league:
http://www.eliteprospects.com/scoring_tierII.php

[Jordan 04]

http://www.roglebk.nu/A/inter/041130RV.htm

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

A little poking around found that Manderville is playing in the Elite League.

Road trip?

[Trotsky]

It appears Manderville is no longer on the Timra active roster.

[mgl11]

I think the story is more that he has not been resigned for next year (yet anyway)...the swedish season is over at this point. Manderville was on Timra's playoff roster and played in all 7 of their games (notching 1 assist and 18 penelty minutes).

at good site for all things hockey and swedish (which may have been posted before)....

http://stats.swehockey.se/

[Brian]

I noticed Paolini was signed to a PTO contract and Iggulden and Cook were signed to ATO contracts, what is the difference between the two contracts?  ::help::

[Hillel Hoffmann]

There's another mini-profile of Vesce here: http://www.roglebk.nu/A/inter/050226bjorkloven.htm#profil

I can speak Swedish (not that you really need a translation for about 2/3 of the words). Here's what it says:

Name: Ryan Vesce
Nickname: Ves
Position on the team: Forward
Age: 22 years
Occupation: Hockey player [Not always the answer at this level. HH]
Family: Parents, two brothers and a sister.
Car: Volvo S60
Previous clubs: Long Island Gulls, New York Apple Core, Cornell University
Best people to play/hang with in Roegle: Our fans
High points in career: To play in the Frozen Four, the college playoffs, in 2003 in front of 17,000 people in the Buffalo Sabre's HSBC Arena.
Describe the Angel Island Army [= Roegle fans]: Best in Sweden, maybe best in the world!
Coolest sweaters (with the exception of Roegle's): Cornell University's white ones
[Roegle's] Foremost challenger for the league title: Leksand
Aengelholm's best restaurant: Torsten's
Life's a party when: We take three points.
Favorite sport (with the exception of ice hockey): Baseball
Favorite sports team: New York Giants (American football)

Best...
...hockey arena: Aengelholm's Ice Hall
...coach: Mike Schafer
...TV show: Seinfeld
...movie: Good Will Hunting
...book: Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
...food: Pasta
...drink: Gatorade
...music: Rap

[RichH]

[Q]Brian Wrote:

 I noticed Paolini was signed to a PTO contract and Iggulden and Cook were signed to ATO contracts, what is the difference between the two contracts?   [/q]

My best guess:

PTO = Professional Tryout
ATO = Amateur Tryout

Seeing that Paolini came in after having been playing as a professional for the last 2 years, and Iggulden and Cook last played as amateurs.  Other than that, I don't know what the rules are regarding the two different types, such as how many of each kind a team can do, what that means contractually, etc.

[KeithK]

[q]My best guess:

PTO = Professional Tryout
ATO = Amateur Tryout [/q]This is right, confirmed by a 5 second venture on Google.  I didn't take the extra time to determine what the difference is exactly.

[Will]

[Q]Hillel Hoffmann Wrote:

Describe the Angel Island Army [= Roegle fans]: Best in Sweden, maybe best in the world!

[/q]

Traitor!  ::nut::

[KeithK]

Traitor?  Nah.  Just a suck up to his new fans.  (Notice he only said "maybe".)

[French Rage]

[Q]Jordan 04 Wrote:

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Anyone know where to find the SEL II rosters?  I've tried a few times and no luck.  Last thing I heard Rogle was at/near the top, and with the SEL the top tier II teams get a chance to replace a tier I team in the top tier.