2009-nhl-draft-prospects Stories - Raw Charge
The Unlikely Scenario Redux -- Matt Duchene
Here at Raw Charge, we've made it pretty clear who we want in the draft. Our Mock Draft selection was preceded the last few months with posts about Lukas Krajicek having to serve as a top pair D-man, how bad things had gotten on the blue-line last season, etc. Yeah, we want Hedman. But I got me a...
2009 NHL Draft profile: C Brayden Schenn
Team: Brandon Wheat Kings (Western Hockey League of the CHL)DOB: August 22, 1991Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Height: 6-0Weight: 198 pounds Position: Center Shoots: Left Rankings: International Scouting Services: 6thThe Hockey News: 6thRed Line Report: ...
2009 NHL Draft Profile: D Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Team: Leksand IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan Swedish League (SWE-2)DOB: 7-17-91Hometown: Tingsryd, SwedenHeight: 6-2Weight: 171 lbsShoots: Left Rankings:International Scouting Services: 9thThe Hockey News: 13thRed Line Report: 7thTSN: ...
Drawing from Three, there can only be One for Bolts
Videos posted at The Lightning official team website highlight Victor Hedman, Matt Duchene and John Tavares in separate clips. There is more highlight fluff than assessment and some older interview footage mixed in with footage from the visit with the Lightning all three players had last...
The 21st pick: Narrowing down the choices
The draft is just three weeks away, and there's no doubt that the debate has been raging in the Flyers front office on what kind of player they will take with the 21st overall pick in the first round. What weaknesses need to be addressed in the organization? The most glaring weakness is, of course,...
The Tale of Two Attitudes
Two prospects. Two quotes. Two perspectives. Two attitudes. One of them is a boy who has been playing among men. The other is a scoring machine that seems to be a man among boys. But one stands out as ready to be a professional athlete and the other... well... Two quotes, try to guess which...
2009 NHL Draft Prospect Preview: Jacob Josefson
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Lightning's 1st-round selection history for D-men a shaky one
With the talk of Victor Hedman as the Lightning's likely target for the 2009 Entry Draft (unless, of course, the Isles pick him first), it leads to reflection of past first-round defensemen drafted by the Bolts. In the franchise's 17 previous drafts (four of them having no #1 draft pick: 1999,...
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