Prospect Tourney

Goodtown · Newbie

Prospect Tourney

Ando · Guru

And-o hopes that you will provide us with a summary!

Let us know who looks ready for the BIGS.

...the Habs have loads of 'potential'...lets hope that it has been steadily moving upwards!!!

barry33 · Guru

Ando wrote:

And-o hopes that you will provide us with a summary!

Let us know who looks ready for the BIGS.

...the Habs have loads of 'potential'...lets hope that it has been steadily moving upwards!!!

The 3 guys I am really curious about are in this order:

Latendresse- he was so close to making it last year I wonder if he can make it over the hump?

Chypchura- loads of potential and could be that future power forward we need

Price- still hoping that he proves me wrong when I say "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat were you thinking Bobby G? Number 5?!??"

Fatherhab · Senior Member

I sure wish I could attend this weekend. Over the next few days, I will post some of the reports from the prospects camp being held in Pierrefond outside MTL as well as any of the articles that are posted online reagarding the tournamnet games played by the HABS. These articles will be taken from the French Newspaper- let me know your wishes, whether you want a translation or just the gist of the articles. The following are 3 articles from La Presse about Latendresse(2 articles) and Garbovski(1 Article)

1- http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060907/CPSPORTS01/60907166/1006/CPSPORTS01

2- http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060907/CPSPORTS/609070605/1006/CPSPORTS01

3- http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060907/CPSPORTS01/60907160/1006/CPSPORTS01

Hope you enjoy the read

macneil · Guru

stole these from another board , its about the rookie practice im montreal today

Martin McGuire of CKAC was there as well, here is what he said:

- The lines were: Lats-Chip-D'ago...KostyII-Grabo-Mouton...Picard-Petit-Stewart. He thinks Chip, Lats, Dago, KostyII and Grabo will be in the main camp.

- Grabovsky looks like a little tank. Skates really well, he's ''a notch ahead'' of the other ones.

- With that said, Latendresse was the best player out there. Even better than Grabovsky in his own mind.

(at that point Villeneuve basically orgasmed hearing this news about Latendresse)

- There will be 50 players in the Habs training camp.

- Latendresse knows he has to start everything all over again in camp this year. Once again adds he only had headaches no concussion.

I was there today, must say that Grabovsky is fast, he didn't seem to push too hard and was still by far the best skater, and he actually surprised me with a very good shot. He could cause a surprise at the real camp.

Latendresse can score goals, no question about that, what a shot for him too, he was the one that seemed the most comfortable out there, cracking jokes and laughing quite a lot, he looked to be in great shape, good news...

Kostitsyn, the young one was also very good on the line with Grabovsky``the bielorussian rocket``, but Mouton, who completed that line was clearly out of his league.

Maxwell actually surprised me also with a good scoring touch, and finally Mikus who otherwise was not dominant, did blast a one timer past the goalie.

Chipchura, who looked very solid out there, did not seem to have a great scoring touch but then again, it's hard to judge as they didn't play a game.

For defence, O'byrne is pretty mobile for his size (6'5 230 some pounds) and really looked much bigger than the others as they walked in, he could be a surprise but will likely be in Hamilton this year. Carl looked like a good passer, but did not really stand out, and that's about it for D's.

In goal, Price is very solid , at everything really, and stands out, and Desjardins was also very strong, he looks big in net and stoped a lot of pucks. That's about it

Habtastic · Guru

Sounds great! Perezhogin better be looking over his shoulder because I don't think his place is secure. Some pundits thought that Grabovsky might come in and steal a top-two center spot... let's hope he does! I love our prospects and wish, as many of you do, I could see the camp. Unless they can get Emelin over, I don't see any movement on our blue-line, except maybe Cote coming up as an extra until Bouillon is back.

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AB Habman · Guru

macneil wrote:

stole these from another board , its about the rookie practice im montreal today

Martin McGuire of CKAC was there as well, here is what he said:

- The lines were: Lats-Chip-D'ago...KostyII-Grabo-Mouton...Picard-Petit-Stewart. He thinks Chip, Lats, Dago, KostyII and Grabo will be in the main camp.

- Grabovsky looks like a little tank. Skates really well, he's ''a notch ahead'' of the other ones.

- With that said, Latendresse was the best player out there. Even better than Grabovsky in his own mind.

(at that point Villeneuve basically orgasmed hearing this news about Latendresse)

- There will be 50 players in the Habs training camp.

- Latendresse knows he has to start everything all over again in camp this year. Once again adds he only had headaches no concussion.

I was there today, must say that Grabovsky is fast, he didn't seem to push too hard and was still by far the best skater, and he actually surprised me with a very good shot. He could cause a surprise at the real camp.

Latendresse can score goals, no question about that, what a shot for him too, he was the one that seemed the most comfortable out there, cracking jokes and laughing quite a lot, he looked to be in great shape, good news...

Kostitsyn, the young one was also very good on the line with Grabovsky``the bielorussian rocket``, but Mouton, who completed that line was clearly out of his league.

Maxwell actually surprised me also with a good scoring touch, and finally Mikus who otherwise was not dominant, did blast a one timer past the goalie.

Chipchura, who looked very solid out there, did not seem to have a great scoring touch but then again, it's hard to judge as they didn't play a game.

For defence, O'byrne is pretty mobile for his size (6'5 230 some pounds) and really looked much bigger than the others as they walked in, he could be a surprise but will likely be in Hamilton this year. Carl looked like a good passer, but did not really stand out, and that's about it for D's.

In goal, Price is very solid , at everything really, and stands out, and Desjardins was also very strong, he looks big in net and stoped a lot of pucks. That's about it

Good informative post macneil! We have some solid future NHLers! I don't think we have a superstar in the making but many strong players maturing at the same rate is better than one superstar!

macneil · Guru

id like to take credit but it was a cut and paste job , but i di that well didn"t i . lol
yes it sound like a good bunch of prospects coming up , we'll have to wait to see . grabovski sounds like he wants(think he can) to play in the nhl .

as for my new avitar , its a ripoff as well , im no good at doing that stuff.

-- Edited by macneil at 22:53, 2006-09-07

AB Habman · Guru

macneil wrote:

id like to take credit but it was a cut and paste job , but i di that well didn"t i . lol
yes it sound like a good bunch of prospects coming up , we'll have to wait to see . grabovski sounds like he wants(think he can) to play in the nhl .

as for my new avitar , its a ripoff as well , im no good at doing that stuff.

-- Edited by macneil at 22:53, 2006-09-07

It rocks!

I'm curious to see if Grabovski can grab a spotski also

heet_150 · Guru

Goodtown wrote:

Anyone here other then myself, going to the prospects tourney at Ricoh Coliseum on the weekend? Ill be there Friday night for Habs and make me laffs prospect game.

Thanks Goodtown, I forgot this was going on,. I'm going to grab my three sons and head down. $8.00 a ticket, not too bad. Here's hoping that Pogge gets absolutely shelled (I'm tired of hearing about him).

heet_150 · Guru

barry33 wrote:

The 3 guys I am really curious about are in this order:

Latendresse- he was so close to making it last year I wonder if he can make it over the hump?
Chypchura- loads of potential and could be that future power forward we need
Price- still hoping that he proves me wrong when I say "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat were you thinking Bobby G? Number 5?!??"

I really want to see Latendresse and Chypchura, but I also am interested in Aubin and Picard-Hooper. They both have put up some big numbers last year in the 'Q' (Aubin had 103 in 70g and P-H had 100 in 70g). P-H is listed as a Left Winger, but the Habs have him as a center.

I don't understand drafting a goalie so early in the draft either, perhaps their current crop of netminders (Huet and Aebischer) will become too expensive and Danis will have been made trade bait for a center.

barry33 · Guru

heet_150 wrote:

barry33 wrote:

The 3 guys I am really curious about are in this order:

Latendresse- he was so close to making it last year I wonder if he can make it over the hump?
Chypchura- loads of potential and could be that future power forward we need
Price- still hoping that he proves me wrong when I say "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat were you thinking Bobby G? Number 5?!??"

I really want to see Latendresse and Chypchura, but I also am interested in Aubin and Picard-Hooper. They both have put up some big numbers last year in the 'Q' (Aubin had 103 in 70g and P-H had 100 in 70g). P-H is listed as a Left Winger, but the Habs have him as a center.

I don't understand drafting a goalie so early in the draft either, perhaps their current crop of netminders (Huet and Aebischer) will become too expensive and Danis will have been made trade bait for a center.

Heeter- hey..if Price turns out to be the keeper that Gainey and the scouts think he is then it will turn out to be a great pick. One thing I give Gainey credit for. he does not always do the "safe" thing.

heet_150 · Guru

barry33 wrote:

Heeter- hey..if Price turns out to be the keeper that Gainey and the scouts think he is then it will turn out to be a great pick. One thing I give Gainey credit for. he does not always do the "safe" thing.

Perhaps I've borrowed Nil's Rose Coloured Glasses?????

heet_150 · Guru

Just found out that cameras are allowed. Now I am really jazzed.

Mad Habber · Member

Living in NW Ontario, I don't get to see any of these kids. So keep posting articles and your own observations. These little bits of information are very appreciated.

Fatherhab · Senior Member

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060908/CPSPORTS/609080986/1006/CPSPORTS01

Nil d · Guru

Fatherhab wrote:

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20060908/CPSPORTS/609080986/1006/CPSPORTS01

Interesting that Carbonneau rode the bus with the kids. I guess he'll be a "players' coach".

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Kyle Chipchura Vendredi 08 septembre 2006 - (RDS) – Au camp des recrues du Canadien, tout le monde parle de Guillaume Latendresse, mais les dirigeants du Tricolore ont pour leur part hâte de voir Kyle Chipchura. Un jeune homme pour qui l'étape des rangs juniors est maintenant chose du passé.

On dit beaucoup de bien de Chipchura, le premier joueur repêché par le Canadien en 2004. Ce joueur de centre de 6 pieds 2 pouces, 205 livres, possède toutes les qualités habituellement recherchées par les équipes de la Ligue nationale. Capitaine de l'équipe canadienne lors du dernier Championnat du monde junior, Chipchura a amélioré sa rapidité ces derniers mois.

«J’’ai amélioré ma vitesse. Le jeu est plus rapide maintenant et j’ai travaillé cet aspect de mon jeu cet été », a indiqué Chipchura.

«Kyle est un très bon joueur dans les deux sens de la patinoire. C’est le genre de gars que les entraîneurs aiment », a pour sa part déclaré le directeur du personnel du Tricolore, Trevor Timmins.

Le printemps dernier, une fois son club junior éliminé à Prince-Albert, Chipchura a eu la chance de poursuivre sa saison dans la Ligue américaine avec les Bulldogs de Hamilton avec qui il a disputé huit rencontres, récoltant un but et deux passes.

«Ça m’a donné une idée de ce à quoi ressemble le jeu chez les pros. Cette expérience m’a préparé pour ce camp », a laissé entendre Chipchura.

« Les entraîneurs ont été plus que satisfaits par ses progrès. Il était l’un des meilleurs à Hamilton. C’est un leader », a ajouté Timmins.

Mon but est de me tailler un poste avec le Canadien. Je ferai tout ce que je peux, quitte à déloger un vétéran. »

Comme le Canadien n'est pas très bien nanti au centre et qu'en plus le statut de Saku Koivu demeure nébuleux, Kyle Chipchura est probablement LA recrue qui sera le plus dans la mire des entraîneurs

Fatherhab · Senior Member

I was just reading some interesting info about this tournament.

- Chiphura will be captain, assitants will be Latendresse and Gleed

- starting goalie will be Price

- nets will be six inches higher and 8 inches wider than the normal goal size

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Carey Price Vendredi 08 septembre 2006 - TORONTO (PC) - Guillaume Latendresse a de la compagnie au camp des espoirs du Canadien.

Les dirigeants avaient hâte de voir à l'oeuvre Mikhail Grabovski au tournoi des recrues. L'Allemand d'origine a montré de belles aptitudes dans la défaite de 6-5 que la relève du Tricolore a subie aux dépens des jeunes Maple Leafs, vendredi, au Ricoh Coliseum.

Grabovski, un choix de cinquième tour au repêchage de 2004, a réussi deux buts, en plus d'amasser une passe. L'aîné du groupe des recrues du CH, à l'âge de 22 ans, a réussi son deuxième filet au terme d'une échappée en provenance du flanc gauche. Filant à pleine vapeur, il a mystifié à l'aide d'une superbe feinte le gardien des Leafs, Justin Pogge.

Grabovski, explosif sur patins comme Maxim Afinogenov des Sabres de Buffalo, a failli rompre l'égalité vers la fin de la troisième période, mais Pogge a eu le dernier mot. C'est finalement Robbie Earl qui a procuré le gain aux Maple Leafs au début de la période de prolongation.

"Ce Grabovski est pas mal impressionnant, a mentionné l'entraîneur des jeunots du CH Kirk Muller, pas plus déçu qu'il le faut du résultat. Il est très rapide, trop parfois. Par moments, il tentait de trop en faire. Il ne craint pas le jeu rude non plus."

Latendresse ne s'est pas inscrit au score, mais il s'est fait remarquer. Jouant à la droite de Kyle Chipchura, il a raté une occasion unique en début de soirée. Pogge l'a frustré, après qu'il se soit moqué d'un défenseur en entrée de zone. Il a également distribué de solides coups d'épaule. Sur la séquence du but gagnant, toutefois, il n'a pas suivi Earl jusqu'à la toute fin.

"C'était seulement mon deuxième match de l'été, a rappelé Latendresse, qui a été blessé à la tête au cours du premier disputé au camp d'évaluation de l'équipe canadienne junior. J'étais quelque peu craintif au début, mais j'estime avoir bien fait. Je suis satisfait. J'ai donné de bonnes mises en échec et je n'ai ressenti aucune douleur."

Il s'en voulait simplement de ne pas avoir maîtrisé Earl en prolongation.

"Je ne savais pas réellement où aller sur la glace. La rondelle s'est retrouvée dans l'enclave et il (Earl) a pu la récupérer", a-t-il expliqué.

Les espoirs du bleu-blanc-rouge ont connu un relâchement en troisième période, les Maple Leafs prenant les devants 4-3 en y allant de trois buts au cours des sept premières minutes d'action.

Le gardien Carey Price, solide jusque-là, a moins bien paru. Price, qui a fait face à 39 lancers, et son opposant Pogge, 23 tirs, ont dû composer avec des buts élargis, une expérience que la LNH tente à l'occasion de la compétition.

Matt D'Agostini a fait 5-5 avec moins de cinq minutes à écouler. Mathieu Aubin, des MAINEiacs de Lewiston, et Keven Petit, des Olympiques de Gatineau, ont été les autres buteurs du CH.

Chez les Maple Leafs, le Québecois Brent Aubin, le seul du groupe en fait, a volé la vedette, en obtenant un but et trois passes. L'attaquant âgé de 20 ans des Remparts de Québec a évolué en compagnie du premier choix au repêchage des Leafs cette année, le Tchèque Jiri Tlusty.

John Mitchell, deux fois, Phil Oreskovic et Jaime Sifers ont été les autres marqueurs des jeunes Leafs

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Habs beat Florida Rookies 5-1

ESPOIRS DU CANADIEN

Desjardins se montre solide dans un gain de 5-1

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Dans un affrontement peu enlevant, les espoirs du Canadien ont facilement pris la mesure de leurs pendants des Panthers de la Floride, samedi, l'emportant 5-1 devant une poignée de mordus de hockey au Ricoh Coliseum.

Ce qu'on retiendra surtout c'est que le gardien Cédrick Desjardins a créé une bonne impression, à ses débuts dans l'organisation du CH. L'ancien de l'Océanic de Rimouski et des Remparts de Québec, qui a accepté un contrat de la Ligue américaine en juillet, a repoussé 30 tirs.

Seul Dan Collins l'a déjoué au cours d'une double supériorité numérique des Panthers au début de la troisième période.

«C'est un bon baptême, a commenté Desjardins, visiblement satisfait. C'était important pour moi de ne pas rater ma rentrée. Je peux dire mission accomplie.
«Ce n'est qu'une étape, a-t-il continué. Je sais qu'à mesure que le camp va progresser, ça va être plus difficile. Mon objectif est de mériter un poste dans la Ligue américaine.»

Le recruteur-chef du Tricolore, Trevor Timmins, a aussi trouvé que Desjardins s'était bien tiré d'affaire.

«C'est un bon début pour lui, a dit Timmins. Sur le plan technique, il a des choses à apprendre, mais Roland Melanson est là pour l'aider. Cédrick est un gagnant (winner) et ce qu'on apprécie surtout chez lui, c'est sa grande combativité.»

Latendresse marque

À l'attaque, Mikhail Grabovski, qui s'était mis en évidence vendredi dans la défaite de 6-5 du CH, Guillaume Latendresse et Kyle Chipchura, ont de nouveau bien fait. Grabovski a préparé le premier but du match de Sergei Kostitsyn, qui y est par ailleurs allé de quelques belles feintes.

Latendresse a réussi le cinquième but des siens en troisième période, concrétisant tout près devant la courte passe de Chipchura, qui récoltait du coup son deuxième point de la rencontre. Latendresse, des Voltigeurs de Drummondville, a de plus amassé une aide, tout en écopant quelques pénalités.

Mathieu Aubin, des MAINEiacs de Lewiston, et Benjamin Maxwell sont les autres qui ont trompé la vigilance du gardien David Shantz, qui a été confronté à 27 tirs.

Le Tricolore (1-1) complètera le tour rotation du tournoi qui regroupe quatre équipes, lundi, face aux Lions de l'Université York. Dimanche, c'est congé pour tout le monde

Fatherhab · Senior Member

Taken from another board:

Fellow habs fan i was at rookie tournament game 2 between our hab young guns vs the florida panther young guns. Cedric was very impressive. I mean if you saw that oversized net and cedric in front of it. He looked small but but did he ever cover that net north/south and east/west. made it look easy. florida had a few 5 on 3 and only scored once. Quick glove hand and good pad work. The panthers had a majority of thier shots on the power play. 5 on 5 the habsters were so dominant.

Grabovski was awesome! Boy can he shift gears and make you look bad on the rush and he does have good puck control on the rush and in traffic. he is not afraid of going to the net.

Sergei Kostitsyn, Latendresse, Chipchura, Maxwell, White, D'Agostini all played good at both end of the ice.

It did not seem to matter which line was out there for the habs. Our young guns made florida look slow. Thats what my 11 year old daughter said to me. Dad florida looks slow and I said thats only because the habs are a quicker skating team. Penalty kill was very good and it seems that latendresse,chipchura were the goto guys on the pk.

I was impressed with Frechette & Joainisse(i think i spelled his name right) these are a couple of try out guys that were not affraid to hit the opponents and seem to be cool under pressure (not coughing up the puck)and very good skaters. O'bryne hammered a couple of guys behind our net and he is one smooth operator with skating and moving the puck. jon gleed he is going to be a good defenseman (stay-at-home & steady d-man)

I really enjoyed the game and would do this again. It was general admission, so i can sit anywhere, me and my two daughters managed to be at ice level(first row)

our offense looks to be in very good hands folks.

go habs go

Nil d · Guru

Does anyone know why those nets were larger than regulation (in the rookie tournament)?

What was the point of that? To make the goalies feel insecure?

Fatherhab · Senior Member

Your guess is as good as mine Nilsey. The nets are going back to regulation size for the rest of the tournament. Was this another of Bettman's quick fixes?