Bridgeport and Prospect Roundup 10/23
by Mark D on Oct 23, 2011 6:00 AM EDT
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PrintJust like their parent club, Bridgeport is struggling wildly with inconsistency. There are some bright spots early though, as Justin DeBendetto is second in the AHL in goals and the team is 3-4 after 7 games. Jeremy Colliton continues his solid minor league career as he is averaging a point per game, 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 games. The struggles though are coming from surprising sources, as Kevin Poulin has posted back to back sub .800 SV% games. Meanwhile the teams veteran players, Trevor Frischmon (-5), Dylan Reese (-6) and Tim Wallace (-6) are among the worst on the team in +/- (along with Matt Donovan's -6).
Bridgeport Vs Adirondack (Philly) Oct 16 2011
Not much to say here, as Adirondack routed BP 4-1. David Ullstrom scored the lone goal unassisted. Kevin Poulin gave up 5 goals on 23 shots. If the Islanders specialty is making backup goalies look like superstars, then BP's specialty is making washed up NHL goalies look amazing as Micheal Leighton made 25 saves on 26 shots. Ty Wishart finished the game +1, while Calvin De Haan was -3.
Bridgeport Vs St Johns (Winnipeg) Oct 21 2011
Dibo traded goals early on with St Johns as the 1st ended tied 2-2 (including Jason Gregoire's first pro goal). Dibo was assisted by Sean Backman on the first goal and De Haan/Wishart on the second goal. After Anders Nilsson (33 shots, 30 saves) gave up the go ahead goal less then a minute into the 3rd, David Ullstrom (Chris Langkow, Colliton) scored with under 3 minutes to go to force overtime. Colliton (De Haan, Aaron Ness) scored the game winner in OT for the 4-3 win. Colliton was named 1st star, Dibo named 3rd star.
Bridgeport Vs St Johns Oct 22 2011
Tough night for Kevin Poulin as he got the hook after giving up 4 goals on 15 shots. His replacement was Mikko Kosikinen who had a strong outing turning away 19 shots as BP tried to claw their way back into the game. Tyler McNeely scored his first goal of the year in the first with assists from Casey Cizikas and Wallace. Matt Donovan notched his first with 1 second left in the 2nd assisted by Colliton. Ullstrom scored the final goal assisted by Reese as BP fell 4-3
The Natural Born Kirills
Quiet week for Kirill Petrov as he scored 1 goal in 3 games putting him at 7 goals and 3 assists for 10 points in 13 games. He is 1 goal away from matching last years total.
Even quieter week for Kirill Kabanov who still hasn't played in a game yet for his new team, the Shawinigan Cataractes. His number is listed as 999 on the QMJHL website, which would be amusing to see. [How to pronounce Kirill Kabanov]
The CHL
The Niagra IceDogs had 2 games this week, beating Ottawa 4-1 [Video] and Plymouth 4-0. Mitchell Theoret had a goal in the first game while Ryan Strome had an assist in each game. Theoret has 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 11 games while Strome has 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 5 games.
Andrey Pedan played one game for the Guleph Storm this week notching a PPG and a +1. In 8 games he has 3 goals, 1 assist for 4 points and a +1.
John Persson played 3 games for the Red Deer Rebels and had an assist in the first two games. In 10 games he has 3 goals, 7 assists for 10 points.
In 2 games this week for the Spokane Chiefs Brenden Kitchon had 1 assist and a +2. He has 1 goal and 6 assists for 7 points in 10 games and an even +/-
The NCAA
Notre Dame had one game this week against Rensselaer winning 5-2 on the back of an Anders Lee hat trick. Robbie Russo was held off the scoresheet. In 5 games Russo has 2 assists. Anders Lee currently leads the NCAA in goals with 8 and is tied with the lead in points 11 with teammate TJ Tynan and Erik Haulu of Minnesota.[Highlights from 10/14 game vs Ohio State]
North Dakota dropped back to back games to Wisconsin, 5-3 and 5-4. While Brock Nelson was quiet in the first game, only notching a -1, he had a goal (in the final minute) and 2 assists in the 5-4 loss. In 6 games he has 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points in 6 games. Jason Clark did not play for Wisconsin.
Of note on Jason Clark, for those wondering why he's been healthy scratched. Found this on The Islanders Informer at KuklasKorner "Through email correspondence last week, Andy Baggot of the Wisconsin State Journal told me the following: "Spoke with Mike Eaves a few minutes ago. He said that while Jason is 100 percent healthy to practice, he’s roughly two weeks behind everyone else in terms of conditioning. Eaves said once Clark closes that gap he’ll be in the mix."
Denver followed up a 4-2 win over Minnesota State with a 10-2 rout of Minnesota State. Scott Mayfield was pointless in the first game and posted a goal in the second game. In 4 games Mayfield has 1 goal and 1 assist. [Get to know Scott Mayfield]
Boston U dropped their game this weekend to Holy Cross 5-4. Corey Trivino notched 2 assists and now has 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 4 games. [Lots of Corey Trivino/Boston U Vids]
Cody Rosen did not play this weekend. [Rosen at Prospect Camp Via 7th Woman]
SEL
Johan Sundstrom added a goal this week and now has a goal and assist in 14 games for Frolunda.
Jesse Joensuu didn't play a game this week due to injury. [Interview] [interview]
Just a little bit of news, for those who like the prospect roundup, we will from now on be making every attempt to post this update first thing Sunday morning.
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Anders lee is redicilous
Don't feed the TROLL!...You have been warned.
by the maroon bird on Oct 23, 2011 8:37 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Does this mean...
he was diculous last year, and is doing it again this year?
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@JPinVA
by JPinVA on Oct 23, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think you're thinking of
doubledicuolous
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Nelson
It seems to me that he is scoring very well when playing wing, and not so much when he is playing center. I will try to look up game sheets to see if they indicate where he was playing on a given night, but from what I understand, the majority of his points (I think at least 6 of the 7) have come on the wing.
Even more annoying than that is that he’s playing LW.
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That explains a lot, was wondering why he was so up and down on the scoring sheets
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Sides
And how, what’s a monkey gotta do to get a RW around here?
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Web-tastic...
I really look forward to these, MD…or can I call you DOC?
Mayfield is way too happy to be in the NHL. I think college is more about that than getting them ready for the day to day grind of NHL hockey. He needs to walk into the “coat” room at a kegger and see his girlfriend taking on the “special teams” unit from the football team.
That’s how you become Chris Pronger.
I think Bridgeport will start to transition shortly. It’s going to take some time for Thompson to get all of the kids on the same page. Much like Gordon’s first season when it was the blind leading the blind, and forcing a lot of round pegs into square holes. Hopefully Thompson rounds out some of the holes, while squaring off the pegs, and they meet somewhere in the middle. That defense is going to be a handful until they learn how to play DEFENSE. Without Wotto, Wishart weighs woefully (that didn’t start out that way, but I had to give it a shot). What might help is a guy like Mottau helping them learn. I think trading Ullstrom or Dibo for Pandolfo helps both clubs as well.
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@JPinVA
agree that it’ll take some time, although it is worrying that Poulin is struggling.
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Hopefully he doesn’t copy the maddening WTF? part of Johnson’s game. I’ll take just about any part of Pronger’s.
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Wonder if the 10-game mark or so will be the first re-eval period
Or after the Penguins series maybe. I figure they want Gillies through the Pens game, but after that there’s a run of teams where, except for Boston, I don’t see a lot potential Gillies-level policing needs.
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Does DiBo have to clear waivers?
by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Oct 23, 2011 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope. Still young/inexperienced enough to be exempt.
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I haven’t seen him play yet, wouldn’t be surprised
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Off topic question
I missed most of the game last night, but eventually convinced the barback to put the game on. When he did, I saw the trail end of a play: One of our forwards (RW?) fired a wicked wrister off a rush from the high circle area. Theodore got a piece but the puck just missed trickling in the opposite post. Didnt see a replay, Was that Okposo?
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Question
Are there any restrictions with call ups/demotions like there are with baseball? Or can they do what ever they want?
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There are a number of restrictions
Whether a guy has an NHL contract (some guys have AHL-only contracts and cannot get called up), whether a guy needs to go through waivers or not (which depends on age, # of GP, etc), the # of guys you can have in a game at one time, many things like that.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Oct 23, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Generally
- You can have 23 healthy guys on the roster at one time
- More experienced/older guys are more likely to require clearing waivers (formula TMC alluded to)
- After a guy clears waivers, you have flexibility with him for 10 games or 30 games (i.e. you can make a move with him without resubmitting him to waivers)
It’s annoying complex, and those three barely scratch the surface, but those are the main points.
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Thanks guys.
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by Chairman Meow on Oct 23, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ack, meant to say 10 games or 30 *days*
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