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  1. 2 hours ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

    Why do I get the feeling that Vegas is going to be one of those teams that will just continually come up with wave after wave of good players?

    Even after departures of established guys, cap crunches, and people writing them off as "well, they had their run".

    This Cody Glass guy might be the first of many new wave guys coming through their system that will just keep the Knights competitive long after their rivals fail to see beyond the short term future.

    Abundance of talent in the NHL indeed......

    Yea....let's see what this "kid' has got this year!

     

    Just my opinion, but Vegas in general is an attractive place, and with the immediate success the organization has had, if it continues, they won't have any issues luring ufa's to sign there, all they really have to do is deepen the pipeline and not miss on draft picks, and they should be solid for years.

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  2. Game # 1

     

    VGK 4 Sharks 1

     

    LAS VEGAS -- Golden Knights rookie Cody Glass couldn't seem to do anything right on the day of his NHL debut.

     

    He broke a sliding door in the locker room of the team's practice facility, couldn't fall asleep while attempting to take a pregame nap -- and his nerves continued to get the best of him.

    Then he stepped onto the ice.

     

    Glass, the club's first draft selection when he was picked sixth overall in 2017, scored the first goal of his career to help Vegas beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

     

    "It's nerve-wracking, especially with all those fans," said Glass, who centered a line that included veteran wings Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty.

     

    "It's something that I just took a deep breath and kind of tried to forget about. They (the jitters) went away. As a hockey player you take that first shift, kind of take it all in. Try and not do too much and then after that get more comfortable.

     

    "Playing with two special players like that, it's incredible. I've been watching those guys for a while growing up. To have the chance to play on a line with them is unbelievable. Obviously they had really good games today and hopefully moving forward it's the exact same."

     

    Pacioretty assisted on Glass' goal, Stone had a goal and assist, and Reilly Smith added two goals for the Golden Knights, who improved their regular-season record at T-Mobile Arena to 54-22-7.

     

    Sitting amongst the regular season-record crowd of 18,588 at T-Mobile Arena was Glass' father Jeff and brother Matt, making the night even more special.

     

    "They've been through it all with me, through the tough times and the good," Glass said. "It's incredible to have them here. I know they're very happy for me and I can't wait to share this moment with them. It's a special day, but I don't want to be a one-game player. I want to be an 82-game player."

     

    Marc-Andre Fleury, who was 2-1-0 with a 1.68 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage in the preseason, made 21 saves to earn the win in the 799th game of his career.

     

    Fleury, now in his 16th season, improved to 10-5-0 in openers. The victory tied him with Curtis Joseph (10-2-0) and Martin Brodeur (10-5-3) for the most season-opening wins in NHL history.

     

    Vegas, which will play in San Jose on Friday, improved to 6-1-2 all-time against the Sharks in the regular season. But it was San Jose that ousted Vegas in a highly controversial Game 7 during last season's first round of the playoffs.

     

    "It's nice to get that first win at home, especially against these guys," Fleury said. "Our crowd again was awesome; it was loud in there. I think our team played an awesome game from start to finish and I didn't have to do too much back there."

     

    Marcus Sorensen scored for San Jose, which played with a contingent of newcomers after forward Evander Kane was handed a three-game suspension Tuesday, and All-Star defenseman Erik Karlsson was ruled out for a personal matter just before puck drop.

     

    Martin Jones, who tied for third in the league with 36 wins last season, made 31 saves.

     

    "It's hard," San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. "We have a lot of young players that we're asking to come into this environment against a veteran, battle-hardened team with revenge on their minds. It was a big ask. The result was just and deserved. Hopefully we'll learn some lessons and get better from it."

     

    Stone opened the scoring when he snapped a wrist shot past Jones on the power play. Less than two minutes later it was Smith with a one-timer from William Karlsson at the doorstep to make it 2-0. It was Karlsson's 100th career assist.

     

    Sorensen cut the lead in the half later in the period when he rifled a wrist shot just over the top of Fleury's glove.

     

    Glass extended Vegas' lead to 3-1 with his goal, and Smith provided the final margin with a short-handed goal, his second of the game.

  3. As i did last year, i try to keep a record of every NHL fight during the regular season and post video of those that are worthy, and hopefully it leads to some discussion.

    The rules of "Fight Club"... 

    1st Rule "You do not talk about fight club"
    2nd Rule "YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB" 
    3rd Rule "If someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out, the fight is over"
    4th Rule "Only two guys to a fight"
    5th Rule "One fight at a time , fellas"
    6th Rule "No shirts, no shoes"
    7th Rule "Fights will go on as long as they have to"
    And the 8th and final rule of "Fight Club" is... "If tonight is you're first night at fight club, you have to fight" 

  4. Bruins Announce 2019 Development Camp Roster & Schedule

    All on-ice sessions at Warrior Ice Arena are free and open to the public

    by Boston Bruins @NHLBruins / Boston Bruins
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    BOSTON - The Boston Bruins announced today, June 25, their roster, practice schedule and media availability for the Bruins' 13th annual Development Camp at Warrior Ice Arena. Please note roster, practice times and availability are subject to change.

    The Bruins Development Camp will be held from Wednesday, June 26 through Friday, June 28. 

    All on-ice sessions of the Bruins Development Camp are open to the public and the media.  

    The Development Camp participants will also partake in three community events on Thursday, June 27. A group of prospects will visit Franciscan Children's Hospital at 2:30 p.m., while another group visits Woburn Public Library for a Bruins Summer Reading Kickoff at 3 p.m. The final group of prospects will remain at Warrior Ice Arena to assist with a Northeast Passage Sled Hockey Clinic at 2:30 p.m. 

    The Development Camp roster features 34 players, including 21 forwards, 8 defensemen and 5 goaltenders. The roster includes 19 players within the Bruins organization and 15 players who will attend on an invite basis.

    The roster also includes players from six different countries: United States (20), Canada (5), Sweden (4), Czech Republic (3), Finland (1), Russia (1). The average age of all attendees is 20.1 years old.

    BOSTON BRUINS 2019 DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER:

    (Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name)

    Forwards: Samuel Asselin, Jack Becker, John Beecher, Matt Brown*, Nathan Burke*, Casey Dornbach*, Curtis Hall, Mike Hardman*, Jakub Lauko, Matias Mantykivi, Drew O'Connor*, Quinn Olson, Justin Richards*, Linus Sandin*, Jake Schmaltz, Pavel Shen, Oskar Steen, Jack Studnicka, Nate Sucese*, Nolan Walker*, Marek Zachar*

    Defensemen: Axel Andersson, Victor Berglund, Cameron Clarke, Brandon Estes*, Josh Maniscalco*, Dustyn McFaul, Nick Wolff*, Cooper Zech

    Goaltenders: James Corcoran*, Taylor Gauthier*, Kyle Keyser, Jeremy Swayman, Dan Vladar

    *Indicates attendance to Development Camp is on an invite basis

     

    BOSTON BRUINS 2019 DEVELOPMENT CAMP SCHEDULE:

    (Locations and times are subject to change)

     

    Wednesday, June 26 (Warrior Ice Arena, Brighton, MA)

    -On-ice session (Group A), 11 a.m.

    -On-ice session (Group B), 12 p.m.

    -On-ice session (Group C), 1 p.m.

     

    Thursday, June 27 (Warrior Ice Arena, Brighton, MA)

    -On-ice session (Group A), 10:30 a.m.

    -On-ice session (Group A & B), 11:15 a.m.

    -On-ice session (Group B), 12:15 p.m.

     

    Friday, June 28 (Warrior Ice Arena, Brighton, MA)

    -On-ice session, 10:15 a.m.

  5. Jakob Pelletier, LW, Moncton (QMJHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 27 (North American skaters)

    Pelletier (5-9, 165) was seventh in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 89 points (39 goals, 50 assists) and scored nine power-play goals in 65 games. He possesses elite hockey sense and can out-think opponents to beat them to open areas of the ice.

  6. Vegas Golden Knights - Peyton Krebs, C, Kootenay (WHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 10 (North American skaters)

    Krebs (5-11, 183) had surgery June 7 to repair a partial tear to his Achilles tendon sustained during an on-ice workout, and it's likely he'll be off the ice summer during his recovery. He had 10 points (six goals, four assists) in seven games as captain for Canada at the 2019 IIHF World U-18 Championship. The left-handed shot plays with great energy and can finish plays. He led Kootenay with 68 points (19 goals, 49 assists), 26 power-play points (eight goals, 18 assists), three shootout goals and 538 face-off wins in 64 games. He was named player of the game for Team Don Cherry at the 2019 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game on Jan. 24 after he had a goal and an assist.

  7. John Beecher, C, USA U-18 (NTDP)

    NHL Central Scouting ranking: No. 49 (North American skaters)

    Beecher (6-3, 212) was a bit overlooked because of the top talent ahead of him on the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Under-18 team, but his superior speed, especially for his size, allowed him to get up and down the ice and protect the puck in tight. He had 39 points (12 goals, 27 assists) in 56 games despite not seeing first-unit power-play time. He'll continue to develop his game at the University of Michigan next season.

  8. 2019 NHL Draft

    * Subject to change

    Round 1 (30th overall) John Beecher, C, USA U-18 (NTDP)

    Round 3 (92nd overall) Quinn Olson, LW

    Round 5 (154th overall) Roman Bychkov, D

    Round 6 (185th overall) Matias Mantykivi, F

    Round 7 (192nd overall) Jake Schmaltz, F

  9. Rangers acquire defenceman Trouba from Jets

    TSN.ca Staff

    The New York Rangers have acquired defenceman Jacob Trouba from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Neal Pionk and the 20th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.

    #NYR have acquired D Jacob Trouba from the #nhljets in exchange for D Neal Pionk and the 20th overall pick in this week's #NHLDraft.

    He enters the off-season as a restricted free agent. 

    Trouba appeared in all 82 regular season games last season with the Jets, scoring eight goals and adding 42 assists for a total of 50 points. For his career, he has 42 goals and 137 assists.

    He's played all six of his NHL seasons in Winnipeg. 

    The 25-year-old was selected ninth overall in the 2012 NHL Draft.
  10. Boston Bruins Sign Samuel Asselin

    Boston Bruins Sign Samuel Asselin

    According to Mikael Lalancette of TVA Sports, the Boston Bruins will be signing undrafted CHL free agent Samuel Asselin to a three-year entry-level contract. Lalancette adds that the Montreal Canadiens had also shown interest in the Quebec native.

    Asselin, 20, had his best season of junior this year after being traded to the Halifax Mooseheads early on. In 68 regular season games he scored 48 times, leading the QMJHL in goals and placing tenth in overall scoring with 86 points. The undersized forward was almost as effective in the playoffs, recording nine goals and 17 points in 22 games as the Mooseheads went to the league final. He was named a QMJHL Second Team All-Star for his efforts, though the real prize is the NHL contract he is about to sign.

    The Bruins have done extremely well with overlooked QMJHL stars in the past, as star forwards Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron were both selected outside of the first round. Obviously reaching that kind of level is a stretch for a player like Asselin, the team obviously believes he has shown some NHL potential this season.

    He had attended development camp with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the past but failed to earn a deal.

    Asselin will turn 21 next month and will have to deal with a jump to the professional ranks in 2019-20, likely suiting up for the Bruins’ AHL affiliate. Not only will he have to continue to produce offensively, but if he wants to make it all the way to the NHL—especially as a center—he’ll have to compete physically and tighten up defensively. His faceoff skills are already strong, winning 54.1% of his draws this season, but it will only get tougher as the competition increases.
  11. Round #1 (13th overall)  Spencer Knight ~ Panthers

    Round # 2 (37th overall) Mads Sogaard ~ Sens

    Round #2 (59th overall)  Hunter Jones ~ Wild

    Round # 3 (67th overall)  Erik Portillo ~ Sabres

    Round # 3 (71st overall) Hugo Alnefelt ~ Lightning

    Round # 5 (135th overall)  Isaiah Saville ~ VGK

    Round # 5 (148th overall)  Ethan Haider ~ Preds

    Round # 7 (214th overall)  Dustin Wolf ~ Flames

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  12. Goalies drafted in 2019

    Andrei Vasilevskiy was the last goalie to go in the top 20 when the Tampa Bay Lightning selected him at No. 19 in the 2012 NHL Draft.

    After two more seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League, Vasilevskiy made his NHL debut in 2014-15.

    This season he led the NHL with 39 wins and is a Vezina Trophy finalist for the second straight season.

    "I think as the year went along I noticed there were a lot of good, quality goalies who could have a good chance to play in the NHL someday and those top-end guys have a really good chance to become No. 1 goalies on their teams," Al Jensen of NHL Central Scouting said. "There have been a couple of surprises and there's good quality in goal this season."
    Here are NHL.com's top 10 goalies available for the 2019 Draft:

    1. Spencer Knight, USA U-18 (USHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 1 (North American goalies)

    Knight has an excellent pro presence, balance and is very confident. He possesses the perfect mental makeup to excel at the position. Jensen believes Knight, who reminds him of a young Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens, has huge NHL upside. The 6-foot-3, 193-pound goalie went 32-4-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average, .913 save percentage, and two shutouts in 39 games. He led the United States to a bronze medal at the 2019 IIHF World Under-18 Championship with a 1.51 GAA, .936 save percentage and one shutout in six games. Knight, committed to Boston College starting next season, set the NTDP record for wins (59) in two seasons (78 games).


    2. Mads Sogaard, Medicine Hat (WHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 2 (North American goalies)

    Sogaard (6-7, 199) was 19-8-4 and led WHL rookie goalies with a 2.64 goals-against average, a .921 save percentage and three shutouts in 37 games. He had a .919 save percentage in six WHL playoff games. Jensen said Sogaard reminds him of Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne; he has a huge net presence, positions himself well and has very good rebound control.

    3. Pyotr Kochetkov, Ryazan (RUS-2)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 1 (International goalies)

    The 19-year-old had a 2.13 goals-against average and .930 save percentage in 18 games in Russia's second division and was named best goalie at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship after leading Russia to a third-place finish with a 1.45 GAA and .953 save percentage in five games. Kochetkov (6-3, 180) is under contract with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League the next two seasons, but said he's determined to become a starting goalie in the NHL someday. He's strong on his skates with good balance and agility, has good pad quickness and plays a sound positional game. He compared his style to Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

    4. Hugo Alnefelt, HV 71 Jr. (SWE-JR)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 2 (International goalies)

    The butterfly-style goalie capped his season with a gold medal-winning performance for Sweden at the World U-18 Championship, going 5-1-0-0 with a 2.75 GAA, .922 save percentage and one shutout in six games. Alnefelt (6-3, 183) had a 2.59 GAA and .905 save percentage in 24 games for HV 71 in Sweden's junior league this season. He plays with confidence, reads the game well and finds ways to keep the puck out of the net at critical stages of the game.

    5. Hunter Jones, Peterborough (OHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 3 (North American skaters)

    Jones (6-4, 202) has pro size with quickness, athleticism, excellent compete and a great work ethic. He was 28-24-4 with a 3.31 GAA, .902 save percentage and three shutouts in 57 games. Jones, who also has good mental focus, compares his style to Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray.

    6. Lukas Parik, Liberec Jr. (CZREP-JR)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 3 (International goalies)

    Parik (6-4, 185), who has a quick glove and good reactionary instincts, spent most of the season in the Czech Republic junior league, where he had a 2.85 GAA and .917 save percentage in 32 games. He finished with two wins in five games with a 3.54 GAA and .923 save percentage for sixth-place Czech Republic at the World U-18 Championship.

    7. Cameron Rowe, USA U-18 (USHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 4 (North American skaters)

    Rowe (6-2, 208), who will play for Des Moines in the United States Hockey League next season, is capable of challenging shooters well with tremendous leg strength and a good command of the goal crease. He was 16-10-1 with a 3.40 GAA, .875 save percentage and one shutout in 35 games with the NTDP. He'll attend the University of North Dakota in 2020-21.


    8. Samuel Hlavaj, Lincoln (USHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 5 (North American goalies)

    Hlavaj (6-3, 187) is technically sound, smart and moves very well in the crease, according to Jensen. Lincoln finished last in the 17-team league this season (12-42-8), averaging 2.43 goals-per game, but the Slovakia-born goalie exhibited the skills necessary to excel at higher levels. There aren't many bad habits in his game. He compares his style to Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk.

    9. Trent Miner, Vancouver (WHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 6 (North American goalies)

    Miner (6-1, 187) works hard to always be in the proper position, has excellent leg strength and is good at staying square at the top of the crease. He's one of the more physically strong goalies available in the draft, according to Jensen. Miner went 24-5-2 with three shutouts and was third in the WHL in goals-against average (1.98) and save percentage (.924) in 32 games. He was 4-2 with a 2.73 GAA and .885 save percentage in six WHL playoff games.

    10. Taylor Gauthier, Prince George (WHL)

    NHL Central Scouting: No. 7 (North American goalies)

    Gauthier (6-1, 193) is strong at holding his position, quick against wraparound attempts and is good at controlling rebounds. He went 3-0-0-0 with a 3.02 GAA and .914 save percentage in three games for Canada at the World U-18 Championship. In 55 games for Prince George he won 15 games, had a 3.25 GAA, .899 save percentage and three shutouts.
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  13. :bos: 2019 NHL Draft Picks

     

    * Subject to change

     

    Draft Tracker

     

    http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/draft


    :bos: First round picks the last 5 years

     

    2014 1st Round (25th overall) David Pastrnak, LW

     

    2015 (13th overall) Jakub Zboril D

     

    (14th overall) Jake DeBrusk LW 

     

    (15th overall) Zachary Senyshyn RW

     

    2016 1st Round (14th overall) Charlie McAvoy D 

     

    2017 1st Round (18th overall) Urho Vaakanainen, D

     

    2018 None 

     

    First selection was...

     

    Axel Andersson | D | 2nd Round, 57th Overall

     

    The 6-foot, 178-pound native of Sweden, who was the 27th-ranked European skater, according to NHL Central Scouting, skated with Djugardens IF J20 last season, producing 6 goals and 25 assists (first on team) for 31 points in 42 games

  14. 2019 NHL Draft

    * Subject to change

    Round 1 (17th overall) Peyton Krebs, C, Kootenay (WHL)

    Round 2 (41st overall) Kaedan Korczak,D, KELOWNA (WHL)

    Round 2 (48th overall) Artemi Kniazev, D

    Round 3 (79th overall) Pavel Dorofeyev, LW 

    Round 3 (86th overall) Layton Ahac, D

    Round 4 (110th overall) Ryder Donovan, RW

    Round 5 (135th overall) Isaiah Saville, G

    Round 5 (139th overall) Marcus Kallionkieli, F

    Round 5 (141st overall) Mason Primeau, C

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     First round picks the last 5 seasons...

     

    Below are all of Vegas' 1st round draft picks since 2017 by round with their 2018-19 team/status.

     

    1st round picks

     

    2017: Cody Glass, 6th overall, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)/Chicago Wolves (AHL)

     

    2017: Nick Suzuki, 13th overall, Traded to Montreal Canadiens in Max Pacioretty trade

     

    2017: Erik Brannstrom, 15th overall, Traded to Ottawa Senators in Mark Stone trade

     

    2018 (None)

  16. 2019 NHL Draft

    * Subject to change

    Round 1 (26th overall) Jakob Pelletier, LW, Moncton (QMJHL)

    Round 3 (88th overall) Ilya Nikolaev, C

    Round 4 (116th overall) Lucas Feuk, C

    Round 5 (150th overall) Joshua Nodler, F

    Round 7 (214th overall) Dustin Wolf, G

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    Draft Center...

    http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/

     

    Complete Calgary Flames Draft History...

     

    http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr00005090.html

     

    Calgary Flames 1st Round Selections in the last 5 seasons

     

    2014 1st Round (4th overall) Sam Bennett C

     

    2015 (None) 

     

    First pick was Round 2 (53rd overall) Rasmus Andersson D

     

    2016 Matthew Tkachuk LW

     

    2017 1st Round (16th overall) Juuso Valimaki,  D

     

    2018 (None)

     

    First pick was Round #4 (105 overall) Martin Popisil, C

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