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2010 Prospect Development Camp Final Roster

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 26:  Petr Straka shakes hands with team personnel after being drafted in the second round by the Columbus Blue Jackets during day two of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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2 months ago: LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 26: Petr Straka shakes hands with team personnel after being drafted in the second round by the Columbus Blue Jackets during day two of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at Staples Center on June 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Previously on the 11th of June we posted a preliminary roster for the Prospect Development Camp that starts on Wednesday. The final roster and schedule was released today, here is the final roster:

 

 

FORWARDS DEFENSEMEN GOALTENDERS
Cam Atkinson Brandon Archibald Mathieu Corbeil
Matt Calvert Anton Blomqvist Martin Ouellette
Sean Collins Steve Delisle Chris Rawlings
Scott Fleming Cody Goloubef Gustaf Wesslau
Chris Francis Thomas Larkin Allen York
Oliver Gabriel John Moore  
Jake Hansen Kyle Page  
Ryan Johansen Dalton Prout  
Michael Kantor Theo Ruth  
Tomas Kubalik David Savard  
Kevin Lynch Will Weber  
Tyler Murovich    
Kyle Neuber    
Matt Rust    
Dalton Smith    
Petr Straka    
Nick Sucharski    
Trent Vogelhuber    

 

Here are my comments on the invites that were originally reported:

RW Nick Sucharski: Former CBJ draft pick Sucharski completed his fifth year at Michigan State this past spring. I have to be honest, I don't know the details behind an NCAA player spending five years at school. I was under the impression that a prospect's rights were owned by the team that drafted him until the end of his fourth year at school, unless he's signed first. Perhaps it's four years after the player has been drafted, which is the situation with Sucharski. At any rate he is a fringe player looking for a shot in the pros. He has never scored more than nine goals with the Spartans, and will be a long shot to earn a contract with Columbus.

D Kyle Page: An undrafted free agent who also recently completed his college career. Page suited up for Bowling Green and had a tryout with the Toledo Walleye at the end of last season. He's an undersized guy (5-10, 185) who has offensive talent. Given the depth earmarked for the Springfield blueline, Page is in-tough to earn a contract. At the end of the day though, these guys could surprise- that's why they are invited to these camps in the first place.

G Chris Rawlings: Rawlings is an interesting story. He just completed his freshman year at Northeastern, after making the jump from Junior A. He had a rough start to his career but finished the season on a strong note. He's a monster as well- checking in at 6-5, 210. There is raw talent there, and with some coaching he could be a solid positional goalie in the pros. He's 22, so he's likely ready for a move to the pros.

In addition to those players, there are a few others that have since been offered an invite, here's a bit of info on them:

F Scott Fleming: Fleming just completed his third year at Dartmouth, here's a blurb from the Dartmouth Athletics site:

"Assistant captain for the season … Finished the year as the team's leading scorer with a career-high 39 points … Named honorable mention All-Ivy … Given the team's leading scorer award as well as the MVP award … Finished 10th in the Ivy League in overall scoring and was ninth in goal scoring … In ECAC Hockey games he finished 13th in overall scoring and fourth in goal scoring … Led the team in with 10 power play goals"

F Chris Francis: The Jackets must have loved scouting the Portland Winterhawks, after drafting Ryan Johansen with the 4th overall pick this past weekend they invite the leading scorer of the 'Hawks Chris Francis. His junior career came to a close at the end of the season and he has signed a pro contract with Springfield. He's an undersized guy at 5-9, 189 but he has obvious offensive ability. Most overagers (as Francis was last season) tend to have inflated numbers but he could be the next Geoff Platt. Check out this article from Oregon Live, it gives a glimpse into Francis the person.

LW Oliver Gabriel: Another Winterhawk getting an invite, Gabriel had a shortened season due to a torn spleen. He seems like a grinding type strictly going by stats alone, otherwise I don't know much about this kid. While scouting Johansen the brass must have seen something they like in Gabriel, I'm eager to see how he does at prospect camp.

RW Michael Kantor: Kantor is an interesting story. He is generally an enforcer type, a physical player who does more withi his fists than his stick. Here is some background on him, from mlive.com.

RW Tyler Murovich: Murovich is already signed by the Springfield Falcons to an AHL-only contract. If he can impress here and earn a spot in main camp, he may upgrade to an NHL/AHL deal. He's an offensive forward who spent last season with Saginaw of the OHL, and was signed to a PTO by the Syracuse Crunch. Another article from mlive.com gives some insight into this player.

All of the 2010 draft picks with the exception of Austin Madaisky are taking part in the camp. The defense is full of firepower, it will be a great opportunity to see them all together.

The forwards were a weak group before the addition of Johansen. He and last year's first rounder John Moore are the stars of this camp. Here is the schedule:

Development Camp Schedule
Date On-Ice Start Time On-Ice Finish Time
Wednesday, June 30 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 1 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
Friday, July 2 10:15 a.m. 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 3 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
Sunday, July 4 11:45 a.m. 1:45 p.m.

 

 

 

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Larkin

I got a chance to see Thomas Larkin play when his Colgate team visited Clarkson. I have to say, he was a very impressive freshman defenseman. He skated well and never seemed overly out of position.

He’s big and also seems to have a good offensive sense. His most noteworthy moment was a pinch in that turned into a goal. This goes with the previous statement, because the goal came from a massive deke around the Clarkson goalie and into the net.

I know he’s a little ways out from any sort of team considerations, but if he keeps this up he’ll be an excellent depth guy in the years to come.

by zekebud on Jun 28, 2010 8:20 PM EDT reply actions  

I don’t think you’re giving guys like Calvert, Atkinson, or Rust much credit when you call the forwards group unimpressive. I’m interested to see how Rust does in particular. He seems like a guy with interesting potential, and this is our first good look at him since he was acquired.

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by Matt Wagner on Jun 28, 2010 9:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I said they were a weak group, and I stick by that. There is an over-abundance of grinder-types, and very few high-end forward prospects who project to be top six forwards. Listen, I am as big a fan of Calvert and Atkinson as they come (look at my previous posts and interviews from the last year or so) but at the end of the day, my comment was meant to represent the lack of offensive punch, which is true.

Atkinson scored a bunch of goals this year, he was truly a surprise, but it remains to be seen if that translates to the pros. We’ve all seen this kind of thing before.

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by Mike MacLean on Jun 29, 2010 7:14 AM EDT reply actions  

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