slapshot™
5-15-05, 6:22 PM
Edmonton Oilers General Manager Kevin Lowe looks over his group of young prospects and sees strong players at every position. The Oilers have every reason to be excited with first-round selections centering the top two lines in Canadian junior hockey, a pair of exciting goalies, two of the best young defensemen around and a couple wingers not far from forcing their way onto the parent club roster.
Entire article here -> NHL.com (http://www.nhl.com/futures/features/prospects_edm050505.html)
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Robbie Scremp
Schremp was the Ontario Hockey League's fourth-leading scorer with 41 goals and 49 assists and is having an outstanding playoffs. He helped lead the Knights to sweeps over Guelph and Windsor, collecting six goals and seven assists in eight games.
Schremp has a cannon of a slap shot, one of the best in Canadian juniors. His wrist shot is powerful and accurate. His stick handling and playmaking are his best attributes and he is a clever skater who holds on to the puck until he can find an open teammate. He has been a key player on the London power play.
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Marc-Antoine Pouliot
Everyone knows about Sidney Crosby, the young sensation of the Rimouski Oceanic who had 66 goals and 102 assists this season. Edmonton's first-round pick, 22nd overall, in 2003, Marc-Antoine Pouliot played on his line and contributed significantly to those lofty totals. Pouliot had 45 goals and 69 assists. Pouliot is considered an excellent passer and playmaker. He has good defensive awareness and plays with intensity.
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Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
The Oilers are high on a couple young goalies. Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers, a second-round pick, 31st overall, in 2002, had a setback in midseason when he took a shot off his exposed shin. When he returned, he had an outstanding six-game performance with the Greenville Growwwl of the ECHL, then returned to the AHL Edmonton Roadrunners. It was a bit of a lost season, but Lowe sees no long-term ill effects.
Also (to name a couple more):
Goalie Devan Dubnyk, named the MVP of the WHL Kamloops Blazers after playing in 71 of 78 games.
It won't be long before defensemen Jeff Woywitka and Matt Greene will be wearing Oilers' uniforms.
Entire article here -> NHL.com (http://www.nhl.com/futures/features/prospects_edm050505.html)
http://nhl.speedera.net/image-upload/schremp_londonknights194.jpg
Robbie Scremp
Schremp was the Ontario Hockey League's fourth-leading scorer with 41 goals and 49 assists and is having an outstanding playoffs. He helped lead the Knights to sweeps over Guelph and Windsor, collecting six goals and seven assists in eight games.
Schremp has a cannon of a slap shot, one of the best in Canadian juniors. His wrist shot is powerful and accurate. His stick handling and playmaking are his best attributes and he is a clever skater who holds on to the puck until he can find an open teammate. He has been a key player on the London power play.
http://nhl.speedera.net/image-upload/pouliot_marc-antoine_rimouski_tall.jpg
Marc-Antoine Pouliot
Everyone knows about Sidney Crosby, the young sensation of the Rimouski Oceanic who had 66 goals and 102 assists this season. Edmonton's first-round pick, 22nd overall, in 2003, Marc-Antoine Pouliot played on his line and contributed significantly to those lofty totals. Pouliot had 45 goals and 69 assists. Pouliot is considered an excellent passer and playmaker. He has good defensive awareness and plays with intensity.
http://nhl.speedera.net/image-upload/deslauriers_jeff_oilers_tall.jpg
Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
The Oilers are high on a couple young goalies. Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers, a second-round pick, 31st overall, in 2002, had a setback in midseason when he took a shot off his exposed shin. When he returned, he had an outstanding six-game performance with the Greenville Growwwl of the ECHL, then returned to the AHL Edmonton Roadrunners. It was a bit of a lost season, but Lowe sees no long-term ill effects.
Also (to name a couple more):
Goalie Devan Dubnyk, named the MVP of the WHL Kamloops Blazers after playing in 71 of 78 games.
It won't be long before defensemen Jeff Woywitka and Matt Greene will be wearing Oilers' uniforms.