Check out Erie Otters center Ryan O’Reilly’s first interview with the Colorado Avalanche media on Tuesday in Denver.
DRAFT EXTRA: O’Reilly’s first interview with Avalanche
July 2nd, 2009DRAFT EXTRA: CHL Import Draft draws mixed reviews
July 1st, 2009Steve Spott, Kitchener coach and general manager, likes the CHL Import Draft. Sarnia coach/GM Dave MacQueen doesn’t.
Peterborough GM Jeff Twohey believes finding impact players is “becoming tougher and tougher.” Sherry Bassin, Erie Otters managing partner/GM, appreciates having a chance to select the next Jaroslav Janus every year.
OHL GMs have mixed feelings towards the annual draft of European-born prospects. But they all agree “it’s a huge challenge,” Spott said.
As MacQueen said, “The North American kids, you know what you’re getting. You can do a lot more homework. You can see them play. You can meet them in person if you have to. … But there’s so many question marks involving a lot of (European players). It’s a gamble.”
MacQueen wouldn’t mind seeing the draft disappear. But that appears unlikely. With three leagues involved - Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League - the odds of having all 60 clubs agree to disband the draft seem slim.
“You’re dealing with trying to ensure that all leagues are working and operating from the same rules and policies,” OHL vice president Ted Baker said. For example, he said, talent pools in each league might not be equal. So league would benefit from European prospects.
In the past, CHL officials have discussed altering the draft, Baker said, “whether it’s reducing the number (of rounds), whether it’s eliminating it.” Spott suggested reducing the number of rounds to one from two. “It might make it a little bit easier on everybody,” he said, “because to get 120 kids is not easy.”
Until changes are made, though, teams still have to continue scouting well, Twohey said. “If you do your homework as best you can and you accept the fact there’s no guarantees,” he said, “then I don’t see any reason not to have it.”
– Victor Fernandes
Former Otter Rupp signs with Cup champs
July 1st, 2009
Michael Rupp (Contributed/NHL)
Former Erie Otters forward Michael Rupp has signed a two-year contract with the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL club announced today. Rupp, 29, had nine points and 136 penalty minutes in 72 games with New Jersey last season - his second stint with the Devils in a six-year career. He won the Cup as a rookie with the Devils in 2003.
“We are excited to have Mike as a part of our hockey club for the next two seasons,” Ray Shero, Penguins executive vice president and general manager, said in a statement. “He brings a physical presence along with leadership and experience as a Stanley Cup champion.”
Rupp, a Cleveland native who makes his offseason home in Saegertown, has 53 points and 412 penalty minutes in 335 career games with the Devils, Columbus and Phoenix. He played for the Otters from 1997-2000.
– Victor Fernandes
Former Otter Montador signs with Sabres
July 1st, 2009
Steve Montador (Contributed/NHL)
Former Erie Otters defenseman Steve Montador, 29, has signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres, the NHL club announced today. The deal is worth $3.1 million, according to the Otters’ Web site.
Montador finished the 2008-09 season with Boston after starting the year in Anaheim. Montador (6-feet, 210 pounds) signed the same day he officially became a free agent.
He had 21 points, 143 penalty minutes and a plus-17 rating in 78 regular-season games this past season. He had three points and 18 penalty minutes in 11 Stanley Cup playoff games with the Bruins.
Montador, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia who spent two seasons with the Otters from 1997-99, has played in 368 NHL games with Boston, Anaheim, Florida and Calgary in an eight-year NHL career.
– Victor Fernandes
DRAFT EXTRA: CHL Import Draft picks
June 30th, 2009
|
Pick |
Time |
Team |
League |
Traded To |
Name |
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|
DOB |
Last Team |
Hometown |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
NHL Draft |
|
|
1 |
9:00am |
Halifax Mooseheads |
QMJHL |
Saint John Sea Dogs |
Stanislav Galiev |
||
|
Jan 17/92 |
Indiana (USHL) |
Moscow, Russia |
Forward |
6.01 |
182 |
2010 |
|
|
2 |
9:15am |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
WHL |
Portland Winterhawks |
Nino Niederreiter |
||
|
Sept 8/1992 |
HC Davos |
Switzerland |
Forward |
6.01 |
203 |
2010 |
|
|
3 |
9:30am |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
OHL |
Plymouth Whalers |
Gabriel Landeskog |
||
|
Nov 23/1992 |
Djurgarden |
Sweden |
Right Wing |
6.00 |
196 |
2011 |
|
|
4 |
9:45am |
Val d’Or Foreurs |
Saint John Sea Dogs |
Tomas Jurco |
|||
|
Dec 28/1992 |
HC Kosice |
Slovakia |
Right Wing |
6.00 |
175 |
2011 |
|
|
5 |
10:00am |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
Antonin Honejsek |
||
|
Dec 19/1991 |
Zlin U20 |
Zlin, Czech. |
Centre |
5.11 |
180 |
2010 |
|
|
6 |
10:15am |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
OHL |
Kitchener Rangers |
Tomas Tatar |
||
|
Dec 1, 1990 |
Zvolen |
Trencin, Slovakia |
Left Wing |
5.10 |
170 |
Det. 2nd 2009 |
|
|
7 |
10:30am |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
QMJHL |
Moncton Wildcats |
Kirill Kabanov |
||
|
Jul 16/92 |
Moscow Spartak |
Russia |
Left Wing |
6.03 |
176 |
2010 |
|
|
8 |
10:40am |
Chilliwack Bruins |
WHL |
Roman Horak |
|||
|
May 21, 1991 |
Budejovice |
Czech |
Centre |
6.00 |
189 |
NYR 5th 2009 |
|
|
9 |
10:50am |
Kitchener Rangers |
OHL |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
Robin Lehner |
||
|
July 24, 1991 |
Frolunda |
Sweden |
Goalie |
6.03 |
220 |
Ott. 2nd 2009 |
|
|
10 |
11:00am |
Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
QMJHL |
Drummondville Voltigeurs |
Ondret Palat |
||
|
March 28, 1991 |
Vitkovice |
Czech |
Right Wing |
5.11 |
170 |
2010 |
|
|
11 |
11:10am |
Prince George Cougars |
WHL |
Jaroslav Vlach |
|||
|
Apr. 6, 1992 |
Liberec |
Czech |
Left Wing |
6.03 |
205 |
2010 |
|
|
12 |
11:20am |
Oshawa Generals |
OHL |
Barrie Colts |
Alexander Burmistrov |
||
|
Oct. 21, 1991 |
AK Bar Kazan |
Russia |
Left Centre |
6.00 |
170 |
2010 |
|
|
13 |
11:30am |
Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
QMJHL |
Gatineau Olympiques |
Denis Kindl |
||
|
Aug. 4, 1992 |
Pardubice |
Czech |
Forward |
5.11 |
160 |
2010 |
|
|
14 |
11:40am |
Red Deer Rebels |
WHL |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
Toni Rajala |
||
|
March 28, 1991 |
Illes Tampere |
Parkano, Finland |
Right Wing |
5.10 |
163 |
EDM 4th 2008 |
|
|
15 |
11:50am |
Oshawa Generals |
OHL |
Owen Sound Attack |
Roman Berdnikov |
||
|
May 18, 1992 |
Omsk Avangard |
Omsk, Russia |
Right Wing |
5.11 |
180 |
2010 |
|
|
16 |
12:00pm |
Chicoutimi Sagueneens |
QMJHL |
Christopher Gibson |
|||
|
Dec. 12, 1992 |
Notre Dame Hounds AAA |
Finland |
Goalie |
6.01 |
175 |
2011 |
|
|
17 |
12:10pm |
Regina Pats |
WHL |
Everett Silvertips |
Rasmus Rissanen |
||
|
July 13, 1991 |
Kalpa |
Finland |
Left Defence |
6.02 |
185 |
Car 5th 2009 |
|
|
18 |
12:20pm |
Peterborough Petes |
OHL |
Jiri Sekac |
|||
|
June 10, 1992 |
Kladno U17 |
Kladno, Czech |
Centre/Left Wing |
5.11 |
160 |
2010 |
|
|
19 |
12:30pm |
P.E.I Rocket |
QMJHL |
Adam Polacek |
|||
|
Dec. 07, 1991 |
HC Vitkovice |
Czech |
Left Defence |
6.02 |
186 |
2010 |
|
|
20 |
12:40pm |
Everett Silvertips |
WHL |
Radko Gudas |
|||
|
May 6, 1990 |
Berounsti Medvedi |
Czech |
Right Defence |
6.01 |
195 |
2010 |
|
|
21 |
12:50pm |
Niagara IceDogs |
OHL |
Petteri Simila |
|||
|
Apr. 9, 1990 |
Karpat Jr. |
Oulu, Finland |
Goalie |
6.06 |
189 |
MON 7th 2009 |
|
|
22 |
1:00pm |
Rouyn-Noranda |
QMJHL |
Rimouski Oceanic |
Petr Straka |
||
|
June 15, 1992 |
Plzen Jr. |
Plzen |
Forward |
6.01 |
180 |
2010 |
|
|
23 |
1:10pm |
Chilliwack Bruins |
WHL |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
Alexander Urbom |
||
|
Dec. 20, 1990 |
Djurgarden |
Djurgarden, Sweden |
Defenceman |
6.03 |
196 |
NJ 3rd 2009 |
|
|
24 |
1:20pm |
London Knights |
OHL |
Windsor Spitfires |
Tom Kuhnhackl |
||
|
Jan. 21, 1992 |
Landshut |
Germany |
Centre |
6.02 |
172 |
2010 |
|
|
25 |
1:30pm |
Victoriaville Tigre |
QMJHL |
Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
Bohumil Jank |
||
|
July 6, 1992 |
Budejovice |
Czech |
Right Defence |
6.02 |
187 |
2010 |
|
|
26 |
1:40pm |
Prince Albert Raiders |
WHL |
Fredrik Cedergren |
|||
|
Mar. 9, 1990 |
HV 71 |
Sweden |
Right Wing |
6.00 |
187 |
2010 |
|
|
27 |
1:50pm |
Owen Sound Attack |
OHL |
Oshawa Generals |
Allain Berger |
||
|
Dec. 27, 1990 |
Bern 2nd Division |
Switzerland |
Forward |
6.04 |
205 |
2010 |
|
|
28 |
2:00pm |
Saint John Sea Dogs |
QMJHL |
Halifax Mooseheads |
Konrad Abeltshauser |
||
|
Sept. 2, 1992 |
Bad Tloz EC Jr. |
Bad Tloz, Germany |
Defenceman |
6.03 |
192 |
2010 |
|
|
29 |
2:10pm |
Kamloops Blazers |
WHL |
Matej Bene |
|||
|
Apr. 11, 1992 |
Nitra Jr. |
Slovakia |
Forward |
6.00 |
180 |
2010 |
|
|
30 |
2:20pm |
Erie Otters |
OHL |
Ottawa 67’s |
Peter Mrazek |
||
|
Feb. 14, 1992 |
HC Vitkovice Steel |
Czech |
Goalie |
5.10 |
170 |
2010 |
|
|
31 |
2:30pm |
Montreal Juniors |
QMJHL |
Evgeny Solomonov |
|||
|
May 9, 1990 |
HC Gomel ExtraLeague |
Belerus |
Left Wing |
5.10 |
177 |
2010 |
|
|
32 |
2:40pm |
Lethbridge Hurricanes |
WHL |
Ville Kolppanen |
|||
|
May 9, 1992 |
Tampere |
Finland |
Goalie |
6.01 |
195 |
2010 |
|
|
33 |
2:50pm |
Guelph Storm |
OHL |
Saginaw Spirit |
Tadeas Galansky |
||
|
Dec. 29, 1992 |
Havirov Jr. |
Czech |
Goalie |
6.01 |
185 |
2011 |
|
|
34 |
3:00pm |
Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
QMJHL |
Moncton Wildcats |
Marek Hrivik |
||
|
Aug. 28, 1991 |
Zilina U20 |
Slovakia |
Left Wing |
6.02 |
183 |
2010 |
|
|
35 |
3:10pm |
Seattle Thunderbirds |
WHL |
Mikhal Senturin |
|||
|
Aug. 17, 1992 |
Moscow Dynamo |
Russia |
Forward |
6.00 |
176 |
2010 |
|
|
36 |
3:20pm |
Ottawa 67’s |
OHL |
Erie Otters |
Ramis Sadikov |
||
|
Feb. 26, 1991 |
Rus Moscow |
Russia |
Goalie |
6.05 |
220 |
2010 |
|
|
37 |
3:30pm |
Rimouski Oceanic |
QMJHL |
Jakub Culek |
|||
|
Sept. 7, 1992 |
Plzen Jr. |
Czech |
Forward |
6.04 |
195 |
2010 |
|
|
38 |
3:40pm |
Kootenay Ice |
WHL |
Petr Senkerik |
|||
|
Mar. 13, 1991 |
HC Zlin Extra League |
Czech |
Defenceman |
6.00 |
180 |
2010 |
|
|
39 |
3:50pm |
Plymouth Whalers |
OHL |
Sudbury Wolves |
Stefan Stepanov |
||
|
Sept. 23, 1992 |
Russia U20 |
Russia |
Defenceman |
6.00 |
170 |
2011 |
|
|
40 |
4:00pm |
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
QMJHL |
Shawinigan Cataractes |
Kevin Puschnik |
||
|
Sept. 2, 1991 |
Heilbronn, GERMAN-3 |
Feldkirch, Austria |
Left Wing |
5.10 |
176 |
2010 |
|
|
41 |
4:10pm |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
WHL |
Red Deer Rebels |
John Persson |
||
|
May 18, 1992 |
Mora IK |
Sweden |
Right Wing |
6.02 |
188 |
2010 |
|
|
42 |
4:20pm |
Saginaw Spirit |
OHL |
Ivan Telegin |
|||
|
February 28, 1992 |
Metallurg Novokuznetsk |
Russia |
Left Centre |
6.03 |
185 |
2010 |
|
|
43 |
4:30pm |
Quebec Remparts |
QMJHL |
Alexander Avtsin |
|||
|
March 19, 1991 |
Moscow Dynamo |
Russia |
Right Wing |
6.02 |
186 |
MTL 4th 2009 |
|
|
44 |
4:40pm |
Swift Current Broncos |
WHL |
Joni Ortio |
|||
|
Apr. 16, 1991 |
Turku |
Finland |
Goalie |
6.01 |
185 |
Cal 6th 2009 |
|
|
45 |
4:50pm |
Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors |
OHL |
Kitchener Rangers |
Patrik Andersson |
||
|
Mar. 29, 1990 |
Brynas Jr. |
Sweden |
Left Defence |
6.02 |
185 |
2010 |
|
|
46 |
5:00pm |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
QMJHL |
Gatineau Olympiques |
Adam Janosik |
||
|
Sept. 7, 1992 |
Liberec Jr. |
Czech |
Left Defence |
5.11 |
165 |
2010 |
|
|
47 |
5:10pm |
Spokane Chiefs |
WHL |
Dominik Uher |
|||
|
Dec. 31, 1992 |
HC Ocelari Trinec |
Czech |
Forward |
6.00 |
178 |
2011 |
|
|
48 |
5:20pm |
Ottawa 67’s |
OHL |
Matias Sointu |
|||
|
Oct. 2, 1990 |
Illves SM Lugu |
Tampere, Finland |
Left Wing |
5.10 |
180 |
TB 7th 2008 |
|
|
49 |
5:30pm |
Shawinigan Cataractes |
QMJHL |
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
Nikita Pivtsakin |
||
|
July 23, 1991 |
Avanjard Omsk |
Russia |
Left Defence |
5.09 |
174 |
2010 |
|
|
50 |
5:40pm |
Kelowna Rockets |
WHL |
Teemu Pulkkinen |
|||
|
Jan. 2, 1992 |
Jokerit |
Finland |
Left Wing |
5.10 |
175 |
2010 |
|
|
51 |
5:50pm |
Brampton Battalion |
OHL |
Valeri Knizev |
|||
|
June 11, 1992 |
Sparta Praha Jr. |
Russia |
Right Wing |
5.11 |
177 |
2010 |
|
|
52 |
6:00pm |
Victoriaville Tigre |
QMJHL |
PEI Rocket |
Lauri Tokoi |
||
|
Feb. 17, 1991 |
Ilves Tampere |
Finland |
Left Defence |
6.01 |
177 |
2010 |
|
|
53 |
6:10pm |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
WHL |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
Jakub Herman |
||
|
Feb. 21, 1992 |
HC Zlin |
Czech |
Left Wing |
6.00 |
185 |
2010 |
|
|
54 |
6:20pm |
Belleville Bulls |
OHL |
Sudbury Wolves |
Edijs Leitans |
||
|
July 26, 1991 |
Latvia U-20 |
Latvia |
Forward |
6.05 |
216 |
2010 |
|
|
55 |
6:30pm |
Tri-City Americans |
WHL |
Alexander Pechurski |
|||
|
June 4, 1990 |
Magnitogorsk |
Russia |
Goalie |
6.00 |
190 |
PIT 5th 2008 |
|
|
56 |
6:40pm |
London Knights |
OHL |
Sudbury Wolves |
Pass |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
6:10pm |
Saskatoon Blades |
WHL |
Hampus Gustafsson |
|||
|
April 22, 1991 |
Malmo |
Sweden |
Left Wing |
5.10 |
174 |
2010 |
|
|
58 |
6:20pm |
Windsor Spitfires |
OHL |
London Knights |
Anton Klementyev |
||
|
Mar. 25, 1990 |
Yaroslavl U20 |
Togliati, Russia |
Defenceman |
6.01 |
198 |
NYI 5th 2009 |
|
|
59 |
6:30pm |
Vancouver Giants |
WHL |
Regina Pats |
Michal Poletin |
||
|
June 9, 1991 |
HC Slavia Praha |
Czech |
Left Wing |
6.03 |
210 |
2010 |
|
|
60 |
6:40pm |
Calgary Hitmen |
WHL |
Erik Haula |
|||
|
March 23, 1991 |
Shattucks St. Mary`s |
Finland |
Left Wing |
5.11 |
170 |
MIN 7th 2009 |
|
|
Pick |
Time |
Team |
League |
Traded To |
Name |
||
|
DOB |
Last Team |
Hometown |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
NHL Draft |
|
|
61 |
6:50pm |
Halifax Mooseheads |
QMJHL |
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles |
Victor Hertzberg |
||
|
Apr. 23, 1991 |
Frolunda |
Sweden |
Right Wing |
6.00 |
181 |
2010 |
|
|
62 |
7:00pm |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
OHL |
London Knights |
Kalle Ekelund |
||
|
July 25, 1990 |
Nybro IF |
Nybro, Sweden |
Defenceman |
6.03 |
205 |
2010 |
|
|
63 |
7:10pm |
Val-d’Or Foreurs |
QMJHL |
Jakub Slahar |
|||
|
Apr, 26, 1991 |
Zlin U20 |
Czech |
Centre |
6.00 |
180 |
2010 |
|
|
64 |
7:20pm |
Portland Winter Hawks |
WHL |
Jacob Berglund |
|||
|
November 17, 1991 |
Malmo Red Hawks |
Malmo, Sweden |
Forward |
6.01 |
198 |
2010 |
|
|
65 |
7:30pm |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
QMJHL |
Riku Dufva |
|||
|
July 18, 1990 |
JYP Jyvaskyla |
Finland |
Defenceman |
5.11 |
220 |
2010 |
|
|
66 |
7:50pm |
Acadie-Bathurst Titan |
QMJHL |
Ilya Mashentsov |
|||
|
Sept. 1, 1992 |
Vityaz Todolsk |
Russia |
Centre |
6.00 |
165 |
2010 |
|
|
67 |
8:00pm |
Prince George Cougars |
WHL |
Tri-City Americans |
Sergei Drozd |
||
|
Apr. 14, 1990 |
Minsk |
Belurus |
Right Wing |
6.00 |
175 |
2010 |
|
|
68 |
8:10pm |
Oshawa Generals |
OHL |
Jakub Strnad |
|||
|
Feb. 16, 1992 |
Kladno U17 |
Czech |
Left Wing |
5.11 |
170 |
2010 |
|
|
69 |
8:20pm |
Red Deer Rebels |
WHL |
Jindra Barak |
|||
|
Oct. 2, 1991 |
Slavia Praha |
Czech |
Defenceman |
6.00 |
195 |
2010 |
|
|
70 |
8:30pm |
Barrie Colts |
OHL |
Denis Gladkov |
|||
|
July 3, 1992 |
Central Red Army Jr. |
Russia |
Left Wing |
6.00 |
185 |
2010 |
|
|
71 |
8:40pm |
Kamloops Blazers |
WHL |
Vancouver Giants |
Sebastien Svendsen |
||
|
July 31, 1991 |
Frolunda Jr. |
Denmark |
Left Centre |
5.11 |
165 |
2010 |
|
|
72 |
8:50pm |
Erie Otters |
OHL |
Victor Perezhogin |
|||
|
Jan. 4, 1992 |
Omsk Jr. |
Russia |
Forward |
6.01 |
190 |
2010 |
|
|
73 |
9:00pm |
Guelph Storm |
OHL |
Vadim Guskov |
|||
|
May 11, 1991 |
Olympiets City of Balashikha |
Russia |
Right Wing |
6.00 |
187 |
2010 |
|
|
74 |
9:10pm |
Gatineau Olympiques |
QMJHL |
Lewiston MAINEiacs |
Oskar Orrpars |
||
|
Jan. 6, 1992 |
Djurgarden U18 |
Sweden |
Centre |
5.11 |
174 |
2010 |
|
|
75 |
9:20pm |
Sarnia Sting |
OHL |
Ted Brithen |
|||
|
Nov. 25, 1990 |
Rogle U20 |
Sweden |
Centre/Left Wing |
6.01 |
175 |
2010 |
|
|
76 |
9:30pm |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
WHL |
Rasmus Damgaard |
|||
|
Aug. 2, 1991 |
Malmo Red Hawks |
Sweden |
Right Defence |
6.00 |
185 |
2010 |
|
DRAFT UPDATE: Otters select Russian forward at No. 72
June 30th, 2009The Erie Otters selected Russia-born forward Victor Perezhogin, 17, today in the second round (No. 72 overall) of the CHL Import Draft.
Perezhogin had 14 goals and 24 points in 48 games for Omsk Jr. this past season. His brother, Alexander, spent two seasons in the NHL with Montreal (2005-07). Sherry Bassin, Otters managing partner and general manager, said the younger Perezhogin will report to the Otters.
– Victor Fernandes
UPDATE: Otters, Sidorkiewicz reach verbal agreement
June 30th, 2009Peter Sidorkiewicz has verbally agreed to return as Erie Otters’ assistant coach, Sherry Bassin, managing partner and general manager, confirmed today. “We’ve agreed that he wants to come back,” Bassin said, “and I want him to come back.”
Bassin expects to finalize a new contract once he returns from Israel, where he will coach Team Canada in Israel Ice Hockey Federation’s World Jewish Hockey Championships in Metulla, Israel. The tournament begins Sunday and concludes July 15. Bassin also said 2009 first-round pick David Broll has agreed in principle to sign with the Otters.
– Victor Fernandes
DRAFT UPDATE: CHL pick provides Otters with goaltending insurance
June 30th, 2009Sherry Bassin remains uncertain if No. 1 goaltender Jaroslav Janus will rejoin the Erie Otters next season.
“I wanted to make sure that we’d have coverage there,” Bassin, Otters managing partner and general manager, said of selecting Russian-born goaltender Ramis Sadikov, 18, in the first round (No. 36 overall) of today’s CHL Import Draft. The Otters originally held the 30th pick. But Bassin traded it to Ottawa earlier in the day for No. 36 and an 11th-round pick in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection.
DRAFT UPDATE: Otters select goaltender in CHL’s first round
June 30th, 2009The Erie Otters have selected goaltender Russian-born goaltender Ramis Sadikov today in the first round (No. 36) of the CHL Import Draft. Sadikov, who stands 6-foot-5 inches and 220 pounds, played in Moscow, Russia, this past season and is eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Could this be managing partner/GM Sherry Bassin’s response to goaltender Jaroslav Janus’ potential departure to pro hockey? Janus, the No. 2 pick in the 2007 CHL draft, was chosen by Tampa Bay in the sixth round of last weekend’s NHL Entry Draft.
Stay tuned to the Shootout for that answer and further updates.
– Victor Fernandes
DRAFT UPDATE: Otters trade CHL Import pick
June 30th, 2009The Erie Otters have traded their first-round pick (No. 30 overall) in today’s CHL Import Draft to Ottawa, the club announced today. In exchange, the Otters received the 36th pick, which the 67’s acquired from Sarnia Monday, and an 11th-round pick in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection. The Otters are scheduled to make their first pick in the CHL draft at 3:20 p.m.