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| Yuri
Trubachev |
| Mathew
Lombardi |
| Andrei
Taratukhin |
| Blair
Betts |
| Brian
McConnell |
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Hakewill |
Jesse
Cook |
| Roman
Rozakov |
| Mike
Martin |
| Burke
Henry |
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JORDAN LEOPOLD
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA |
| Yr |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| '01 |
U.Min |
42 |
12 |
37 |
49 |
38 |
| '02 |
U.Min |
44 |
20 |
28 |
48 |
28 |
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CALGARYPUCK
RATINGS |
| Year |
Rank |
Rating |
Projection |
| 2001 |
1st |
4.1 |
Solid
Player |
| 2002 |
1st |
4.3 |
Solid
Player |
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Golden
Gopher Profile
2000-01 • Junior Season Finalist
for the Hobey Baker Award, the first Minnesota finalist
since Mike Crowley in 1996-97 • WCHA Defensive Player
of the Year, the first-ever Golden Gopher recipient in
the 10-year history of the award •Â [more]
USA
Today: Leopold Captures Hobey Baker
Hours before he received the Hobey
Baker Award as the top player in college hockey,
Minnesota's Jordan Leopold anxiously paced back and
forth in his hotel room. [more]
Star
Tribune: Leopold Wins Hobey
Jordan Leopold of the University of
Minnesota won the Hobey Baker Award today as college
hockey's top player this season. The award was announced
today in St. Paul, host to the NCAA Frozen Four.
Minnesota and Maine play at the Xcel Energy Center on
Saturday for the national championship. [more]
Calgary
Sun: Flames Sign Leopold
Jordan Leopold admits even he must
take stock of all he's been through. In early April,
Leopold won the Hobey Baker Trophy as U.S. college
hockey's top player. Then, the Calgary Flames prospect
won the NCAA Frozen Four tournament, the U.S. college
championship. That was followed by a journey to Sweden
to play for the U.S. at the world championships. [more]
Calgary
Herald: Button thrilled to sign Leopold
It's one interview
that Craig Button remembers well....On behalf of the
Dallas Stars and in advance of the 1999 NHL entry draft,
Button was weeding out prospects with off-ice
evaluations. [more]
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CHUCK KOBASEW
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KELOWNA ROCKETS |
| Yr |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| '01 |
Bos.
U. |
43 |
27 |
22 |
49 |
38 |
| '02 |
Kelowna |
55 |
41 |
21 |
62 |
114 |
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CALGARYPUCK
RATINGS |
| Year |
Rank |
Rating |
Projection |
| 2001 |
2nd |
3.9 |
Solid
Player |
| 2002 |
2nd |
4.2 |
Solid
Player |
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Kelowna
Rockets Profile
NICOLAS (CHUCK) JAMES KOBASEW: born
April 17, 1982 ... shoots right … was one of 41
players invited to Canada's National Junior Team
Evaluation Camp this past August in Calgary,
Alberta. [more]
USCHO.COM:
Eagle's Stock Soaring
Unless they lived in a bubble for the
last year, any college hockey fan knows Boston College's
2000-2001 season was one of monumental success. A
Beanpot title, a Hockey East Regular and Post-Season
Championship, a berth in the NCAA Frozen Four,
culminated by winning the NCAA Championship — all that
left plenty of room for accolades and acknowledgement
across the country. [more]
Calgary
Sun: Eagle Lands in Calgary
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Chuck Kobasew didn't
sell himself to the Flames with his amazing playoff
performance. He didn't make them want to claim him in
the draft by being named most outstanding player at the
Frozen Four NCAA championship. [more]
Calgary
Sun: Kobasew Worth the Wait
Chuck Kobasew insists he hasn't
spoken to his agent yet about signing with the Flames.
He won't need to. Following Saturday night's final
exhibition game against the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary
Flames will do the right thing by sending their most
prized prospect to the Kelowna Rockets. [more]
Calgary
Sun: Deal Struck for Chuck
Canada's birthday doesn't happen
until Monday. Calgary Flames fans already received a big
present. No, it's not the much-anticipated re-signing of
Jarome Iginla. The Flames have, however, inked another
right winger who's expected to provide scoring
touch. [more]
Calgary
Herald: Warming News
It's typically a
news conference time slot that promises doom and gloom.
Late afternoon on a Friday - all the better, the
traditional thinking goes, to help any black-cloud
announcement disappear quietly into the weekend
hubbub. [more]
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OLEG SAPRYKIN
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SAINT JOHN FLAMES |
| Yr |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| '01 |
Calgary |
59 |
9 |
14 |
23 |
43 |
| '02 |
St.
John |
52 |
5 |
19 |
24 |
53 |
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CALGARYPUCK
RATINGS |
| Year |
Rank |
Rating |
Projection |
| 2000 |
1st |
4.4 |
Solid
Player |
| 2001 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2002 |
3rd |
3.5 |
Solid
Player |
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Calgarypuck.com
Profile
Saprykin comes from a rich hockey
family. His father backed up legendary goaltender
Tretiak for the Red Army team in the 1970's. [more]
SLAM
Sports Bio
Pesky Saprykin is an intriguing young
hockey player. He has the instinct to find open ice and
could become a top-end, first-line goal scorer. To do
so, he will have to improve his strength, as he was
pushed around often in his first season in 2000-01, and
work on his consistency. [more]
Saint
John Flames Profile
2000-01: Led
Calgary during the pre-season with 5 goals… Played 59
regular season games with the Flames, finishing with 9g,
14a=23pts and 43 PIMs… Finished 8th among Flames in
points (23), tied for first in plus/minus (+4) and was
first among Flames rookies rookie scoring (23 points)…
Recorded first point of the regular season (assist) on
Oct. 20 vs. Boston Bruins…Â [more]
Calgary
Sun: Business as Usual for Oleg
Oleg Saprykin's gone about the
business of hockey this past month with a polish and a
poise rare in an 18-year-old. Now his agent, Brian
Lawton, armed with the attendant fawning press
clippings, is going about the business of business, with
the immediate fate of the wunderkid of this Flames' camp
hanging in the balance. [more]
Calgary
Sun: Kid Can Play
Keep the kid. Yeah,
he's only 18. Sure he's green as a seasick landlubber on
a schooner voyage through a squall. But if performance
translates into employment, there's no way Oleg Saprykin
goes back to junior. [more]
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LEVENTE SZUPER
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SAINT JOHN FLAMES |
| Yr |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
Avg |
% |
| '01 |
St.
John |
34 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
2.50 |
.898 |
| '02 |
St.
John |
43 |
15 |
18 |
5 |
2.42 |
.906 |
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CALGARYPUCK
RATINGS |
| Year |
Rank |
Rating |
Projection |
| 2000 |
13th |
2.6 |
Average |
| 2001 |
8th |
3.4 |
Average |
| 2002 |
4th |
3.4 |
Average |
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Saint
John Profile
2000-01: Member of the Calder Cup
Champion Saint John Flames… Played in his first
professional game on Oct. 14, 2000 vs. Providence (AHL)…
Earned his first professional win on Oct. 21, 2000 vs.
St. John’s… Recorded first professional shutout on
Jan. 13, 2001 vs. Syracuse [more]
Hockeysfuture
Profile
Szuper, who lists former Team Sweden
'tender Peter Lindmark as his favorite player of alltime,
led the OHL's Ottawa 67's to a Memorial Cup almost on
his own. He attended his first NHL training camp with
the Dallas Stars in 1999. [more]
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ERIC NYSTROM
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| LW
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN |
| Yr |
Team |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
| '01 |
US
U18 |
66 |
15 |
17 |
32 |
102 |
| '02 |
U.
Mich |
32 |
15 |
9 |
24 |
32 |
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CALGARYPUCK
RATINGS |
| Year |
Rank |
Rating |
Projection |
| 2002 |
5th |
3.4 |
Average |
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USCHO.com:
Father's Footsteps
TORONTO — Every son wants to follow
his father’s footsteps. And on Saturday, Michigan’s
Eric Nystrom took that first step. As the 10th pick by
the Calgary Flames in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Nystrom
is now officially on his way to becoming the second
generation of Nystroms in the NHL, following his father
and legendary New York Islander Bob Nystrom. [more]
Yahoo
Sports: Father's Winning Ways
TORONTO (CP) - Like many players
selected at the NHL draft, Calgary Flames' top draft
pick Eric Nystrom was coached by his father while
growing up. But in Nystrom's case, the coach was a
four-time Stanley Cup champion with the New York
Islanders - former crashing winger Bob Nystrom. [more]
Michigan
Daily: Nystrom Grabbed by Calgary
Before last year,
the Michigan hockey team had just two players drafted in
the top 10 of the NHL Entry Draft. But the Wolverines
have now produced two top-10 picks in as many seasons. [more]
Calgary
Sun: Proud Father
TORONTO -- Bob Nystrom was known as a
cool customer during his playing days with the New York
Islanders but yesterday at the Air Canada Centre, in a
tense moment, he lost his famed composure [more]
Calgary
Herald: Western Roots
The Calgary Flames went for pedigree
in drafting Eric Nystrom, the son of former New York
Islanders winger Bob Nystrom, in the first round of the
NHL draft on Saturday. [more]
Calgary
Herald: Tap Them Genes
Too young to have
witnessed the heyday of his father's hockey career, Eric
Nystrom is nevertheless fully aware of Pop's pop. [more]
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