Obviously the main focus of my hockey attention is the Chicago Wolves, which means as their parent club the Atlanta Thrashers holds quite a bit of interest for me at the rookie tournament. It is the invitees to the tournament that often make up the lineup for the Wolves and their AA farm team the Gwinett Gladiators. This year in Traverse City was no exception, there are several prospects that can be expected to make it to Chi town and even more will see time in Gwinnett. Players that this photog IHHO we will be seeing on Chicago ice in October : Bryan Little ,Chad Painchaud,Thoms Popisil,Chad Denny,Tobias Endtrom,Scott Lehman and Grant Lewis. Goalies, tough one, but to be honest Ondrej Pavelec was more impressive than Dan Turple. If only there was room on the Wolves roster for three goalies, it would be a great thing for Freddy Brathwaite to work with both these young men.
A last possibility is this years "excitable boy", Myles Stoesz. Considering he had a fight in nearly every game he played in at camp, he could be a future enforcer. However, given the fact he also had no goals or assists on this weekend,his value to the team could be limited to protection. In modern hockey is there still a place for the man who stands up for every line change yet doesn't score? I think so, where would Alex the Great have been in Buffalo without Rob Ray? Things haven't changed that much.
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