Thoughts on the Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose, and the National Hockey League
Defense
Born — Turku, Finland
Height 6.03 — Weight 207 — Shoots Right
Team: TPS Turku League: SM-Iiiga GP: 52 Goals: 3 Assists: 12 Points: 15 PIM: 32
Finland (U20) WJC-20 6 2 4 6 20
Rasmus Ristolainen played this past season for for TPS Turku in the SM-Liiga, the top men’s league in Finland. This is very impressive when you consider that when he played [Read more…]
Curtis Lazar
Position: Center
Born: Feb 2 1995 — Vernon, BC
Height: 6.00 — Weight: 189 — Shoots: Right
Games: 72 Goals: 38 Assists: 23 Points: 61 Plus/Minus: +25 PIM: 47
Curtis Lazar played this past season in the WHL for the Edmonton Oil Kings. Curtis is a very good player that was projected to be a Top 10 pick in the the pre-season rankings. A slow start to the year saw his mid-season ranking come in around the 15-20 range.
about Bo Horvat: League: OHL Team: London
Height: 6’0 Weight: 200
Position: C/LW Shoots: Left
Games: 67 Goals: 33 Assists: 28 Points: 61 Plus/Minus: +3 PIM: 29 [Read more…]
Peter Stoykewych came to the Winnipeg Blues back in the 2008/09 season, and made an immediate impact. The 6’3, 195 pound defenseman played against all the top lines in the MJHL, making life difficult for them on a nightly basis. [Read more…]
The annual Memorial Cup hockey tournament is now well under way this week in Saskatoon and the interest is very high. This year because of all the high-end draft picks scattered throughout the participating teams. It doesn’t hurt that every game is being broadcast by SportsNet either. This has piqued the interest of local hockey fans and once again started the conversation about whether Winnipeg should pursue a WHL hockey team. Before we even start to get into this story, I will pose the question right now. [Read more…]
