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March 26th, 2012
BIG STORY — It’s been an amazing AFHL playoff season that has flown by too fast. But that means we’re down to the best time of year when the top two franchises face off for the 2012 Stanley Cup, and with Game 1 starting on Monday night, it all comes down to this…
Who will end the season on a win and lift the Cup in celebration: Hamilton or Buffalo?
“It’s exciting, you might never get a chance to do this again, so you’ve got to have fun with it, just soak it all in as much as you can,” Firestorm coach Gates Imbeau said. “We expect a lot from each other inside that dressing room. Outside, we really don’t care what people think or say about us. We’re focused on this series. We’re focused on the Buffalo Phantoms.”
“We’re hungry, we’re focused, we’re ready to go,” Phantoms coach Daryn Beckman said. “Started from day one at training camp, we worked hard all year long to prepare the team, to be in the right frame of mind. I think as staff we’ve done what we’re supposed to do as far as getting the players feeling good about themselves, feeling good about one another. We’re really confident that they can go out and get it done.”
THE FANS — They partied in the streets after each win in the playoffs, swelling in numbers as the journey gets one step closer to the once unthinkable dream.
One win away from a first-ever Stanley Cup for their beloved hockey teams, fans in Hamilton and fans in Buffalo are displaying a feverish pitch of pride and passion.
“Most of it is about trust and whether or not we (the players) will trust the system, trust each other, trust what’s going on,” Firestorm forward Claude Giroux said. “I think that’s a lot of what happened with the fans here, too. And with the players, what I see more than anything, is so much belief. And the belief comes from a lot of things. It comes from a consistent group of players and coaches going through the journey together and learning along the way. There’s a great deal of confidence now in this city, and you see that every day. You can’t walk three feet if you’re somewhat known as a hockey personality without someone wanting to talk about the Firestorm. You see symbols and flags and people wearing jerseys. It’s everywhere.”
And it’s the same in Buffalo.
“Wherever you go in this city, people identify with the Buffalo Phantoms,” Phantoms forward Sidney Crosby said. “Me and Patrick Marleau, we went out for lunch yesterday and everyone was cheering when we left the restaurant. That was cool because the reality is we do it for our fans. We work hard to represent our fans. I mean, ever since franchise inception, there were steps that needed to be taken along the way. You have to crawl before you walk. You have to experience the lows and the disappointments before maybe the hockey gods let you experience the great highs. I think everybody in Buffalo right now really senses the opportunity.”
SEASON MATCHUP — Little did they know that the Buffalo Phantoms 6-5 victory over the Hamilton Firestorm in Week 18 of the regular season would turn out to be a Stanley Cup finals preview.
But don’t talk to the Buffalo Phantoms about it. To them, it was just one regular-season matchup out of 21. Sure, it was a big win. Craig Anderson had a shutout and Pominville-Marleau-Hossa each had a hat trick. It was a feel-good night, for sure. But that doesn’t mean the Phantoms will take the league’s No. 3 seed lightly this week. Hamilton, after all, fell just five points short of leading the league with 320 points.
“Obviously, they’re very skilled, they’re a great hockey team, deep and well coached, and it’s going to be a tough series, we’re aware of that,” Phantoms captain Sidney Crosby said. “Any key to your team’s success is how you play personally. I think we focus on what we do ourselves. Our coaching staff will give us their tendencies, and their coaching staff will give them our tendencies. It’s who’s going to want it more and who’s going to play to their abilities the best.”
The Phantoms have many weapons on their team, most notably Sidney Crosby, Marian Hossa, and Patrick Marleau. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the trio has combined for 24 points.
“You can’t be over-aggressive, because once you do that, they spin off of you and that’s what they want to try to accomplish, be one guy and then two on the next,” Firestorm defenseman Shea Weber said. “They’re really good at finding each other, with the give-and-gos, and the blind pass behind the back. So that’s a real challenge for us, to be aggressive but not be stupid about it. So, we have to be smart in our defensive play.”
The Firestorm counter with their own trio of elite forwards. Patrick Sharp, Claude Giroux, and Teemu Selanne combined for 17 through the first two rounds of the playoffs.
“They have a lot of skill and a lot of speed,” Phantoms goaltender Jose Theodore said. “They also have a back end that has a lot of versatility, and they love to carry the puck up the ice a lot. So, they are a pretty potent team and obviously, they thrive on their power play. So, we are going to have to be a physical team. But we are also going to have to be a very disciplined team.”
The goaltending could be the X-factor in this Finals matchup and a lot of people believe the Firestorm tandem of Fleury and Thomas is better than the Phantoms’ tandem of Theodore and Anderson.
“The goal is not to think too much,” Thomas said after today’s morning skate. “And for the most part, you have to think to play, but you just want to keep it all focused on hockey. Be in the moment.”
WHO’S HOT — For Hamilton, Chris Kelly has a five-game point streak, with three goals and four assists over that span. Zdeno Chara has scored goals in three of his last four games. Marc-Andre Fleury has stopped 64 of the last 67 shots he’s faced. For Buffalo, Sidney Crosby has 13 points in the seven games he’s played since returning from injury. Marcus Foligno, recently called up from the farm team, has six goals and four assists for 10 points in eight games played. Marian Hossa is riding a seven-game points streak with two goals and seven assists over that span. Jose Theodore has stopped 56 of 60 shots in his last two outings.
INJURY REPORT –Phantoms defenseman Raphael Diaz has been out for 11 games with a lower body injury. Hamilton is healthy heading into the Stanley Cup Finals.
TICKETS — Firestorm forward Patrick Sharp had some advice for family and friends looking for Stanley Cup tickets that are said to be trending toward the $1,000 mark in value for a pair of cities caught with the Cup fever.
“I just tell everyone, ‘StubHub.com’. That’s your best option [for tickets], don’t come to me,” Sharp said.
Nellany and Rauscher Exchange Words
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The bad blood between the Deer Park Chiefs and Vancouver Heroes intensified Tuesday, as Mike Nellany, coach of the Deer Park Chiefs got into a verbal spat with Ben Rauscher, coach of the Vancouver Heroes.
An AFHL spokesperson said he did not know all of the details of the encounter between the coaches except for how it started and when it needed to be stopped.
A few days ago, Nellany announced that he wanted to trade his 17th round pick for a defenseman from an AFHL team. Rauscher made a sarcastic comment saying it would make very little sense that he could trade a pick that hasn’t happened yet for a player already chosen.
Nellany did not take the comment lightly and delivered a stern message to Rauscher: “Don’t insult my intelligence with your lame attempt at humor.”
Jordan Carbone of the Toronto Red Devils tried to intercede, but he wasn’t able to keep them from going after each other. During the 17th round on Tuesday, Nellany picked a player that was already drafted. Rauscher made a witty remark and Nellany responded to the remark with some nasty, x-rated commentary.
After the incident, AFHL Commish wrote up a report and Nellany was fined by the AFHL [Given his first warning] for using too many explicit words and phrases.
Chiefs coach Mike Nellany (above) during the 17th round of the AFHL Draft.
Told of Nellany’s comments, Rauscher kept his simple.
“As for rivalry, I have seen his team, and there is nothing to challenge me (or most other teams in this league). C’mon… Cheechoo?? I hope this guy rebounds to anything worth more than a bag of used pucks, but its highly unlikely – enjoy him!” Rauscher said.
The Vancouver Heroes have had a very successful draft so far because Rauscher put together a plan for who to pick and when to pick ’em. Instead of drafting all veterans, the Heroes have drafted a little bit of everything, including dark horses, sleepers, and some young bonafide goal scorers.
Deer Park has had a very successful draft as well, and seems to have the edge in the goaltending department, with Henrik Lundqvist wearing the Chiefs jersey.
“I’m not worried about the rivalry,” Nellany said. “I have the better players, so we’ll just win this battle on the ice.”
R1P1: Boston Giants >> Evgeni Malkin (C)
R1P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Alexander Ovechkin (RW)
R1P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Sidney Crosby (C)
R1P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Henrik Lundqvist (G)
R1P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Pavel Datsyuk (C)
R1P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Roberto Luongo (G)
R1P7: Washington Power >> Patrick Kane (RW)
R1P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Steve Mason (G)
R1P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Ilya Kovalchuk (LW)
R1P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Ryan Getzlaf (C)
R1P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Joe Thornton (C)
R1P12: London Mustangs >> Marc-Andre Fleury (G)
R1P13: Winnipeg Wheat Kings (From TRD) >> Mike Green (D)
R1P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW)
R1P15: Seattle Bruins (From VAN) >> Marc Savard (C)
R1P16: Hollywood Stars >> Martin Brodeur (G)
R1P17: Chicago Wolves >> Zach Parise (LW)
R1P18: Seattle Bruins >> Tim Thomas (G)
R1P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Mike Richards (C)
R1P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Nicklas Backstrom (C)
ROUND 2
R2P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Carey Price (G)
R2P2: Toronto Red Devils (From WWK) >> Dany Heatley (LW)
R2P3: Vancouver Heroes (From SEA) >> Eric Staal (C)
R2P4: Chicago Wolves >> Andrei Markov (D)
R2P5: Hollywood Stars >> Jarome Iginla (RW)
R2P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Ryan Miller (G)
R2P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Jeff Carter (C)
R2P8: Oshawa City Leafs (From TRD) >> Evgeni Nabokov (G)
R2P9: London Mustangs >> Rick Nash (LW)
R2P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Alexander Semin (LW)
R2P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Cam Ward (G)
R2P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Miikka Kiprusoff (G)
R2P13: Detroit Gladiators >> John Tavares (C)
R2P14: Washington Power >> Vincent Lecavalier (C)
R2P15: Manhattan Supermen >> Bobby Ryan (LW)
R2P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Dion Phaneuf (D)
R2P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Martin Havlat (RW)
R2P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Marian Hossa (RW)
R2P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Zdeno Chara (D)
R2P20: Boston Giants >> Niklas Backstrom (G)
ROUND 3
R3P1: Boston Giants >> Marian Gaborik (RW)
R3P2: Toronto Red Devils (From OCL) >> Pekka Rinne (G)
R3P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Nicklas Lidstrom (D)
R3P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Corey Perry (RW)
R3P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Jonathan Toews (C)
R3P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Thomas Vanek (LW)
R3P7: Washington Power >> Daniel Sedin (LW)
R3P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Phil Kessel (RW)
R3P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Brad Boyes (RW)
R3P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Shea Weber (D)
R3P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Daniel Alfredsson (RW)
R3P12: London Mustangs >> Jonas Hiller (G)
R3P13: Toronto Red Devils >> Jason Spezza (C)
R3P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Henrik Sedin (C)
R3P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Simon Gagne (LW)
R3P16: Hollywood Stars >> Martin St. Louis (RW)
R3P17: Chicago Wolves >> Alex Kovalev (LW)
R3P18: Seattle Bruins >> Patrick Elias (LW)
R3P19: Toronto Red Devils (From WWK) >> Mike Camalleri (RW)
R3P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> David Krejci (C)
ROUND 4
R4P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Dennis Wideman (D)
R4P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Simeon Varlamov (G)
R4P3: Manhattan Supermen (From SEA) >> Steven Stamkos (C)
R4P4: Chicago Wolves >> Marty Turco (G)
R4P5: Hollywood Stars >> Brian Rafalski (D)
R4P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Dan Boyle (D)
R4P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Sergei Gonchar (D)
R4P8: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Jay Bouwmeester (D)
R4P9: London Mustangs >> Claude Giroux (LW)
R4P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Patrick Marleau (C)
R4P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Anze Kopitar (C)
R4P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Brian Campbell (D)
R4P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Kris Versteeg (LW)
R4P14: Washington Power >> Erik Johnson (D)
R4P15: Manhattan Supermen (From SEA/MAS) > Mark Streit (D)
R4P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Devin Setoguchi (RW)
R4P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Joe Pavelski (C)
R4P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Paul Stastny (C)
R4P19: Toronto Red Devils (From OCL) >> Ryan Whitney (D)
R4P20: Boston Giants >> Niklas Kronwall (D)
ROUND 5
R5P1: Boston Giants >> Cristobal Huet (G)
R5P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Travis Zajac (C)
R5P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Ray Emery (G)
R5P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Viktor Hedman (D)
R5P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Johan Franzen (RW)
R5P6: Seattle Bruins (From MAS) >> Sheldon Souray (D)
R5P7: Washington Power >> Nikita Filatov (LW)
R5P8: Detroit Gladiators >> T.J. Oshie (C)
R5P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Mikko Koivu (C)
R5P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Bryan Little (RW)
R5P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Chris Osgood (G)
R5P12: London Mustangs >> Patrik Berglund (C)
R5P13: Oshawa City Leafs (From TRD) >> Shane Doan (LW/RW)
R5P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Pascal LeClaire (G)
R5P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Ilya Bryzgalov (G)
R5P16: Hollywood Stars >> Chris Pronger (D)
R5P17: Chicago Wolves >> Olli Jokinen (C)
R5P18: Vancouver Heroes (From SEA) >> Ales Hemsky (RW)
R5P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Brendan Morrow (LW)
R5P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Derek Roy (C)
ROUND 6
R6P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Mike Smith (G)
R6P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Jason Pominville (RW)
R6P3: Seattle Bruins >> Patrick Sharp (C)
R6P4: Chicago Wolves >> David Backes (RW)
R6P5: Hollywood Stars >> Mike Ribeiro (C)
R6P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Alexander Frolov (LW)
R6P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Derrick Brassard (C)
R6P8: Manhattan Supermen (From TRD) >> Danny Briere (C)
R6P9: London Mustangs >> Kyle Okposo (RW)
R6P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Brent Burns (D)
R6P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Michael Frolik (RW)
R6P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Ryan Kesler (C/RW)
R6P13: Detroit Gladiators >> David Booth (LW)
R6P14: Washington Power >> Drew Doughty (D)
R6P15: Manhattan Supermen >> Loui Eriksson (LW)
R6P16: Toronto Red Devils (From SJR) >> Jonas Gustavsson (G)
R6P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Nikolai Zherdev (RW)
R6P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Milan Michalek (LW)
R6P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Scott Gomez (C)
R6P20: Boston Giants >> Cam Barker (D)
ROUND 7
R7P1: Boston Giants >> Ray Whitney (LW)
R7P2: Toronto Red Devils (From OCL) >> Milan Lucic (LW)
R7P3: Manhattan Supermen (From BUF) >> Blake Wheeler (RW)
R7P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Scott Hartnell (LW)
R7P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Duncan Keith (D)
R7P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Scott Niedermayer (D)
R7P7: Washington Power >> Cody Hodgson (C)
R7P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Jakub Voracek (RW)
R7P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Kristian Huselius (LW)
R7P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Kris Letang (D)
R7P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Joffery Lupul (LW/RW)
R7P12: London Mustangs >> Dustin Brown (RW)
R7P13: Oshawa City Leafs (From TRD) >> Kimmo Timonen (D)
R7P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Ryan Suter (D)
R7P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Tomas Kaberle (D)
R7P16: Hollywood Stars >> Teemu Selanne (RW)
R7P17: Chicago Wolves >> Brad Richards (C)
R7P18: Seattle Bruins >> Todd White (C)
R7P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Matt Duchene (RW)
R7P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Peter Mueller (C)
ROUND 8
R8P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Tom Gilbert (D)
R8P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Mikael Samuelsson (RW)
R8P3: Seattle Bruins >> Chris Kunitz (LW)
R8P4: Chicago Wolves >> Ville Leino (LW)
R8P5: Hollywood Stars >> Saku Koivu (C)
R8P6: Temiscaming Storm (From VAN) >> Mike Knuble (RW)
R8P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Nikolai Khabibulin (G)
R8P8: Toronto Red Devils >> Christian Ehrhoff (D)
R8P9: London Mustangs >> David Perron (LW)
R8P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Tuomo Ruutu (LW)
R8P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> James van Riemsdyk (LW)
R8P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Ryan Clowe (LW)
R8P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Alex Tanguay (LW)
R8P14: Washington Power >> Kyle Turris (C)
R8P15: Seattle Bruins (From MAS) >> Jason Arnott (C)
R8P16: Buffalo Phantoms (from SJR) >> Lubomir Visnovsky (D)
R8P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Jordan Staal (C)
R8P18: Manhattan (From BUF) >> Jamie Langenbrunner (RW)
R8P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> J.P. Dumont (LW/RW)
R8P20: Boston Giants >> Brian Gionta (RW)
ROUND 9
R9P1: Boston Giants >> Rob Blake (D)
R9P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Mike Ryder (RW)
R9P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Andy McDonald (LW/C)
R9P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Slava Kozlov (RW)
R9P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Joe Corvo (D)
R9P6: Toronto Red Devils (From MAS) >> Tuuka Rask (G)
R9P7: Washington Power >> Andrei Kostitsyn (LW)
R9P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Zach Bogosian (D)
R9P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Alexandre Burrows (RW)
R9P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Sam Gagner (C)
R9P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Luke Schenn (D)
R9P12: London Mustangs >> Nathan Horton (C/RW)
R9P13: St. John’s Red Wings (From TRD) >> Chris Mason (G)
R9P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Steve Sullivan (RW)
R9P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Alex Pietrangelo (D)
R9P16: Hollywood Stars >> Paul Kariya (LW)
R9P17: Manhattan Supermen (From CHI) >> Paul Martin (D)
R9P18: Seattle Bruins >> Alexander Edler (D)
R9P19: Seattle Bruins (From TRD/WWK) >> Milan Hejduk (RW)
R9P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Nik Antropov (RW)
ROUND 10
R10P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> PierreMarc Bouchard (LW/RW)
R10P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> M. Paarvi-Svensson (LW)
R10P3: Seattle Bruins >> Matt Hunwick (D)
R10P4: Chicago Wolves >> Kevin Bieksa (D)
R10P5: Hollywood Stars >> Ryan Smyth (LW)
R10P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Michael Boedker (LW/C)
R10P7: Vancouver Heroes (From TEM) >> Oscar Moller (RW)
R10P8: Winnipeg Wheat Kings (From TRD) >> Rick DiPietro (G)
R10P9: London Mustangs >> Patrice Bergeron (C)
R10P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Vesa Toskala (G)
R10P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Jonathan Quick (G)
R10P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Marc-Edouard Vlasic (D)
R10P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Valterri Filppula (C)
R10P14: Washington Power >> Drew Stafford (RW)
R10P15: Buff Phantoms (From CHI/MAS) >> Tim Connolly (C)
R10P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Patrick O’Sullivan (LW)
R10P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Jonathan Cheechoo (RW)
R10P18: St. John’s R Wings (From BUF) >> Dustin Byfuglen (RW)
R10P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Stephen Weiss (C)
R10P20: Boston Giants >> Martin Erat (RW)
ROUND 11
R11P1: Boston Giants >> Marek Zidlicky (D)
R11P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Dan Cleary (RW)
R11P3: Chicago Wolves (From BUF) >> Rene Bourque (LW)
R11P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Brent Seabrook (D)
R11P5: Seattle Bruins (From SJR) >> Ty Conklin (G)
R11P6: Seattle Bruins (From MAS) >> Owen Nolan (RW)
R11P7: Washington Power >> Thomas Vokoun (G)
R11P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Ales Kotalik (RW)
R11P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Marek Svatos (RW)
R11P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Alex Goligoski (D)
R11P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Brooks Laich (C)
R11P12: London Mustangs >> Erik Cole (LW/RW)
R11P13: Oshawa City Leafs (From TRD) >> Filip Kuba (D)
R11P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Braydon Coburn (D)
R11P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Justin Williams (RW)
R11P16: Hollywood Stars >> Carlo Colaiacovo (D)
R11P17: Chicago Wolves >> Chuck Kobasew (RW)
R11P18: Seattle Bruins >> Tobias Enstrom (D)
R11P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Shawn Horcoff (C)
R11P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Matt Stajan (C)
ROUND 12
R12P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> John-Michael Liles (D)
R12P2: Buffalo Phantoms (From WWK) >> Petr Sykora (RW)
R12P3: St. John’s Red Wings (From SEA) >> Andrew Ebbett (C)
R12P4: Chicago Wolves >> Michal Roszival (D)
R12P5: Hollywood Stars >> Rob Schremp (C)
R12P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Thomas Fleischmann (RW)
R12P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Kyle Quincey (D)
R12P8: St. John’s (From TRD) >> Alexei Ponikarovsky (LW)
R12P9: London Mustangs >> Keith Yandle (D)
R12P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Curtis Glencross (LW)
R12P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Evander Kane (LW)
R12P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Josh Bailey (C)
R12P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Matt Niskanen (D)
R12P14: Washington Power >> Jonathan Ericsson (D)
R12P15: Manhattan Supermen >> David Bolland (C)
R12P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Ron Hainsey (D)
R12P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Chris Drury (C)
R12P18: St. John’s Red Wings (From BUF) >> Andrew Ladd (LW)
R12P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Joni Pitkanen (D)
R12P20: Boston Giants >> Pavol Demitra (C)
ROUND 13
R13P1: Boston Giants >> Jason Blake (LW)
R13P2: Toronto Red Devils (From OCL) >> Angelo Esposito (C)
R13P3: Winnipeg Wheat Kings (From BUF) >> Colin Wilson (C)
R13P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Marc-Andre Bergeron (D)
R13P5: Toronto Red Devils (From SJR) >> James Neal (LW)
R13P6: Toronto Red Devils (From MAS) >> Mikhail Grabovski (C)
R13P7: Washington Power >> Kris Russell (D)
R13P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Fabian Brunnstrom (RW)
R13P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Chris Campoli (D)
R13P10: Manhattan Supermen (From EDM) > Tyler Kennedy (C)
R13P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Steve Bernier (RW)
R13P12: London Mustangs >> Bryan McCabe (D)
R13P13: Toronto Red Devils >> Ryan Ellis (D)
R13P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Bill Guerin (RW)
R13P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Daymond Langkow (C)
R13P16: Hollywood Stars >> Chris Higgins (LW)
R13P17: Seattle Bruins (From CHI) >> Marco Sturm (LW)
R13P18: Toronto Red Devils (From SEA/MAS) > David Moss (RW)
R13P19: Toronto Red Devils (From WWK) >> Wojtek Wolski (LW)
R13P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Antoine Vermette (LW/C)
ROUND 14
R14P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Sergei Samsonov (LW)
R14P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Marc Staal (D)
R14P3: Seattle Bruins >> Denis Grebeshkov (D)
R14P4: Chicago Wolves >> Brandon Dubinsky (C)
R14P5: Hollywood Stars >> Rich Peverley (?)
R14P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Anton Babchuk (D)
R14P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Kari Lehtonen (G)
R14P8: Toronto Red Devils >> J.S. Giguere (G)
R14P9: London Mustangs >> T.J. Hensick (C)
R14P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Guillaume Lattendresse (RW)
R14P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Eric Tangradi (LW)
R14P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Maxim Lapierre (C)
R14P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Jack Johnson (D)
R14P14: Washington Power >> Corey Schneider (G)
R14P15: Edmonton Hellstars (From MAS) >> Jamie Benn (?)
R14P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Jesse Joensuu (LW)
R14P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Pavel Kubina (D)
R14P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Matt D’Agostini (RW)
R14P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> R.J. Umberger (LW/C)
R14P20: Boston Giants >> Ed Jovanovski (D)
ROUND 15
R15P1: Boston Giants >> Craig Conroy (C)
R15P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Scott Clemmenson (G)
R15P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Ryan Callahan (RW)
R15P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Dmitri Kulikov (?)
R15P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Teddy Purcell (RW)
R15P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Brian Rolston (LW)
R15P7: Washington Power >> Eric Fehr (RW)
R15P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Josh Harding (G)
R15P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Liam Reddox (LW)
R15P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Brayden Schenn (C)
R15P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Fedor Tyutin (D)
R15P12: London Mustangs >> Mikael Backlund (C)
R15P13: W.W. Kings (From TRD) >> Andrew Cogliano (LW)
R15P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Rob Scuderi (D)
R15P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Jordan Eberle (RW)
R15P16: Hollywood Stars >> Rod Brindamour (C)
R15P17: Chicago Wolves >> Max Pacioretty (LW)
R15P18: Chicago Wolves (From SEA) >> Jimmy Howard (G)
R15P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Cody Franson (D)
R15P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Matt Carle (D)
ROUND 16
R16P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Peter Budaj (G)
R16P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Ryan Malone (LW)
R16P3: Manhattan (From SEA) >> Sean Bergenheim (LW)
R16P4: Chicago Wolves >> M. Del Zotto (D)
R16P5: Hollywood Stars >> John Carlsson (D)
R16P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Ivan Vishnevski (D)
R16P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Sean Avery (LW)
R16P8: Toronto Red Devils >> Matt Lombardi (C)
R16P9: London Mustangs >> Andrej Sekera (D)
R16P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Johnny Oduya (D)
R16P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Jiri Tlusty (C)
R16P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Keith Ballard (D)
R16P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Erik Karlsson (D)
R16P14: Washington Power >> Artem Anisimov (C)
R16P15: Seattle Bruins (From MAS) >> Chad Larose (LW/RW)
R16P16: Seattle (From CHI/BUF/SJR) >> Keith Tkachuk (C)
R16P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Petr Prucha (RW)
R16P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Jaroslav Spacek (D)
R16P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Matt Cullen (C)
R16P20: Boston Giants >> Mark Recchi (RW)
ROUND 17
R17P1: Boston Giants >> Thomas Plekanec (C)
R17P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Wade Redden (D)
R17P3: Winnipeg Wheat Kings (From BUF) >> Nigel Dawes (LW)
R17P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Scottie Upshall (RW)
R17P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Jason Williams (RW)
R17P6: Toronto Red Devils (From MAS) >> Enver Lisin (RW)
R17P7: Washington Power >> Ondrej Pavelec (G)
R17P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Johnny Boychuk (D)
R17P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Robert Nilsson (LW)
R17P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Jonathan Bernier (G)
R17P11: Seattle Bruins (From HAM) >> Mattias Ohlund (D)
R17P12: London Mustangs >> Jaroslav Halak (G)
R17P13: Chicago (From SEA/TRD) >> Viktor Tikhonov (LW)
R17P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Nick Foligno (LW)
R17P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Sami Salo (D)
R17P16: Hollywood Stars >> Alexandre Picard (D)
R17P17: Buffalo Phantoms (From CHI) >> James Wisniewski (D)
R17P18: St. John’s Red Wings (From SEA) >> Dan Hamhuis (D)
R17P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Karl Alzner (D)
R17P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Lee Stempniak (RW)
ROUND 18
R18P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Cory Stillman (LW)
R18P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Mike Fisher (C)
R18P3: Seattle Bruins >> Drayson Bowman (C)
R18P4: Chicago Wolves >> Aaron Voros (LW)
R18P5: Hollywood Stars >> Andrew Brunette (LW)
R18P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Antti Miettinen (RW)
R18P7: Temiscaming Storm >> John Madden (C)
R18P8: Edmonton (From MAS/TRD) >> Sergei Kostisyn (?)
R18P9: London Mustangs >> Chris Stewart (RW)
R18P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Blake Comeau (RW)
R18P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Evgeny Grachev (?)
R18P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Dainius Zubrus (RW)
R18P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Zach Boychuk (C)
R18P14: Washington Power >> PK Subban (D)
R18P15: Manhattan Supermen >> Ruslan Fedotenko (LW)
R18P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Thomas Holmstrom (LW/RW)
R18P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Nokolai Kulemin (LW)
R18P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Dustin Penner (LW/RW)
R18P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Mayson Raymond (LW/RW)
R18P20: Boston Giants >> Brian Boucher (G)
ROUND 19
R19P1: Boston Giants >> David Legwand (C)
R19P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> J. Stoll (C)
R19P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Craig Anderson (G)
R19P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Brett Maclean (LW)
R19P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Thomas Hickey (D)
R19P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Trent Hunter (RW)
R19P7: Washington Power >> Mattias Tedenby (LW)
R19P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Jannek Hanson (RW)
R19P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Mike Comrie (C)
R19P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Jonathan Blum (D)
R19P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Brian Elliot (G)
R19P12: London Mustangs >> Tyler Myers (D)
R19P13: Manhattan Supermen (From TRD) >> Bruno Gervais (D)
R19P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Mike Modano (C)
R19P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Kevin Shattenkirk (D)
R19P16: Hollywood Stars >> Mike Komisarek (D)
R19P17: Chicago Wolves >> Dwayne Roloson (G)
R19P18: Hamilton Outlaws (From SEA) >> Todd Bertuzzi (LW?)
R19P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Zazem Kadri (C)
R19P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Vaclav Prospal (C?)
ROUND 20
R20P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Bobby Sanguinetti (D)
R20P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Cody Mcleod (LW)
R20P3: Chicago Wolves (From SEA) >> Luca Caputi (LW)
R20P4: Chicago Wolves >> Brandon Kozun (RW)
R20P5: Hollywood Stars >> Ryan Shannon (RW)
R20P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Niklas Hagman (LW)
R20P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Daniel Carcillo (LW)
R20P8: Toronto Red Devils >> Trevor Daley (D)
R20P9: London Mustangs >> Taylor Pyatt (LW)
R20P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Cory Sarich (D)
R20P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Michael Neuvirth (G)
R20P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Joe Colborne (C)
R20P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Martin Hanzal (D)
R20P14: Washington Power >> Logan Couture (C)
R20P15: Chicago Wolves (From MAS) >> Brett Sonne (C)
R20P16: Seattle Bruins (From SJR) >> Colby Armstrong (RW)
R20P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Adrian Aucoin (D)
R20P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Brendan Morrison (C)
R20P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Dan Girardi (D)
R20P20: Boston Giants >> Clarke Macarthur (F)
ROUND 21
R21P1: Seattle Bruins (From BOS) >> Kyle Wellwood (C/LW)
R21P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Troy Brouwer (RW)
R21P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Andrejs Meszaros (D)
R21P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Steve Ott (C)
R21P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Justin Abdelkader (LW)
R21P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Willie Mitchell (D)
R21P7: Washington Power >> Lars Eller (C)
R21P8: Detroit Gladiators >> TJ Galiardi (LW)
R21P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Stephane Robidas (D)
R21P10: Edmonton Hellstars >> Shawn Matthias (C)
R21P11: Hamilton Outlaws >> Gregory Campbell (C)
R21P12: London Mustangs >> Antti Niemi (G)
R21P13: Toronto Red Devils >> Jussi Jokinen (F)
R21P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Marc Methot (D)
R21P15: Vancouver Heroes >> Nathan Gerbe (C)
R21P16: Hollywood Stars >> Martin Biron (G)
R21P17: Seattle Bruins (From CHI) >> Matt Cooke (LW)
R21P18: Boston Giants (From SEA) >> Jared Cowen (D)
R21P19: Buffalo Phantoms (From WWK) >> Zack Kassian (F)
R21P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Anssi Salmela (D)
ROUND 22
R22P1: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Rostislav Olesz (F)
R22P2: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Darren Helm (C)
R22P3: Manhattan Supermen (From SEA) > Alexander Salak (G)
R22P4: Boston Giants (From SEA/CHI) > Jordan Schroeder (RW)
R22P5: Hollywood Stars >> Jake Gardiner (D)
R22P6: Vancouver Heroes >> Ryan Stoa (LW)
R22P7: Temiscaming Storm >> Jared Boll (RW)
R22P8: Toronto Red Devils >> Jaromir Jagr (RW)
R22P9: London Mustangs >> Jack Skille (RW)
R22P10: Hamilton Outlaws >> Zybnek Michalek (D)
R22P11: Edmonton Hellstars >> Niklas Hjalalmarsson (D)
R22P12: Fort Drum Killers >> Cal O’Reilly (C)
R22P13: Detroit Gladiators >> Ville Koisitinen (D)
R22P14: Washington Power >> Jamie McBain (D)
R22P15: Manhattan Supermen >> Jacob Markstrom (G)
R22P16: St. John’s Red Wings >> Adam Pardy (D)
R22P17: Deer Park Chiefs >> Roman Hamrlik (D)
R22P18: Buffalo Phantoms >> Richard Wallin (C)
R22P19: Oshawa City Leafs >> Francois Beauchemin (D)
R22P20: Boston Giants >> Kyle Beach (C)
ROUND 23
R23P1: Seattle Bruins (From BOS) >> Ian White (D)
R23P2: Oshawa City Leafs >> Jakub Kindl (D)
R23P3: Buffalo Phantoms >> Patrick Eaves (LW/RW)
R23P4: Deer Park Chiefs >> Stephen Valiquette (G)
R23P5: St. John’s Red Wings >> Leland Irving (G)
R23P6: Manhattan Supermen >> Mark Stuart (D)
R23P7: Washington Power >> Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
R23P8: Detroit Gladiators >> Patric Hornqvist (RW)
R23P9: Fort Drum Killers >> Jeff Woywitka (G)
R23P10: Manhattan Supermen (From EDM) >> Doug Weight (C)
R23P11: Seattle Bruins (From HAM) >> Antero Niittymaki (G)
R23P12: London Mustangs >> Michael Grabner (RW)
R23P13: Toronto Red Devils >> Jhonas Enroth (G)
R23P14: Temiscaming Storm >> Tom Poti (D)
R23P15: Seattle Bruins (From VAN) >> Derek Morris (D)
R23P16: Hollywood Stars >> Maxime Afinogenov (RW)
R23P17: Manhat Supermen (From CHI) >> James Sheppard (C)
R23P18: Buffalo Phantoms (From MAS/SEA) > Jochen Hecht (C)
R23P19: Winnipeg Wheat Kings >> Fredrik Modin (LW)
R23P20: Lexington Leg Hounds >> Alexander Radulov (F)