Training camp: Day 3 wrap-up
Published 8:26 pm Saturday, August 28, 2010
ROOKIE CAMP SCORING SUMMARIES
Blue 4 (Ripley, Huerena, Maguire, Osbaldiston), Green 2 (Messervey, Boehm)
Red 4 (Chynoweth, Kshyk, Friesen, Conti), Grey 4 (Stadnyk 2, Keck, Wilkinson)
Red 4 (Robinson, Chynoweth, Oliver, Bell), Green 3 (Boyd, Wilson, Henry)
Blue 5 (Fretz 3, Maguire, Bauml), Grey 1 (Blaquiere)
FINAL ROOKIE CAMP STANDINGS
Blue 5-1
Red 2-2-2
Green 2-3-1
Grey 1-4-1
ROOKIE CAMP LEADING SCORERS
Geordie Maguire 6-5-11
Ryan Chynoweth 6-4-10
Michael Fretz 7-1-8
Kohl Bauml 6-1-7
Brett Boehm 5-2-7
Michael Bell 3-4-7
Bradley King 2-5-7
Kyle Messervey 4-2-6
Jari Erricson 3-3-6 (just two games)
Lyrik Friesen 3-3-6
Carson Stadnyk 3-3-6
Anthony Conti 2-4-6
DAY 3 NOTES
– There were more bodies at today’s morning veteran practice as three players who’ve participated in rookie scrimmages skated with the vets. Those three were 16-year-old forwards Jari Erricson, Jordyn Boyd and Michael McNicholas. Both Erricson and Boyd spent one previous day with the vets. For the Californian McNicholas I believe it was his first time ever spending time with the varsity in any capacity
– Tips general manager Doug Soetaert has some incredibly difficult decisions to make with his forwards this season. With the addition of the 16-year-olds there were 18 forwards practicing this morning. None of those 18 looked out of place. Even older, less-heralded rookies, like Mitchell Loose and Brendan McCalpin, look capable of stepping in this season.
– Things got a little heated during the rookie games today, with plenty of hitting and a number of fights breaking out. Two of Everett’s picks from this year’s bantam draft, seventh rounder Michael Bell and ninth rounder Kyle Messervey, were right in the middle of things. Bell and Messervey are both intriguing late-round picks. They both have size, they’re both willing to mix it up physically, they both seem to be irritants, and they both showed the ability to chip in offensively. If these two continue to develop they could make life very difficult for Everett’s opponents in the future.
– It was an excellent final two days for another of Everett’s 2010 draft picks, Geordie Maguire. Everett’s fifth-rounder finished as the camp’s leading scorer, and I think he got just about all of those points in his final four games. Maguire’s another forward with good size. Add top pick Ryan Chynoweth, who showed an excellent all-around game and finished second in scoring, into the mix and it seems the Tips did pretty well for themselves in the past draft forward-wise.
– Great effort by local product Michael Fretz. The 16-year-old from Maltby finished as the rookie camp’s leading goal scorer with seven in six games.
