Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver…are come to mind when thinking of cities in Canada. Sault St. Marie isn’t one of them. Located about six hours from the hockey hotbed of London, Ontario, the OHL Arena Guide notes “For a city as isolated as Sault Ste. Marie, visiting fans are a seldom-seen rarity.” However, it hasn’t stopped the […]
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OHL GM Dave Torrie speaks out on Kings prospects
If you like GMs that aren’t afraid to speak their mind, leaders like Dean Lombardi and Brian Burke, then you’ll probably love Dave Torrie. For the last seven years he’s been at the helm of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL. Although he could be described as an Ontario, Canadian hockey lifer, his ties to […]
Future Fridays – Interview w/ Brock Beukeboom
Call it the Jeff Halpern pick. Kings GM Dean Lombardi has been known to wheel and deal his draft picks – trading up, trading down and often bundling them with an ‘asset’ when trading for another team’s player. At the 2009 NHL Draft, Lombardi did a two-for-one deal, sending the Kings fourth and fifth round […]
Draft 2010 – Interview with Cam Fowler
He’ll be the first American player taken at the draft tomorrow night at Staples Center. He’s expected to go very early in the first round, perhaps even third overall. If you guessed Cam Fowler, the 6’1″ defenseman from Northville, MI, you’re correct. Although he was born in Canada (Windsor, Ontario), he moved to Michigan before his second birthday […]
Draft 2010 – Interview with Stephen Silas
For their 18th birthday most kids like to have a party, spend it with some friends, maybe some family…or go to a local establishment, wink-wink. Not many spend it sitting in a half-empty NHL arena waiting to hear their name called. That’s exactly what Stephen Silas will be doing this Saturday though. The 6’1″ defenseman is ranked […]