Potential IceDogs Line-up

[sportscrazy]

Returning players + new signings (Players with a number of 00 are new signings)

Forwards
No. Name Pos DOB Ht. Wt. Shoots
8 Beljo, Jadran LW 1987-02-25 6.00 180 lbs L
17 Caputi, Luca LW 1988-10-01 6.03 190 lbs L
24 DeSousa, Chris C 1990-10-19 5.09 190 lbs L
7 Legein, Stefan RW 1988-11-24 5.10 165 lbs R
4 MacEachern, Dylan LW 1990-04-03 5.11 160 lbs L
28 Manojlovic, Stevan C 1989-08-15 6.04 215 lbs L
23 Merrett, Andrew RW 1989-04-03 6.02 174 lbs R
12 Oliphant, Brett C 1988-02-26 6.00 155 lbs R
20 Sanderson, Barry C 1990-04-22 5.08 165 lbs R
14 Swift, Michael C 1987-03-26 5.09 180 lbs L
00 Jason Bergeron F 1988-02-20 5.09 165 lbs R
00 Andrew Agozzino C 1991-01-03 5.09 165 lbs L

Defence
No. Name Pos DOB Ht. Wt. Shoots
13 Corrente, Matt D 1988-03-17 6.00 200 lbs R
3 Day, Joshua D 1988-04-02 6.01 188 lbs L
6 Fletcher, Scott D 1988-01-12 6.04 210 lbs R
18 Kyle, Lamb D 1987-04-13 6.00 191 lbs R
5 Martine, Nathan D 1988-05-24 6.01 221 lbs L
10 Pietrangelo, Alex D 1990-01-18 6.03 192 lbs R
22 Schiestel, Drew D 1989-03-09 6.00 186 lbs L
00 Chris Van Laren D 1990-06-04 6.01 182 lbs L

Goalies
No. Name Pos DOB Ht. Wt. Catches
21 Lobsinger, Lucas G 1988-04-21 6.00 175 lbs L
30 Loverock, Andrew G 1989-07-29 6.03 185 lbs L

[back2back]

One thing I noticed is how big their defence is as every player is 6 foot or more. But their forwards seem small with only 5 players 6 foot or more and 5 players 5 foot 9 or shorter. I would think that playing on such a small ice surface you would want bigger players but then again the game has changed a lot in the last few years.

[puckhound]

www.insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/News/0607/update_0548.htm

Info on Jason Bergeron, one of the new players on the team. Icedogs seem set for players even before training camp begins. They will be looking at drafted players and other tryouts to make it for next years team.

[mia]

Most of first year players do not see alot of ice time as they have to learn the system and find them players to play with.The only time they do see ice time if some gets hurt.The defense looks big on paper but come game time no one will drop the gloves and they get pushed around in front of the net.They all want to be offense defensemen but in the JG arena there is no place to move and go end to end.My guess is that they will be down to 5 D come Christmas time!

[coldpooch]

mia said:

Most of first year players do not see alot of ice time as they have to learn the system and find them players to play with.The only time they do see ice time if some gets hurt.The defense looks big on paper but come game time no one will drop the gloves and they get pushed around in front of the net.They all want to be offense defensemen but in the JG arena there is no place to move and go end to end.My guess is that they will be down to 5 D come Christmas time!

Ah, please tell me where do you think they are all going?

By the way if you do not already know, Fletcher is the toughest player in the OHL. Nobody really wants to go him....ever.

Make no mistake about it, this team has the best D in the league. It will be your pleasure to watch them.

[mia]

What happened in the playoffs last year? They had the same core of D and the were caught standing around to a fourth place club.I watched it happened.I think they all got the Mike Kelly melt down.It seems to me if Mike Kelly was that good of a coach why has he not landed a job!

[excanucksfan]

mia said:

What happened in the playoffs last year? They had the same core of D and the were caught standing around to a fourth place club.I watched it happened.I think they all got the Mike Kelly melt down.It seems to me if Mike Kelly was that good of a coach why has he not landed a job!

That "fourth place team" made it to the finals and upset a lot of higher finishing teams on their way their. And I think I read somewhere that Mike Kelly was runner up for coach of the year in the OHL?