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Gestern fand ja der zweite Teil des diesjährigen Drafts statt. Die Toronto Maple Leafs gingen mit einigen Erwartungen in den Draft, denn es waren noch einige Talente vorhanden. Bei den Forwards konnte man alle Spieler bis auf einen, die zuoberst auf der Wunschliste standen, nach Toronto holen. Bei den Defendern musste man dann als Folge auf die zwei Favoriten verzichten, da diese bereits in den vorigen Runden gezogen wurden. GM Sailer ist aber trotzdem sehr zufrieden mit dem Draft. Er äusserte sich wie folgt dazu: "Ich habe mir zwar gewünscht, dass alle meine Favoriten auch den Weg ins Air Canada Centre finden, doch so richtig daran geglaubt habe ich nicht. Deshalb bin ich jetzt doch sehr überrascht und zufrieden, da die Maple Leafs mindestens 3 Top-Prospects hinzugewonnen haben."
Die gedrafteten Spieler:
Runde 10, Daniel Widing
Name: Daniel Widing
Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-0
Weight: 184 lbs
Birthdate: 1982-04-13
Hometown:
Acquired: 2nd Round, 2000 Draft (36th overall)
Selected by Nashville in the 2000 Entry Draft (2nd round)
A strong skater with good straight-away speed - A hard-working two-way player who plays an aggressive game - A smart player who effectively reads the developing play - A fearless competitor and a very good defensive forward.
Runde 11, Tuomas Pihlman
Name: Tuomas Pihlman
Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2
Weight: 206 lbs
Birthdate: 1982-11-13
Hometown: Espoo, Finland
Acquired: NJ's 2nd Round Pick(48th) in 2001
Unlike most Finnish players, Pihlman plays a power forward type game, and with his size, he is able to play that style quite effectively. He does not back down from any physical challenge and can throw the body around with the best of them. He has good hands and a better than average shot.
Runde 12, Ruslan Zainullin
Name: Ruslan Zainullin
Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2
Weight: 202 lbs
Birthdate: 1982-02-14
Hometown: Kazan, Russia
Acquired: Acquired from Phoenix on March 19th, 2002
A skilled two-way player with a nice blend of size and skill. Zainullan is a great stickhandler and a good skater, although he lacks speed. He possesses a good scoring touch, a deadly shot and the ability to make the tape-to-tape pass to his teammates. He has great hockey sense and is very competitive. Is defensively responsible in his own zone and has the speed to catch players on the backcheck. Is used in all game situations, including the power-play and penalty kill.
Runde 13, Andrew Murray
Name: Andrew Murray
Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210 lbs
Birthdate: 0000-00-00
Hometown: Selkirk, Manitoba
Scored 46 goals and 56 assists in 64 games for Selkirk... Led the team in both points and goals... Was second on the team in assists... Scored 14 power-play goals, three short-handed goals and six game-winning goals... Averaged 1.59 points per game... Was named Selkirk's Most Valuable Player, Best Local Player and Iron Man... Won the Top Scorer Award... Was a MJHL First-Team All-Star.
Runde 14, Stepan Mokhov
Name: Stepan Mokhov
Position: D
Shoots:
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185 lbs
Birthdate: 1981-01-22
Hometown:
Acquired: 2nd Round, Draft 1999 (63rd Overall)
At 6'1" 195 he will be able to evolve into a solid two way NHL defenseman. He is a strong forward and backward skater...Strong on his skates, hard to knock off balance...A good transition defenseman, who can move the puck up ice quickly. He plays in all game situations. Has a high skill level and a good understanding of the game. An instense player, he plays the body effectively and is hard to beat one-on-one.
Runde 15, John-Michael Liles
Name: John-Michael Liles
Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185 lbs
Birthdate: 1980-11-25
Hometown: Zionsville, Indiana
Acquired: 2000 NHL Draft, 5th round (159th overall)
"At USA, he was a really solid player," said Ferguson, also
Liles' roommate. "Obviously, his skating and puck handling are his
two strengths. You knew he was going to be a great player. When he broke
out like he did his freshman year, I think it surprised a lot of people.
He played with a lot of confidence."
Those skills and confidence led Liles to score 8-20-28 in 40 games as a
rookie and lead the Spartan defensemen in scoring. He was an All-CCHA
honorable mention as well as a finalist for the CCHA Best Defensive award
in his first season. His success continued through his sophomore year when
he recorded 7-18-25 in 42 games and was named to the All-CCHA second team.
This season bodes no different for the 2000 Colorado Avalanche fifth-round
draft pick. Liles has surpassed those marks with two regular-season games
to play before playoffs. So far this season, Liles has been named to the
2001 Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament Team and CCHA Offensive
Player of the Week after recording five assists in a sweep of Ohio State
Jan. 25-26
Runde 16, Peter Fabus
Name: Peter Fabus
Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1
Weight: 191 lbs
Birthdate: 1979-07-05
Hometown: Slovakia
Acquired: 9th Round (281st Overall), 2000 Draft
"Peter is a tenacious player with touch around the net," Coyotes general manager Cliff Fletcher said. "Down the road, we feel that Peter has the potential to be a solid NHL contributor."
Runde 17, Justin Cox (getradet gegen Willie Levesque)
Name: Justin Cox
Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11
Weight: 160 lbs
Birthdate: 1981-03-13
Hometown: Hinton, ALTA
Acquired: Round 6 #184 overall 1999 NHL Entry Draft
Excellent skater, very quick, improving offense, intense, good penalty
killer, budding leadership.
Cox is yet another Stars prospect with both skill and tenacious discpline
-- leading the Prince George Cougars in +/- and amassing a healthy number
of penalty minutes.
Runde 18, Brad Fast
Name: Brad Fast
Position: D
Shoots:
Height: 6'0
Weight: 187 lbs
Birthdate: 1980-02-21
Hometown: Fort St. John, British Columbia
Acquired: Round 3, Pick #84 Overall in 1999 NHL Entry Draft
Fast plays a well-rounded
game. He's a very good skater, who maneuvers well in traffic, and has very
good offensive instincts. A good point shot, and an excellent passer. One
problem, as per many youngsters, is hit strength. He needs to get stronger,
although I don't think it will jeopardize his career.
Talentierte
Defense
Der super Goalie Dan Blackburn und
Verteidiger Prospect Steve McCarthy
Starke Offense
Die beiden Topskorer Alexei
Yashin
und Pavel Bure
Die Überflieger
Diese Saison ist das Ziel
ganz klar: Playoffs.