Salem Wannabees forward Patrick Marleau etched his name in the GWMHL record books in a big way to open the season – scoring 8 goals in a single game. Marleau led the way in a 12-6 rout of El Dorado in a first-quarter matchup with a herculean performance that broke the long-standing GWMHL record of 7 once held by Eric Lindros. Marleau now leads the league in scoring with 21 goals and 36 points in 20 games.
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St. Louis Leading The Way After First Quarter
In News, STL on January 10, 2011 at 10:59 amWith 20 games in the books, the St. Louis Blues lead the league with a 14-6-0 record. But a number of teams are close behind, including the surprising Baltimore Crab (12-5-3) and the less-surprising West Virginia River Rats (11-4-5).
Thanks to a single record-breaking game, Patrick Marleau of the Salem Wannabees leads the league in points (36 points, including 21 goals) but he’s followed closely by a couple of familiar faces, the Portland Winterhawks‘ Jarome Iginla and Ilya Kovalchuk. Surprises so far? Oregon‘s Wojtek Wolski (32 points), St. Louis’ Jussi Jokinen (28 points), and Vancouver‘s Rene Bourque (18 goals).
Sterling‘s Tim Thomas is off to a red-hot start between the pipes, boasting a 1.79 GAA and .945 save percentage in 10 games. More impressive might be South Carolina netminder Evgeni Nabokov, who’s started all 20 games for the Fire Ants and already has 5 shutouts.
Depth But No Big Names in 2010 Free Agent Draft
In News, Transactions on November 8, 2010 at 10:55 amLots of depth players but no big names found new teams in the 2010 pre-season Free Agent Draft. Baltimore kicked things off by taking a flyer on winger PA Parenteau, but the rest of the draft was dominated by teams picking up backup and third-string goaltenders, including Mathieu Garon (Ice Harbor), Chris Osgood (Altoona), Michael Leighton (Nashville), Jason Labarbera (Boston), Johan Hedberg (Sterling), and Andrew Raycroft (St. Louis).
Round 1
1. BAL F PA Parenteau
2. IHS G Mathieu Garon
3. FFS F Rostislav Olesz
4. ALT G Chris Osgood
5. SAN F Scott Nichol
6. DEL F Tomas Kopecky
7. ORE F Brad Richardson
8. NAS G Michael Leighton
9. BOS G Jason Labarbera
10. EDH F Jesse Winchester
12. STE G Johan Hedberg
14. STL G Andrew Raycroft
15. SOU D Mike Mottau
19. DEL (from VAN) F Jeff Halpern
20. MID F Eric Nystrom
Round 2
23. FFS F Blair Betts
25. SAN F Adam Burish
28. NAS F Andreas Nodl
34. STL D Matt Carkner
35. SOU D Theo Peckham
40. MID F Chris Thorburn
Round 3
43. FFS D Brent Sopel
48. NAS D John Erskine
Round 4
68. NAS F Ryan Johnson
Round 5
88. NAS G Brian Boucher
Charleston and Vancouver Deal Vets
In CHA, News, Transactions, VAN on October 17, 2010 at 10:47 amThe day after the traditional flurry of Rookie Draft trades, the Charleston Chiefs and Vancouver Night Train have made a swap. With a serious injury to Andrei Markov, Vancouver acquired veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen from Charleston in exchange for enigmatic forward Alexander Frolov and Vancouver’s third round Rookie Draft pick in 2011.
Draft Day Transactions: Malkin in Blockbuster Swap
In BAL, DEL, DEN, News, Transactions, VAN, WVR on October 16, 2010 at 4:38 pmIt wasn’t as busy as some GWMHL draft days, but today’s Rookie Draft was punctuated with one of the biggest blockbusters in recent memory.
No sooner had the Baltimore Crab picked Matt Duchene second overall did they flip him, along with blueliner Kyle Quincey, to the Midland Bulldogs for Evgeni Malkin and Jamie Langenbrunner. Malkin gives the Crab some top-end talent they’d been sorely lacking.
Baltimore made another trade a round later, picking up young Michael Grabner, who’d just been drafted by the Vancouver Night Train, for a 2nd round pick in 2011.
Vancouver also shored up their defense by dealing a 1st round Free Agent pick to Delta for Adam Foote. And Delta continued their rebuild by sending Brian Rafalski to West Virginia in exchange for Andrew Ladd and a 2nd rounder this year, who turned into Jason Demers.
2010 Draft Results: Myers Goes First Overall
In BAL, IHS, News, SFS, Transactions on October 16, 2010 at 2:31 pmThe draft lottery was kind to the Ice Harbor Storm, who moved up to the first overall slot. Today, they used the pick on defenseman Tyler Myers, giving the rebuilding squad a stellar 1-2 punch on the blueline along with Kris Letang.
Matt Duchene went second to Baltimore – though he was later traded. The Oregon Rugrats, who had moved up four spots, took center John Tavares third.
2010 Draft Results
Pick Curr Team Player 1 IHS D Tyler Myers 2 BAL F Matt Duchene 3 ORE F John Tavares 4 FFS D John Carlson 5 ALT F Jamie Benn 6 SAN D Victor Hedman 7 DEL F Evander Kane 8 NAS D PK Subban 9 BOS D Erik Karlsson 10 EDH F James Van Riemsdyk 11 CHA D Michael Del Zotto 12 STE F Ryan O'Reilly 13 SCA F Tyler Ennis 14 STL F Brayden Schenn 15 SOU F Colin Wilson 16 WVR F Eric Tangradi 17 SAL F Logan Couture 18 PWH D Jamie McBain 19 VAN D Dmitry Kulikov 20 MID F Brandon Yip 21 BAL F Andrei Loktionov 22 IHS F Nazem Kadri 23 FFS F Tyler Bozak 24 ALT F Lars Eller 25 SAN G Jonas Gustavsson 26 DEL F Tim Kennedy 27 ORE D Cody Franson 28 NAS F Dan Sexton 29 BOS D Carl Gunnarsson 30 EDH F Drayson Bowman 31 CHA F Matt Beleskey 32 STE F Ryan Stoa 33 SCA D Jared Cowen 34 STL D Jakub Kindl 35 SOU F Viktor Stalberg 36 DEL D Jason Demers 37 SAL F Mark Letestu 38 PWH D Alex Plante 39 VAN F Michael Grabner 40 MID G Thomas Greiss 41 BAL D Matt Gilroy 42 BAL F Bryan Bickell 43 FFS G Corey Crawford 44 ALT F Zach Hamill 45 SAN D Ryan Wilson 46 DEL D Derek Joslin 47 ORE F Mathieu Perreault 48 NAS D Keaton Ellerby 49 BOS F James Wright 50 EDH D Andrew MacDonald 51 CHA D Oskars Bartulis 52 STE F Zack Smith 53 SCA D Mathieu Carle 54 STL D Clayton Stoner 55 SOU F Scott Parse 56 WVR D Jonas Junland 57 SAL D Arturs Kulda 58 PWH D Matthew Corrente 59 VAN F Vladimir Zharkov 60 MID F Frazer McLaren 61 BAL F Sergei Shirokov 62 SCA D Vladimir Mihalik 63 FFS F Nick Bonino 64 ALT G Dustin Tokarski 65 SAN F Ben Maxwell 66 DEL D Paul Bissonette 67 ORE F Bobby Butler 68 NAS F Kenndal McArdle 69 BOS F Maksim Mayorov 70 EDH D Adam McQuaid 71 CHA G Jhonas Enroth 72 STE F Jesse Joensuu 73 SCA F Cody Almond 74 STL G Devan Dubnyk 75 SOU F Robbie Earl 76 WVR PASS 77 SAL D Justin Falk 78 PWH F Brad Marchand 79 VAN D Philip Larsen 80 MID G Justin Peters
Team by Team Results
Altoona: F Jamie Benn (5), F Lars Eller (24), F Zach Hamill (44), G Dustin Tokarski (64)
Baltimore: F Matt Duchene (2)*, F Andrei Loktionov (21), D Matt Gilroy (41), F Bryan Bickell (42), F Sergei Shirokov (61)
Boston: D Erik Karlsson (9), D Carl Gunnarsson (29), F James Wright (49), F Maksim Mayorov (69)
Charleston: D Michael Del Zotto (11), F Matt Beleskey (31), D Oskars Bartulis (51), G Jhonas Enroth (71)
Delta: F Evander Kane (7), F Tim Kennedy (26), D Jason Demers (36), D Derek Joslin (46), D Paul Bissonette (66)
El Dorado: F James Van Riemsdyk (10), F Drayson Bowman (30), D Andrew MacDonald (50), D Adam McQuaid (70)
Farmington: D John Carlson (4), F Tyler Bozak (23), G Corey Crawford (43), F Nick Bonino (63)
Ice Harbor: D Tyler Myers (1), F Nazem Kadri (22)
Midland: F Brandon Yip (20), G Thomas Greiss (40), F Frazer McLaren (60), G Justin Peters (80)
Nashville: D PK Subban (8), F Dan Sexton (28), D Keaton Ellerby (48), F Kenndal McArdle (68)
Oregon: F John Tavares (3), D Cody Franson (27), F Mathieu Perreault (47), F Bobby Butler (67)
Portland: D Jamie McBain (18), D Alex Plante (38), D Matthew Corrente (58), F Brad Marchand (78)
Salem: F Logan Couture (17), F Mark Letestu (37), D Arturs Kulda (57), D Justin Falk (77)
San Diego: D Victor Hedman (6), G Jonas Gustavsson (25), D Ryan Wilson (45), F Ben Maxwell (65)
South Carolina: F Tyler Ennis (13), D Jared Cowen (33), D Mathieu Carle (53), D Vladimir Mihalik (62), F Cody Almond (73)
South Park: F Colin Wilson (15), F Viktor Stalberg (35), F Scott Parse (55), F Robbie Earl (75)
Sterling: F Ryan O’Reilly (12), F Ryan Stoa (32), F Zack Smith (52), F Jesse Joensuu (72)
St. Louis: F Brayden Schenn (14), D Jakub Kindl (34), D Clayton Stoner (54), G Devan Dubnyk (74)
Vancouver: D Dmitry Kulikov (19), F Michael Grabner (39)*, F Vladimir Zharkov (59), D Philip Larsen (79)
West Virginia: F Eric Tangradi (16), D Jonas Junland (56)
* – later traded
El Dorado Deals Brodeur
In EDH, News, PWH, Transactions on October 13, 2010 at 10:51 amAn entire division shuddered.
Portland Winterhawks, four-time Gump Cup champs, have acquired goaltender Martin Brodeur from the El Dorado Lynx in exchange for winger Tuomo Ruutu.
The Lynx made the move after it was clear that Carey Price would be able to take the reins as starter, with Tuukka Rask waiting in the wings. The Winterhawks, meanwhile, haven’t had a star goaltender since Dominik Hasek and add Brodeur as they ramp up for yet another Cup run.
Oregon Big Winner in 2010 Draft Lottery
In News, SFS on October 2, 2010 at 3:29 pmThe annual draft lottery was held at league offices this afternoon, and there were some surprises, including the Oregon Rugrats moving from 7th up to 3rd. The Ice Harbor Storm also moved up a spot to claim the first overall pick.
Here’s the round 1 Rookie Draft order, determined by lottery:
1. Ice Harbor
2. Baltimore
3. Oregon
4. Farmington
5. Altoona
6. San Diego
7. Delta
8. Nashville
9. Boston
10. El Dorado
11. Charleston
12. Sterling
13. South Carolina
14. St. Louis
15. South Park
16. West Virginia
17. Salem
18. Portland
19. Vancouver
20. Midland
Subsequent rounds are based on inverse standings and aren’t affected by the lottery.
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