Development Camp Open Thread
by Ryan Durling on Jul 7, 2011 11:08 AM EDT
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The first day of Bruins development camp opens to the public at 1:15 Thursday afternoon. Featured at camp will be last year's fan favorites Jared Knight, Craig Cunningham and Ryan Spooner, as well as new additions Dougie Hamilton and Alexander Khokhlachev. Former BU defenseman David Warsofsky and current BC assistant captain Tommy Cross will also be present.
We'll be giving updates from Ristuccia as often as we can - which may not be that often due to limited space in the pres box - so stay tuned.
1:10 PM: Not-so-breaking news: Ristuccia's still really cold. Bruins hopefuls are about to take the ice in five minutes or so here, so keep it locked in for updates.
1:22: The boys broke up into 5-on-5's almost immediately, with Zane Gothberg in net against Alexander Khokhlachev and Dougie Hamilton and Jared Knight working against Michael Hutchinson. Ryan Spooner's defending against Knight.
1:27: Spooner doesn't appear to have lost a step from last year. Just sped into the zone during drills and roofed one over Lars Volden's head. A noteworthy change from previous Bruins hopeful squads: a lot of these guys can skate and shoot.
1:31: Gothberg showing a lot of composure in net while facing shot after shot in early drills. Granted, that can go by the wayside in a matter of minutes at development camp, but for a kid that the organization would like to see in a starring role down the road, it's a positive sign.
1:34 Here's your Dougie Hamilton update: struggling to get his sea legs beneath him in his first taste of NHL camp action. Khoklachev, meanwhile, is skating pretty strong and putting almost every puck he sees into the net.
1:40: Not really noteworthy, but nobody's doing anything so far that they weren't expected to: Spooner, Knight, Craig Cunningham, Khokhlachev and Gothberg have been strong, but there's a lot of camp left to go.
1:46: Jared Knight has really developed his shot - not that it needed it, but it's a lot stronger and more accurate than it was before. Because of the games that they play, Knight, Spooner and Khokhlachev are all going to impact this Bruins team in a big way over the next few years
1:53: Heading downstairs shortly for locker room stuff. Will have more up a bit later tonight.
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the bruins twitter feed’s been following this, too. Apparently, nobody died doing shuttle runs part 1. So, that’s good.
Winners don’t blood dope, kids.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 7, 2011 11:21 AM EDT reply actions
Nope.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 7, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Not necessarily. He projects to be one of the better players from his draft year, but defensemen take time to develop. He’ll put on some muscle and keep playing a ton of minutes in juniors. It’s a lot better than him sitting in the press box or being picked apart by NHL offenses like the 18-year-old kid he is.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 12, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
yeaaaaah no
kamp will be up and not only agaisnt the pens…..which did you know he is from. _______
HOCKEY TEMPER!
FOURHORTON!
*sullys crew*
It was Bartkowski who seemingly only played against the Pens and was from Pitt.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jul 7, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Obviously,
“Obviously” is the Bruins’ favorite word. I wonder if they’ve been voted the most condescending team in the NHL. I love it.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
Understanding your new European linemate.
I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?
by Johnny Appleseed on Jul 7, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, but one of their ad points for Genesis was 16-bit arcade graphics. It also eventually had an add-on called “32-X.”
It’s a stretch, unfortunately.
I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?
by Johnny Appleseed on Jul 7, 2011 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Seguin 32 just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Man, I forgot about 32X even though I have one collecting dust somewhere around here. That thing was only good for playing the arcade version of Space Harrier. Virtua Fighter does not hold up.
Meeee!
I’m excited about having a Russian or two as well, odd as that may seem.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
Jared played for the London Knights (seriously) in the OHL.
by Michael Taylor on Jul 7, 2011 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like both Knight and Spooner. What I find most significant about the two of them however is how they make me so much more excited about Khokhlachev.
All three essentially played the same number of games last year and in the same league, Knight with 68, Khok with 67, and Spooner with 64. Khok is almost 2 years younger than Knight and Spooner, yet he also put up very similar numbers to those two:
Knight – 25-45-70
Spooner – 35-46-81
Khok – 34-42-76
Obviously Kassian helps Khok on those numbers, but to be that much younger and still put up similar scoring totals in the same league? That’s impressive. I’m really expecting big things out of this guy.
Wheaton King
plays for the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jul 7, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
And yet Satan never played for the Devils…shame.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jul 8, 2011 7:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I always thought that was a crying shame.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jul 8, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope it ends like the Casey Anthony trial.
Too soon?
I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?
by Johnny Appleseed on Jul 7, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So Jared Knight ran Hutchinson over today and I was all NOOOOOOO you can’t kill half the providence goalie tandem before the season even starts! Turns out he wacked his head on the crossbar, is totally fine, but the training staff just wanted to keep him out to be safe.
He’s also finally gotten a painted mask, for those of you who saw him play last year. No more white boringness. It’s pretty sweet, too – i’ll have a piece up about it within the next few hours.
Ryan Button is awesome.
Also Ryan (Durling) is a wimp, Ristuccia was at LEAST 15 degrees warmer today than it ever is in the dead of winter. it was downright pleasant. :D
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