NHL Training Camp Update

With the NHL season nearing in, here is an updated look at who's left:

Drew Stafford (Buffalo)
Jonathan Toews (Chicago)
Mike Commodore (Columbus)
Taylor Chorney (Edmonton)
Matt Greene (L.A.)
Danny Irmen (Minnesota)
Zach Parise (NJ)
Travis Zajac (NJ)
Tim Jackman (New York Islanders)
Brian Lee (Ottawa)
*Ryan Bayda (Pittsburgh)
TJ Oshie (St. Louis)
David Hale (Tampa Bay)
Matt Smaby (Tampa Bay)
Brandon Bochenski (Tampa Bay)
Jason Blake (Toronto)
Ryan Johnson (Vancouver)

*Ryan Bayda is on a tryout, and still has no contract for this season.

NAHL Showcase

The NAHL Showcase gets underway Wednesday the 16th in Blaine, MN

Current North Dakotan's playing in the NAHL

-Will Aide - Fairbanks Icedogs - Bismarck High
-Bryce Schmitt - Bismarck Bobcats - Minot
-Bryce Anderson - North Iowa Outlaws - Red River
-Tyler Swanson - Alexandria Blizzard - West Fargo
-Jordan Bancroft - Janesville Jets - Red River
-Tyler Klein - St. Louis Bandits - Fargo North

-Matt Van Voorhis - USA U-17 - Grew up in Grand Forks, played for Edina last year

NHL Training Camps

NHL Training Camps are just around the corner. Here's a look at North Dakota connections that will be attending camps:

Andrew Kozek (UND '09) - Atlanta Thrashers
Michael Forney (UND'08) - Altanta Thrashers
Rylan Kaip (UND '09) - Atlanta Thrashers
JP Lamoureux (UND '08) - Buffalo Sabres
Drew Stafford (UND'06) - Buffalo Sabres
Jonathan Toews (UND '07) - Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Commodore (UND 00') - Columbus Blue Jackets
Taylor Chorney (UND '08) - Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Potulny (UofM '06) - Edmonton Oilers
Matt Greene (UND '05) - LA Kings
Danny Irmen (UofM '06) - Minnesota Wild
Zach Parise (UND '04) - New Jersey Devils
Travis Zajac (UND '06) - New Jersey Devils
*Tim Jackman (MSU-Mankato '02) - New York Islanders
Brian Lee (UND '07) - Ottawa Senators
Matt Jones (UND '05) - Phoenix Coyotes
Ryan Bayda (UND '02) - Pittsburgh Penguins
Jordan Parise (UND '06) - Pittsburgh Penguins
TJ Oshie (UND '08) - St. Louis Blues
Chris Porter (UND '07) - St. Louis Blues
David Hale (UND '03) - Tampa Bay Lightning
Brandon Bochenski (UND '04) - Tampa Bay Lightning
Matt Smaby (UND '06) - Tampa Bay Lightning
Jason Blake (UND '99) - Toronto Maple Leafs
Ryan Johnson (UND '96) - Vancouver Canucks
Joe Finley (UND '09) - Washington Capitals

*Tim Jackman was raised in Grand Forks and played his youth hockey there

If I missed any, please email me at ndhockeyguy@gmail.com

Games already

Ryan Duncan (UND '09) season got underway yesterday with a 7-6 win. He is playing for the Salzburg Red Bull's in Austria

Red Bull's website - www.redbulls.com/icehockey
Red Bull's stats - http://tinyurl.com/ov7o6r

Ryan Martens (UND '09) pre-season is underway. He is currently leading his team with 2g's and 3 a's for 5pts.

EHC Dortmund website - www.ehcdortmund.de/cms/website.php
EHC Dortmund stats - http://tinyurl.com/mn4mjt

Andrew Kozek (UND '09), Michael Forney (UND), and Brad Miller (UND '09) are in Traverse City, Michigan playing in the Detroit Red Wing's prospect tournament.

Kozek and Forney are playing for the Atlanta Thrashers rookie team, while Miller is playing for the Dallas Stars rookie team. Stats:

Kozek - 3-3-6
Forney - 1-0-1
Miller - 0-0-0

Detroit Red Wing's Prospect Tournament website - http://tinyurl.com/nn9y6p

*Of note, former Red River Roughrider hockey player Nick Krebsbach is officiating games at the tournament. Krebsbach worked in the USHL last season, and has accepted an officiating position in the ECHL this year - http://tinyurl.com/pnrbv2