Seattle reduces roster
In case you missed it, Holden Katzalay (released), Luke Bateman (sent down), and Matthew Rempe (sent down) are no longer on the #TBirds roster.
— Tim Pigulski (@tpigulski) September 16, 2018
Seattle Thunderbirds (25)
14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies.
-Holden Katzalay – 2000 – Forward – Released. He played 59 games last year for Seattle.
-Luke Bateman – 2002 – Defense – 2017 fourth round pick.
-Matthew Rempe – 2002 – Listed and signed.
Swift Current trims lineup
The @SCBroncos announce they've released veteran Logan Foster and re-assigned Alex Thacker and Ben Wood. Thacker in particular we know is going to be a big piece in the future, but I imagine they want him to get the big development minutes this year. He will be back for sure. https://t.co/uzpshAlN8l
— Shawn Mullin (@shawnmullin) September 16, 2018
Swift Current Broncos (25)
14 forwards, nine defensemen and two goalies.
-Logan Foster – 1999 – Forward – Released. Played 23 regular season and one playoff game for the Broncos last year.
-Alex Thacker – 2002 – Forward – 2017 sixth round pick.
-Ben Wood – 2001 – Defense. Listed.
Red Deer sends two 16-year-olds down
There was also a press release from the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday, announcing that 16-year-old forwards Jordan Borysiuk and Ethan Rowland had been reassigned.
Borysiuk was sent to Lloyminster of the AMHL, while Rowland will play for the Calgary Canucks of the AJHL.
Red Deer (25)
14 forwards, nine defensemen and two goalies.
Centazzo hit by Crossley
Emotions are running high. Skirmish at the Cougars blue-line after several players tangle after the whistle. Centazzo hurt, Crossley assed a five-minute major. 9:17 to go, 0-0.
— PG Cougars (@PGCougars) September 16, 2018
-Austin Crossley of the Prince George Cougars may be getting the attention of the WHL as his kneeing major with 9:17 left in the first period in Kamloops’ 4-3 OT preseason win Saturday, got him a game misconduct and seemed to leave Orrin Centazzo of the Kamloops Blazers injured. Centazzo did return to the game.
Crossley has yet to be suspended by the WHL so far.
Bellows and Quenneville on Islanders camp roster
-The final NHL team to announce their NHL main camp did so on Friday. The New York Islanders did not invite any WHL players to rookie camp and thus only 1998-born and signed prospects Kieffer Bellows and David Quenneville was on the main camp roster.
While both seem on their way to the AHL, they will be trying to impress and crack the team’s opening night roster. Both are technically still eligible to play in the WHL, though that is unlikely.
Links and notes:
-A couple of injuries in Chicago and Detroit could mean that Henri Jokiharju and Michael Rasmussen’s paths to spots on an NHL roster are easier ones. First, Connor Murphy is out with a back injury for two months for the Blackhawks, meaning a depleted Chicago blue line is even more short-staffed. Also, the retirement of Henrik Zetterberg in Detroit because of a back ailment, could mean that Rasmussen has a better shot at a position in Detroit’s forward group. Injuries is not how either one would like to find their way onto an NHL team, but it is the sad truth in hockey sometimes.
–A good look at the durable Josh Curtis of the Prince George Cougars.
–A somewhat unexpected connection between Elijah Brown and new Medicine Hat Tigers goalie Mads Sogaard.
