Month: June 2007

  • Rounds 6 and 7

    Located mid-arena now, here are the last two rounds. 155th Jens Hellgren from Sweden 169th pick traded to Boston for the 4th round pick in 2008 195th Johan Alcen from Sweden The final pick (211) was the Blue Jackets, who selected Trent Vogechuber from Columbus, OH. That’s it for the draft. I am sad to…

  • Round 4 and 5 Picks

    Direct from the draft, Colorado picks: 105th Brad Malone from Sioux Falls of the USHL 113th Kent Patterson from Cedar Rapids of the USHL 135th Paul _arey from Salisbury High School in Conn. 143rd pick is traded to the Flames for picks 155 and 169 After 4 rounds, the Avs have selected 3 players from…

  • Draft Day 2

    Well, what is there to say? The hardcore hockey fans are still here, but th= e pomp and circumstance has left the building. The lower bowl has been opened up for fans, getting us closer to the action. Even the press ranks have thinned out. Of course, there are no jerseys being brought to the…

  • Social Drafting

    I have returned from the longest first round ever, and have little to report this evening. It’s 3:00 AM local time, and for that I blame Eric McErlain. Eric kept me out until unreasonable hours, making me laugh, talking about hockey, and basically enjoying myself. I blame him completely. The blogger meetup was a great…

  • Arrived in Columbus

    For all my love of hockey, 6:00 AM is not my best hour, but that’s what it took to make it to the airport and catch my flight to Columbus for the Draft. There was a Draft info booth right at the baggage claim, with basic information. A kid in a Team Canada hat went…