g will be a vital part to American success.
Other top young forwards include 22-year old Phil Kessel (Madison WI; former 36-goal scorer), 25-year old David Backes (Minneapolis, MN; former 31-goal scorer) and 24-year old Paul Stastny (raised in St. Louis, MO; former 71-point scorer). Burke also selected Jamie Langenbrunner (Cloquet, MN) as the team's captain; one of five players who are over the age of 30.
Phil Kessel
11 January 2010
5 September 2009
one mistake on an online publication can put a few thousand people in an uproar.
“Phil Kessel Traded to Blues” was the headline on a story without any subtext included with it on Thursday evening. The New England Hockey Journal, a well-respected hockey website, posted this error that sent the fans of the Bruins and Blues into a state of panic. Bruins fans were terrified that they did not get a decent return while Blues fans were anxious over who had to be traded. Online hockey message boards lit up with questions on how the deal went down and when the teams were going to officially announce the news. The media bonanza even made it as far as ESPN.com when they posted “Rumors: P. Kessel maybe headed to Blues.”
“Phil Kessel Traded to Blues” was the headline on a story without any subtext included with it on Thursday evening. The New England Hockey Journal, a well-respected hockey website, posted this error that sent the fans of the Bruins and Blues into a state of panic. Bruins fans were terrified that they did not get a decent return while Blues fans were anxious over who had to be traded. Online hockey message boards lit up with questions on how the deal went down and when the teams were going to officially announce the news. The media bonanza even made it as far as ESPN.com when they posted “Rumors: P. Kessel maybe headed to Blues.”
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17 January 2009
jected number one selection still remains and Boston sees no choice but to select him.
Phil Kessel, the bad boy with a fantastic offensive upside, did not exactly pan out in his last year at Minnesota University. Starting 2005-06, Kessel was ranked higher than any other player in the world to be picked number one in the NHL Entry Draft. But his bad attitude and struggles with his teammates dropped him in the rankings, and fell behind the likes of defenseman Erik Johnson and forward Jonathan Toews. But Chiarelli stuck by his decision, calling Kessel a player with “world-class speed and gifted offensive talents."
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