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NO CANADIAN PACK HEADED TO WORCESTER

AHL Logo The AHL released the squad for the 2009 Canadian AHL All-Star Squad and there isn’t a single representative form Hartford on the squad.

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Most of the Canadian players on the Wolf Pack are either rookies, role players or haven’t distinguished themselves enough yet to warrant that level of recognition. The only “surprise” omission was P.A. Parenteau not getting the “Royal Canadian” treatment.

Canadians on the Wolf Pack squad are:

Brodie Dupont, Justin Soryal,  Parenteau, Dale Weise, Brandon Sugden, Matt Zaba, Devin DiDiomete, Dane Byers (injured), Matt Stefanishion, Mike Ouellette, Jordan Owens, Tommy Pyatt and David Urquhart.

The PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team roster will be announced on Wednesday. It will be a crime of incomparable measure if Artem Anisimov does not make that team.

Others from the Wolf Pack who are eligible for PLanetUSA (i.e. the rest of the team) are:

Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Brian Fahey, Vladimir Denisov, Greg Moore, Patrick Rissmiller, Bobby Sanguinetti, Jared Nightingale, Anisimov, and Miika Wiikman.

In our opinion, the only players on this team right now worthy of serious consideration for the All-Star honor are Anisimov and Parenteau, and if you REALLY pushed it, then Anisimov has had a better season to this point that Parenteau. Artie’s numbers are way up. P.A.’s are good, but down from last season. If you wanted to talk about long shot candidates, dark horses, etc, then you could put Potter and/or Sanguinetti on that list. When the announcement is made tomorrow, it’s a safe bet to assume that the Pack will have a lone representative in Worcester and it will be Artem Anisimov.

Here’s the 2009 Canadian AHL All Star Team:

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Forwards

Defensemen

Goaltenders

Steve Downie, Norfolk

x-Johnny Boychuk, Providence

Mike Brodeur, Rochester

x-Alexandre Giroux, Hershey

Kyle Cumiskey, Lake Erie

Barry Brust, Houston

x-Claude Giroux, Philadelphia

Cody Franson, Milwaukee

x-Brian Elliott, Binghamton

Mike Iggulden, Bridgeport

Bryan Helmer, Hershey ("C")

 

Jason Krog, Manitoba

x-Derek Joslin, Worcester

 

Corey Locke, Houston

Andrew MacDonald, Bridgeport

 

Brett MacLean, San Antonio

Brett Palin, Quad City

 

Mark Mancari, Portland

Danny Syvret, Philadelphia

 

x-Chris Minard, W-B/Scranton

   

Cal O'Reilly, Milwaukee

   

Teddy Purcell, Manchester

   

Martin St. Pierre, Providence

   

Mike Santorelli, Milwaukee

 

x-starters

Mitch Beck

Mitch Beck was a standup comedian and radio personality for over 25 years. His passion for hockey started with Team USA in 1980 when they defeated the Soviets at Lake Placid. He has also worked in hockey as a coach and administrator. He also works for USA Hockey as a Coach Developer. Mitch has been reporting on the New York Rangers, and exclusively on the Hartford Wolf Pack since 2005.

Comments (1)

  • MikeAsays:

    January 6, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Sounds cool Mitch, I’m really rooting for Artie as I’ve shown in the past, that would be quite an honor and will definitely get Sather/Schoenfeld to notice him. My sister lives in the area the game is in this year (DCU Center) and I saw that game where Dawes had like 6-7 points against the baby Sharks and pretty much forced his way onto the Rangers. I’m hoping Artie can do the same at some point this season; at least for a peak.

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