Sunday, August 16, 2009

Sunday . . .

THE MacBETH REPORT: D Ales Cerny (Swift Current 2000-02) signed a tryout contract with HC Mont-Blanc (France Ligue Magnus). He had one goal and 13 assists in 27 games for Jablonec (Czech 2.Liga) last season.
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The Saskatoon Blades have announced that 10 players off their rosters will attend NHL camps in the next few weeks . . .
* G Braden Holtby will join the Washington Capitals, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL draft. Holtby, 20, is expected to play in the Capitals’ organization.
* G Adam Morrison, 18, will go to camp with the Philadelphia Flyers, who drafted him in the third round in June. He was in their development camp in July.
* D Stefan Elliott, 18, was selected by Colorado in the second round in June and will be in the Avalanche’s camp.
* D Sam Klassen, 20, signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers. He will be with the Rangers’ rookie team at a tournament in Traverse City, Mich., and then will go to the Rangers’ main camp.
* D Jyri Niemi, 19, will attend his second NHL training camp with the New York Islanders, who took him in the third round of the 2008 draft. The Islanders are holding their training camp in Saskatoon.
* D Teigan Zahn, 19, will be off to camp with the Chicago Blackhawks, who grabbed him in the fifth round of the 2008 draft. He also attended Chicago’s camp a year ago.
* C Milan Kytnar, 20, was taken in the fifth round of the 2007 draft by the Edmonton Oilers and will be in their camp. He signed a three-year deal with the Oilers in May so could stick in their organization.
* Also going to Edmonton is RW Burke Gallimore, who wasn’t taken in the 2009 draft. He attended the Buffalo Sabres’ development camp but didn’t receive an invitation to their main camp. So he will attend the Oilers’ rookie camp.
C Gaelan Patterson, 19, will be in camp with the Calgary Flames, who selected him in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL draft. He attended the Flames’ development camp following the draft.
* C Travis Toomey, 19, will be with the Atlanta Thrashers at the rookie tournament in Traverse City, Mich. He is an undrafted free agent.

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