He scored 50 goals in a Kelowna Rockets uniform, and now finds himself looking for a place to play.Jesse Schultz was official released by the Manitoba Moose following the conclusion of the team's American Hockey League season. What that means is Schultz' time with the Vancouver Canucks organization is over.
Schultz played two games with the Canucks this season, failing to earn a point, and recording 6 shots on goal.
What's next for the Strasbourg, Saskatchewan resident?
A stop in Europe, where he can make some decent coin, yet his dream of returning to the NHL has definitely taken a step backwards.Calgary's Carl Alzner, Everett's Zach Hamill, Kamloops d-man Keaton Ellerby, Vancouver's Michal Repik and Brandon Sutter of the Red Deer Rebels.
Jonathon Blum of the Giants, Oscar Moller of the Bruins, Dana Tyrell of the Prince George Cougars and Thomas Hickey of the Seattle Thunderbirds also have a chance of hearing their name in round one.
Don't get excited when you hear a familiar name of the Kelowna Rockets picked this weekend.
You will hear the name Brett McLean being mentioned in the first or second round. No, he is not the former Rocket now Colorado Avalanche, who mysteriously made his way back into the draft.
Brett McLean is a forward for the Oshawa Generals, who scored 47 goals playing with teammate John Tavares.
In one publication I was reading this week, one draft 'insider' predicted six Western Hockey League players will be selected in round one.
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Lets predict, just for fun on who will be selected from the Kelowna Rockets in this weekend's draft.
I think rookie Torrie Jung will get picked just before teammate Cody Almond.
Jung didn't play many games, but really interested scouts with his performance down the stretch when Kris Westblom was out with a knee injury.
Cody Almond will be a late pick. Cody did something this season, few players were able to do at the tender age of 17. Almond led his team in scoring. The only other player to accomplish that feat was Lethbridge's Zach Boychuk.
Lucas Bloodoff has a outside chance, but bet on Jung and Almond to hear their names called.
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I was shocked that Bruno Campese was named the new head coach of the Prince Albert Raiders on Thursday.
Weren't you?
All kidding aside, Campese is back in the WHL after a short stint as an assistant coach with the Calgary Hitmen a couple of years back.
I guess the Saskatoon Star Phoenix newspaper doesn't read the blog. They were reporting everybody but Campese as coach in PA on Wednesday, while it was nailed down on this blog Tuesday afternoon.
The expansion Edmonton Oil Kings finally announced Steve Pleau as the teams first ever coach. It was the worst kept secret in the WHL.
The Oil Kings also announced that Team 1260 will be the radio home of the expansion franchise.
Who is the Oil Kings next radio caller? Why not Brian Munz? I had lunch with Munz on Wednesday, as he was holidaying in Kelowna. Munz spent this past season as the 'voice' of the Manitoba Moose, yet has a link with Edmonton after calling games for the Edmonton Roadrunners two seasons ago.
Munz didn't let it out of the bag that he's applying, but is their a better candidate outside of what the radio station would consider hiring internally?
If the radio stations looks within the ranks, Bob Stauffer has to be the guy. He's been calling Edmonton Golden Bears hockey for 10 years. Stauffer doesn't look to happy in the picture to the left does he? Wait till he gets off a bus at 4:30 in the morning after a road trip, and then we will see a very angry man!
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I took a tour of the new home arena of the Westside Warriors (BCHL) today.
Despite being about a year behind schedule, it looks like it will be ready for the start of the 2007 -08 season in September.
It's a 10 million dollar rink on Kelowna's Westside.
I have two problems with the arena though. The seating capacity and the dressing rooms.
It will seat just over 15 hundred, yet the Warriors drew over 18 hundred fans last season when they were forced to play home games at Memorial Arena in downtown Kelowna.
While the arena is short on seating, the dressing rooms are also to small.
I guess the Warriors will get to know each other pretty well this winter, as they dress eyeball to eyeball with one another in the locker room.
Jonathon Blum of the Giants, Oscar Moller of the Bruins, Dana Tyrell of the Prince George Cougars and Thomas Hickey of the Seattle Thunderbirds also have a chance of hearing their name in round one.
Don't get excited when you hear a familiar name of the Kelowna Rockets picked this weekend.
You will hear the name Brett McLean being mentioned in the first or second round. No, he is not the former Rocket now Colorado Avalanche, who mysteriously made his way back into the draft.
Brett McLean is a forward for the Oshawa Generals, who scored 47 goals playing with teammate John Tavares.
In one publication I was reading this week, one draft 'insider' predicted six Western Hockey League players will be selected in round one.
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Lets predict, just for fun on who will be selected from the Kelowna Rockets in this weekend's draft.
I think rookie Torrie Jung will get picked just before teammate Cody Almond.
Jung didn't play many games, but really interested scouts with his performance down the stretch when Kris Westblom was out with a knee injury.
Cody Almond will be a late pick. Cody did something this season, few players were able to do at the tender age of 17. Almond led his team in scoring. The only other player to accomplish that feat was Lethbridge's Zach Boychuk.
Lucas Bloodoff has a outside chance, but bet on Jung and Almond to hear their names called.
_______________________________
I was shocked that Bruno Campese was named the new head coach of the Prince Albert Raiders on Thursday.
Weren't you?
All kidding aside, Campese is back in the WHL after a short stint as an assistant coach with the Calgary Hitmen a couple of years back.
I guess the Saskatoon Star Phoenix newspaper doesn't read the blog. They were reporting everybody but Campese as coach in PA on Wednesday, while it was nailed down on this blog Tuesday afternoon.
The expansion Edmonton Oil Kings finally announced Steve Pleau as the teams first ever coach. It was the worst kept secret in the WHL.
The Oil Kings also announced that Team 1260 will be the radio home of the expansion franchise.Who is the Oil Kings next radio caller? Why not Brian Munz? I had lunch with Munz on Wednesday, as he was holidaying in Kelowna. Munz spent this past season as the 'voice' of the Manitoba Moose, yet has a link with Edmonton after calling games for the Edmonton Roadrunners two seasons ago.
Munz didn't let it out of the bag that he's applying, but is their a better candidate outside of what the radio station would consider hiring internally?
If the radio stations looks within the ranks, Bob Stauffer has to be the guy. He's been calling Edmonton Golden Bears hockey for 10 years. Stauffer doesn't look to happy in the picture to the left does he? Wait till he gets off a bus at 4:30 in the morning after a road trip, and then we will see a very angry man!
_____________________________
I took a tour of the new home arena of the Westside Warriors (BCHL) today.
Despite being about a year behind schedule, it looks like it will be ready for the start of the 2007 -08 season in September.
It's a 10 million dollar rink on Kelowna's Westside.
I have two problems with the arena though. The seating capacity and the dressing rooms.
It will seat just over 15 hundred, yet the Warriors drew over 18 hundred fans last season when they were forced to play home games at Memorial Arena in downtown Kelowna.
While the arena is short on seating, the dressing rooms are also to small.
I guess the Warriors will get to know each other pretty well this winter, as they dress eyeball to eyeball with one another in the locker room.
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