OKC Barons Training Camp; A Reference Guide

Earlier today, the Barons released their training camp roster. 31 players are listed to be there, barring any more cuts by the Oilers on Sunday. Since I hadn’t heard of most of the names on the list, I figured I’d compile a bit of a reference guide for a little bit more info on the players. You can check out my previous post on the Allen Americans players attending here.

F - Mark Arcobello, 22
5’8”, 165 lbs.

Played the last four years for Yale. Posted a 35 point season in 08-09, and a 36 point season in 09-10, playing 34 games each season. Hasn’t signed anywhere this year as far as I’ve been able to find.

LW – Jesse Gimblett, 25
6’2”, 209 lbs.

Tried out for the Oilers this season, and was invited to Barons camp. Played the last four years for the Univ. of Alberta, averaging just under a point a game for the last three. Played four games for the Springfield Falcons last season posting one assist and 6 PIM.

C – Milan Kytnar, 21
6’0”, 183 lbs.

Drafted #127 in the ’07 draft by the Oilers, he was assigned to the Barons after trying out for the Oilers. Played last year for the Vancouver Giants, netting 39 points in 42 games. He scored 64 points in 65 games for the Saskatoon Blades in 08-09, as well as 6 points in 7 games with the Slovakia U-20 team in the Junior Championships.

RW – James Livingston, 20
6’1”, 192 lbs.

Drafted #70 in the ‘08 draft by the St. Louis Blues. Tried out for the Oilers and was invited to Barons camp. Played three full season with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds and part of a fourth before being traded to the Plymouth Whalers. He posted 37 points in 66 games in 08-09. In 09-10, he posted 26 points in 36 games with the Greyhounds and 9 points in 24 games in the regular season and 2 points in 9 games during the Whalers playoff run.

LW – Matt Marquardt, 23
6’2”, 223 lbs.

Drafted #194 in the ’06 draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Tried out for the Oilers before being assigned to OKC. Scored 22 points in 71 games in 08-09, and 10 points in 09-10 with the Providence Bruins, and 3 points in 9 games with the Reading Royals before being traded to the Oilers for Cody Wild. He was held scoreless in 4 games with the Springfield Falcons, and scored 2 points with the Stockton Thunder in 7 regular season games and posted 10 points in 15 games in their playoff run.

RW/LW – Mike Thomas, 20
6’1”, 192 lbs.

Tried out for the Oilers and was invited to the Barons camp. Has played 4 season with the Saint John Sea Dogs, scoring 20 points in 51 regular season games and 7 points in 18 games during their playoff run.

F – Brian Matte, 22
5’11”, 165 lbs.

Played in 48 regular season games with the Prince George Cougars last season, posting 30 points and 2 points in their 4 playoff games.

LW – Chris Cloud, 21
5’11”, 185 lbs.

Last season, he was held scoreless in 3 games with the Wheeling Nailers  and posted 21 points in 56 games with the Amarillo Gorillas in their last season.

LW/D – Scott Howes, 23
5’11”, 190 lbs.

Played 5 games in the AHL with the Manitoba Moose in 08-09 but was held scoreless, and posted 22 points in 39 games with the Victoria Salmon Kings. Last season, he posted 26 points in 47 regular season games with the Salmon Kings and was held scoreless in 3 playoff games. Signed with the Stockton Thunder for this season.

C – Troy Schwab, 25
5’8”, 192 lbs.

Played last season with the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL, posting 53 points in 67 games. Prior to that, he played four seasons with the Lake Superior State University of the NCAA, posting 110 points in 150 games.

C – Matthew Robertson, 22
5’9”, 159 lbs.

Played last season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the then-IHL, posting 44 points in 76 regular season games, and 2 points in 7 playoff games. He is signed to the Tulsa Oilers of the CHL this season.

RW – Dan Riedel, 25
5’9”, 176 lbs.

In 08-09, he played 55 games with the Dayton Bombers, posting 46 points in 55 games, and 11 points in 17 regular season games, and 14 points in 17 playoff games with the Las Vegas Wranglers. Last season, he posted 41 points in 52 games with the Tulsa Oilers. He is signed to the Tulsa Oilers this season.

F – Mick Lawrence, 27
5’10, 205 lbs.

Has played the last two seasons with the Las Vegas Wranglers, posting 34 points in 38 games in 08-09, and 52 points in 64 games last season.

LW – Matt Pierce, 25
5’11, 181 lbs.

Posted 50 points in 60 regular season games, and 4 points in 9 playoff games with the Cincinnati Cyclones last season. He was held scoreless in one game with the Houston Aeros. He is signed to the Texas Brahmas this season.

LW/RW - Vladimir Nikiforov, 22
5’6”, 170 lbs.

Played the last two seasons with the Utah Grizzlies. Posted 33 points in 45 regular season games and 5 points in 5 playoff games in 08-09. Posted 51 points in 61 regular season games and was held scoreless in 2 playoff games last season. He played 19 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 08-09 posting 5 points in 19 games. He is signed to the Florida Everblades this season.

F – Brian Bicek, 24
5’8”, 170 lbs.

Played last season with the Muskegon Lumberjacks, posting 55 points in 76 regular season games and 3 points in 7 playoff games. He is signed to the Evansville Icemen this season.

LW – Philippe Cornet, 20
5’11”, 176 lbs.

Drafted #133 in the ’08 draft by the Oilers. Assigned to OKC after trying out for the Oilers. Played last season with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies posting 77 points in 65 regular season games and 11 points in 11 playoff games. Played for the U-17 Canada Quebec team in 05-06 posting 3 points in 6 games.

D – Jordan Bendfeld, 22
6’3”, 229 lbs.

Drafted #193 in the ’08 draft by the Oilers. Was assigned to OKC after trying out for the Oilers. Has played the last two season with the Stockton Thunder. He posted 3 points in 17 games in 08-09, and 10 points in 52 regular season games along with 5 points in 15 playoff games last season. He played with the Springfield Falcons in 9 games last season posting 1 assist.

D – Brennan Barker, 25
5’11”, 203 lbs.

Has played the last four years with the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Last season, he posted 11 points and 40 PIM in 28 games.

D – Anthony Aiello, 24
6’1”, 194 lbs.

Played 51 games with the Stockton Thunder last season, posting 27 points and 55 PIM in the regular season, and 9 points and 6 PIM in 15 playoff games.

D – Mike Egener, 26
6’4”, 216 lbs.

Drafted #34 in the ’03 draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 65 games last season with the Ontario Reign posting 29 points and 189 PIM. Played in the AHL with Springfield and Norfolk from 04-08.

D – Steven Vanoosten, 25
6’1”, 194 lbs.

Played last season with the Stockton Thunder, posting 19 points and 16 PIM in 52 regular season games and 7 points and 12 PIM in 15 playoff games.

D – Sean Erickson, 26
6’0”, 174 lbs.

Played last season with the Tulsa Oilers, posting 18 points and 31 PIM in 59 games. He is signed to the Tulsa Oilers this season.

D – Tyler Fleck, 31
5’10”, 209 lbs.

A name that any OKC Blazers fan will know, Fleck played 9 full season with the Blazers before they folded. He split last season between the Missouri Mavericks and the Tulsa Oilers before being injured towards the end of the season.

G – Bryan Pitton, 22
6’1”, 168 lbs.

Drafted #133 in the ’06 draft by the Oilers. He was assigned to OKC after trying out for the Oilers. Played in 22 regular season games with the Stockton Thunder, posting a 2.85 GAA and .921 Save% and 4 playoff games posting a 1.70 GAA and .943 Save%.  He played 8 games with the Springfield Falcons posting a 4.71 GAA and .857 Save%.

G – Beau Erickson, 24
6’1”, 170 lbs.

Began last season with the Reading Royals, playing in 5 games and posting a 2.78 GAA and .915 Save%. Then moved to the Utah Grizzlies, playing in 17 games and posting a 3.32 GAA and .899 Save%. Then he played 2 games with the South Carolina Stingrays, posting a 0.50 GAA and .973 Save%. Played one game with the Portland Pirates, posting a 3.00 GAA and .857 Save%.

G – Wayne Savage, 23
6’0”, 174 lbs.

Played the last two seasons with the Univ. of Prince Edward Island. In 08-09, he played in 15 games posting a 3.72 GAA and .896 Save%. In 09-10, he played in 21 games posting a 3.23 GAA and .904 Save%. He is signed to the Texas Brahmas for this season.

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The Barons camp opens on Monday morning. Scott will be reporting from there on Monday and I will be there on Tuesday and we’ll both be at the Blue/White game on Thursday. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Scott at @OilFieldHockey and myself at @AHLBarons, for live updates. I will also be traveling down to Cedar Park for the Barons preseason game against the Texas Stars on Saturday night.

-Written by Eric Rodgers-

Oklahoma City Barons Announce Training Camp Roster

Well the OKC Barons released their training camp rosters today (listed below). Good list but very surprising that I didn't know a whole lot of them. If you look at my projected roster, and you look at the press release list below in blue, that's a lot of different guys, and a different looking roster.

I know with the Oilers camp cuts coming up, the Barons roster will look more like the Oilers, than Who's by the time it's all said and done.

A good example is Colin McDonald and Jake Taylor. Both players have AHL contracts and yet they aren't on the list. For some reason, Philippe Cornet is also not on the list (maybe injured?), yet all three are listed at the OKC Barons roster page.

Or Martin Gerber. I say he's the obvious choice for goal. He has a 2 way contract which makes him the easiest goalie to send to OKC. No waivers.

By the start of the regular season, this team will be rockin' and rollin'! Can't wait.

OKC HOCKEY IS BACK!

-Written by Smokin' Ray-

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From OKCBarons.com;


The Oklahoma City Barons will open their first American Hockey League training camp September 27 at the Cox Convention Center at 10 a.m., the team’s front office announced today.


The Barons coaching staff of Todd Nelson and Gerry Fleming expect approximately 30 players for the beginning of training camp. The camp will be a mix of players already assigned to the Barons by Edmonton along with players who have been invited to training camp as free agents. On ice training camp sessions are open to the public, are free of charge and will begin at 10 a.m. each morning for the first three days of camp. Players are available for interviews after the practice.


The Barons will take the ice in the first ever Blue/White Intersquad game September 30 at 7:05 p.m. at the Cox Center. The event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend. September 30 marks the first day Barons Season Seat Holders can pick up their ticket books.


Training Camp Schedule:
September 27 - 29 On Ice Practice 10 a.m. – noon
Cox Convention Center


September 30 Blue Team Pregame Skate 10 – 11 a.m.
Cox Convention Center


White Team Pregame Skate 11:15 – 12:15 p.m.
Cox Convention Center


Blue/White Intersquad Game 7:05 p.m.
Cox Convention Center


October 1 On Ice Practice 10 a.m. – noon
Cox Convention Center


October 2 Preseason Game @ TEX 7 p.m.
Cedar Park Center


Players expected at the opening of camp include:


Forwards: Mark Arcobello, Jesse Gimblett, Milan Kytnar, James Livingston, Matt Marquardt, Mike Thomas, Brian Matte, Chris Cloud, Scott Howes, Dustin Donaghy, Jarret Lukin, Dave Bonk, Troy Schwab, Matt Robertson, Dan Riedel, Mick Lawrence, Matt Pierce, Vladimir Nikiforov, Brian Bicek


Defensemen: Jordan Bendfield, Brennan Barker, Anthony Aiello, Mike Egener, Justin DaCosta, Steven Vanoosten, Sean Erickson, Tyler Fleck


Goaltenders: Bryan Pitton, Beau Erickson, Wayne Savage


NOTE: The Oklahoma City Barons preseason game October 2 against the Texas Stars at the Cedar Park Center will be heard on the Barons’ Flagship station, 96.1 FM KXY. The Voice of the Barons, Jim Byers, will provide the play-by-play.

-Written by Josh Evans of the OKC Barons-

Can OilersJambalaya.com Possibly Get Any Better?

You betcha!

To continue on with the New Season, New Life attitude around here, I want to introduce Brandon Drescher from the Church of Eberle hockey blog. Brandon joins Smokin' Ray, Scott, Eric, Paq, Nick and Marsha on the OJ team.

I somehow manged to kidnap, drug and brain wash the guy into thinking writing here at Oilers Jambalaya is a good idea.

Hehe! Gullible people.

All kidding aside, I have been enjoying Brandon's posts over at his blog, and even in the short time it's existed, I can see great potential in Brandon. He has a passion for the Oilers and wants to see them succeed much like the rest of us do. He's been fun to chat with on twitter and we seem to have similar views on the Oilers. I think Brandon is going to fit in around here just fine.

He's always around when ever there is a TweetCast and he will also be posting about whatever is on his mind.

The way I look at it, every good team needs a hot shot rookie right? There... so now we have one. ;)

Let's all welcome the (rookie) Brandon to Oilers Jambalaya.

Thanks for coming to OJ Brandon!

YOU CAN FOLLOW HIM ON TWITTER HERE

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Stockton Thunder Opens Training Camp / #StkThunder

Training Camp Opens Sunday, Oct. 3

09/22/2010 2:08 PM
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STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stockton Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers and San Jose Sharks, has announced the team's training camp for the 2010-11 season will officially start Sunday, Oct. 3 at Stockton Arena.

The Thunder is scheduled to use Stockton Arena as its flagship practice site. "Fan Fest" will highlight the final week of training camp, beginning at 3:00 p.m. at Stockton Arena on Sunday, Oct. 10. Admission for the event is free to the general public and additional information will be announced soon.

All practice sess ions at Stockton Arena are open to the media.

The training camp roster lineup will vary for all practice sessions. Those media members seeking specific players should check with the Thunder media relations department in advance for the best time to gain access to individuals as it will likely change daily. Media availability for Thunder head coach Matt Thomas will be held immediately following the conclusion of each day's session.

A training camp roster will be announced soon.

All media wishing to cover practice sessions must contact the Thunder media relations department at (209) 373-1500. As per club media policy, the training room and restrooms inside the team dressing room are strictly off-limits at all times. Players receiving medical treatment in training room during the access period will be available to the media following treatment.

STOCKTON THUNDER 2010-11 TRAINING CAMP SKATE TIMES
DATE                   LOCATION           TIME
SUNDAY Oct. 3 Stockton Arena 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
MONDAY Oct.4 Stockton Arena 10:00 - Noon
TUESDAY Oct. 5 Stockton Arena (Non-traveling players) 10:00 - 11:30
Sullivan Arena (Pre-game skate) Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Game at Alaska (Sullivan Arena) 8:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 6 Stockton Arena (Non-traveling players) 10:00 - 11:30
Sullivan Arena (Pre-game skate) Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Game at Alaska (Sullivan Arena) 8:15 p.m.
THURSDAY Oct. 7 Stockton Arena 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY Oct. 8 Stockton Arena (Pre-game skate) 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Game vs. Ontario (Stockton Arena) 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Oct. 9 Citizens Business Bank Arena (Optional) 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Game at Ontario (Citizens BB Arena) 6:00 p.m.
SUNDAY Oct. 10 Fan Fest (Stockton Arena)* 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

* Denotes open to the public
** Times and dates s ubject to change

STOCKTON THUNDER 2010-11 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE (all times PT)
DATE                  OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
TUESDAY Oct. 5 @ ALASKA Sullivan Arena 8:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 5 @ ALASKA Sullivan Arena 8:15 p.m.
FRIDAY Oct. 8 ONTARIO Stockton Arena 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Oct. 9 @ ONTARIO Citizens Business Bank Arena 6:00 pm

-Written by the Stockton Thunder-

The Kids Provide The Life / Oilers Game Recap

BEERS & JEERS GAME RECAP

Welcome to another fine Edmonton Oilers Beers & Jeers Game Recap.

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FINAL SCORE

EDMONTON OILERS - 5

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING - 2

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TONIGHT'S STARTING LINES

Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky
Magnus Paajarvi - Andrew Cogliano - Dustin Penner
Liam Reddox - Colin Fraser- Gilbert Brule
Steve MacIntyre - Tyler Pitlick - Linus Omark

Ladislav Smid - Kurtis Foster
Richard Petiot - Tom Gilbert
Shawn Belle - Alex Plante

Devan Dubnyk
Jeff Deslauriers

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BEERS & JEERS PLAYER GRADES

The Cult of Hockey Grading System:
10 perfect game,  9 extraordinary,  8 great,  7 good,  6 above average,
5 average,  4 below average,  3 poor,  2 terrible,  1 deserves to be in minors.


#2 JAMES VANDERMEER - (0) DNP

#4 TAYLOR HALL - (8) BEERS Hall was great. He was a little shaky and uncomfortable in the start but settled in nicely with his linemates Gagner and Hemsky. He played 17:09 and scored his first ever pre-season goal in Rexall. The crowd went nuts. Hell, we went nuts here at home. Taylor Hall for Mayor!

#5 LADISLAV SMID - (7) Very solid. He looked very good with Foster. Smid will play a big role this year with the Oilers and tonight was a good start to that. He would have had a higher rating but his 3 penalties kind of hampers the love from me.

#6 RYAN WHITNEY - (0) DNP

#10 SHAWN HORCOFF - (0) DNP

#12 ALEXANDRE GIROUX - (0) DNP

#13 ANDREW COGLIANO - (7) Cogliano looked like he was playing with a chip on his shoulder. He scored a goal and played a very decent game. He had some PP and PK time tonight. He looked best on the PK. Good game for Andrew.

#14 JORDAN EBERLE - (0) DNP

#16 COLIN FRASER - (6) He's feisty. Which is a good thing for a player who's trying to find a spot on a team that's loaded with talent. I found no real problems in his game. He's not a high level player, but he's very serviceable. He finished +1.

#20 BRAD MORAN - (0) DNP

#22 JF JACQUES - Injured

#23 LINUS OMARK - (5) He had some bright spots, but for the most part, he was a disappointment. I heard so much about him and I wanted to see how he would be in Rexall. He was -1 and played 9:30. I suspect we will see him again.

#25 BEN ONDRUS (0) - DNP

#26 KURTIS FOSTER - (8) BEERS I really, really like Foster. I was concerned that there wasn't a replacement for Souray. Foster seems to be that guy. In fact, he's looks like a #3 guy and not a 4-5 guy. He blocked a team high 5 shots and played 19:54. I like this signing.

#27 DUSTIN PENNER - (5) I noticed him at the start and after that, it was like he wasn't even playing. He didn't crash the net like he's good at. He didn't force himself at all on the Lightning. I was disappointed in Penner even with an assist. I expected more.

#28 RYAN JONES - (0) DNP

#29 MARTIN GERBER - (0) DNP

#33 STEVE MACINTYRE - (4) JEERS He played well enough not to get burned. But let's be real, he had no place in this game. For the 2nd game in a row, no fight from Big Mac. He took a double minor with less than 5 to go and was tossed. He had no impact on this game at all. Stortini should have played instead. Booooo!

#35 NIKOLAI KHABIBULIN - (0) DNP

#36 GREGORY STEWART (0) - DNP

#37 RICHARD PETIOT - (7) I quite liked Petiot. He played a very good hard nosed game where he landed some big hits. He possesses a strong defensive coverage. Petiot is going to give the Barons some stability. He played good.

#38 JEFF DESLAURIERS - (7) Played well for coming in cold (unlike Dubnyk yesterday). He seemed to have worked on his positioning this summer and he seems poised and ready to battle for that backup position. I want to see JDD in one more game to make sure I seen what I seen.

#40 DEVAN DUBNYK - (7) He had a much better game than yesterday. While he was shaky in the 1st and was scored on high glove side, he smartened up and played good for the rest of his time in net.

#41 TAYLOR CHORNEY - (0) DNP

#42 RYAN O'MARRA - (0) DNP

#43 JASON STRUDWICK - (0) DNP

#45 SHAWN BELLE - (7) I liked Belle. He was in your face and blocked 4 shots. He's trying to win a job and while I don't think he will get one right now, he's definitely a guy to watch for the future. He had an assist and was +1. All this while playing 19:51 of ice time. Solid!

#46 ZACK STORTINI - (6) DNP

#48 ALEX PLANTE - (8) Holy crap I like Plante! He played an amazing 21:23 and sure didn't look like he wasn't an NHL'er. He may just take that spot on the 3rd pairing. He had 2 assists and was a +1. He never made and stupid mistakes. Plante is a keeper.

#49 THEO PECKHAM - (0) DNP

#54 CHRIS VANDE VELDE - (0) DNP

#56 TEEMU HARTKAINEN - (0) DNP

#57 COLIN MACDONALD - (0) DNP

#58 JEFF PETRY - (0) DNP

#67 GILBERT BRULE - (5) JEERS He didn't do anything. He played only 8:48 because of it. Another disappointing performance. I expected way more out of him. Boooooo!

#68 TYLER PITLICK - (4) JEERS He had little to no effect on this game. He played 7:41 and was -1. Tonight was not his night. You could tell tonight he was a boy amongst men.

#77 TOM GILBERT - (7) He was good enough to not look bad. He never really took control and at times was out played by Petoit. Gilbert is going to have to be a rock with Whitney this year to be successful.

#81 JAKE TAYLOR - (0) DNP

#83 ALES HEMSKY - (7) He had a few great passes to Hall in this game. I thought that for the most part Hemsky had no razzle and no dazzle. There was no fancy moves. He's changed I think. It seemed like he mentally tried to not hold the puck and he tried to pass it around. I liked that. But I still want razzle dazzle.

#85 LIAM REDDOX - (5) He was OK. He did his thing and worked hard. He's just not a game changer, but he will be good in OKC.

#89 SAM GAGNER - (7) He was a good compliment to Hall. He made some neat passes to him and they seemed to have some chemistry. Gagner played 20:04 and did good with that amount of time. He could have been better on the PP and I thought he did not bad on the PK. Mind you, a lot of his laid back playing was directly linked to him having to make sure he back checked. It's not like Hemsky back checks.

#91 MAGNUS PAAJARVI - (10) BEERS The best player by a long shot tonight. In fact, this might be the only perfect game I ever hand out. He scored a hat trick and had an assist for a four point night and made it look easy in the process. Paajarvi has been playing with men for a few years and it really shows. I didn't find a single thing wrong with his game (unless I missed something). His speed was explosive and he's a very aggressive puck handler. Give him some time and we might have ourselves the next great Oilers superstar. WOW!

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EVENT SUMMARY

GAME SUMMARY

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BAD TIMING PENALTY (what is a Bad Timing Penalty?)

None - Steve MacIntyre's double minor was close to being a BTP. He late period antics could have cost the Oilers the game if the score was close. But it wasn't and for that reason it wasn't listed as a BTP.
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