VANCOUVER - When the Edmonton Oilers make their final roster decisions, veterans like Colton Sceviour hope they have shown enough in pre-season to earn a spot on team.
VANCOUVER — When the Edmonton Oilers make their final roster decisions, veterans like Colton Sceviour hope they have shown enough in pre-season to earn a spot on team.Sceviour, a 32-year-old with 500. . .
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The skilled winger should play in Abbotsford next year, with the Canucks’ yet-to-be-named AHL affiliate.
The same can’t be said for Ethan Keppen, Vancouver’s fourth-round pick in 2019, who wasn’t signed before today’s June 1 deadline for CHL players.
As the host team of the 2019 draft, the Canucks chose nine players, which has turned out to be reasonably successful already. Second-round pick Nils Höglander is coming off an impressive rookie year with the Canucks, while Vasily Podkolzin signed on the weekend and will be in the lineup next season.
There’s even a glimmer of hope with two of their seventh-rounders, as Aidan Mcdonough scored 20 points in 21 games with Northeastern University this season, while Arvid Costmar showed well with Team Sweden at the World Juniors.
Crunch roll past Comets, 5-2
The Syracuse Crunch rolled past the Utica Comets, 5-2, today at the Upstate Medical University Arena. Jimmy Huntington and Cole Koepke led the team with a goal and an assist each, while Chase Priskie, Peter Abbandonato and Andreas Borgman contributed goals to advance the team to 16-9-2-0 on the season. The Crunch are now 5-4-1-0 in the 14-game season series with the Comets.
Goaltender Ryan Bednard earned his second consecutive win in net for the Crunch turning aside 36-of-38 shots. Michael DiPietro stopped 27-of-31 between the pipes for the Comets. Syracuse was unable to convert on their one power play opportunity, but went a perfect 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.