Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 Just thought I would put something down for you to have a look at before tonights game2. Mainly this was to take my mind of worrying about the game but also to see what you thought about any of the players at the head of each league cat; I've just done the 4 main leagues as I don't believe any NHL calibre players are in any others. So first off is the Russian Elite League. 1.Sergei Mozyakin Mytishi 64pts. age 27 5'10" 172LB. drafted by CBJ not played in NHL. 2. Alexei Morozov Kazan 63pts. age 31 6'02" 196LB. drafted by PIT played 451 games 219pts. 3. Denis Zaripov Kazan 56pts. age 27 6'00" 185LB. undrafted. 3. Alexei Kalyuzhny Omsk 56pts. age 30 5'10" 176LB. undrafted. Leading penalty takers. 1 Darcy Verot Chekhov 511PIM. age 31 6'00" 199LB. Undrafted but played 37 games for the Caps in 03-04. 2 Denis Bayev Chelyabinsk 251PIM. age 24 6'00" 205LB. Undrafted. 3 Oleg Piganovich Chelyabinsk 179 PIM. age 23 6'04" 205LB. Undrafted. This is the player I mentioned that the Wings should have a look at. This was his rookie year and he finished 1st amongst D with 21 goals and tied 7th overall amongst all skaters. Looks like he has a mean streak to go with his shot. Czech League. 1. Petr Ton Sparta Praha 43pts. age 34 6'00" 187LB. Undrafted. 2. Pavel Patera Kladno 41pts. age 36 6'00" 176LB. Drafted by DAL played 32 games 9pts. 3. Jaroslav Kalla Kladno 40pts. age 28 5'10" 189LB. Undrafted. 3. Jaroslav Balastik ZPS Zlin 40. age 28 6'02" 205LB. Drafted by CBJ played 74 games 24pts. Leading penalty takers. 1. Martin Sevc Kladno 156PIM. age 26 5'10" 176LB undrafted. 2. Tomas Kloucek ZPS Zlin 142PIM. age 28 6'03" 235LB. Drafted by NYR played 141 games 10pts 250PIM. 3. Robert Schnabel Kladno 133PIM. age 29 6'06" 233LB. Drafted by NYI in '97& PHX'98. Played 22 games. 3. Tomas Divisek Plzen 133PIM. age 28 6'02" 204LB. Drafted by PHI played 5 games. 3. Boris Zabka Liberec 133PIM. age 30 5'10" 176LB. Undrafted. Swedish Elite League. 1. Tony Martensson Linkoping 67pts. age 27 6'00" 196LB. Drafted by ANH played 6 games 2pts. 2. Mattias Weinhandl Linkoping 62pts. age 27 6'00" 194LB. Drafted by NYI played 182 games 56pts. 3. Pavel Brendl Brynas 55pts. age 27 6'01" 202LB. Drafted by NYR played 78 games 22pts. Leading penalty takers. 1 Lance Ward Jonkoping 212PIM. age 29 6'03"210LB. Drafted by NJD'96&FLO'98.Played 209games 391PIM. 2 Andreas Jamtin Jonkoping 167PIM. age 25 6'00" 192LB. Drafted by DET. 3 Kristian Kudroc Sodertalje 156PIM. age 27 6'06" 240LB. Drafted by NYI played 26 games 38PIM. #Note; Fabian Brunnstrom finished joint 7th in the assist table(28) but didn't make the top scoring chart. Finnish SM Liiga. 1 Janne Pesonen Karpat 78pts. age 26 5'11" 180LB. Drafted by ANH. 2 Ville Leino Jokerit 77pts. age 24 6'00 182LB. Undrafted. Signed contract with DET for 08-09 season. 3 Hannes Hyvonen Karpat 66pts. age 32 6'02" 203LB. Drafted by SJS played 42 games 9pts. Leading penalty takers. 1 Sami Helenius Jokerit 198PIM. age 34 6'05" 225LB. Drafted by CGY played 155 games 260PIM. 2 Mike Siklenka Lukko 182PIM. age 29 6'04" 223LB. Drafted by WSH played 2 games 0PIM. 3 Semir Ben-Amor Lukko 162PIM. age 26 6'02" 210LB. Undrafted. Well are there any players on these list's who you'd like to see in the org, one has been in it and another is coming over to the pre-season camp to have ago at cracking it. Is Morozov worth a shot or is he past his sell by date? Alot of the others have been over and not really cracked it. I would like the Wings to send an invite to Piganovich for camp, not sure if they can do that with the IIHF rules thou. Anyway hope you had a good read and only 18 hrs to face off #2!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 Excellent list, and I can't help but look at the names that have DET next to them and wonder if it will be the league's next superstar, based on how our scouting staff can pick needles in haystacks in this regard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckbags 863 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 Leading penalty takers. 1 Darcy Verot Chekhov 511PIM. age 31 6'00" 199LB. Undrafted but played 37 games for the Caps in 03-04. I take it this isn't a typo...511 PIMs, I might have to make a trip to Russia next year just to see this circus clown play!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skacore 2 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 I take it this isn't a typo...511 PIMs, I might have to make a trip to Russia next year just to see this circus clown play!! he's an average middleweight fighter who decided to go over to Russia for whatever reason.. he gets 5+20 per scrap and he'll try to fight anyone in the league (99% non-fighters), he's nothing special but entertaining none the less Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) No, its no typo puckbags, he did it in 43 games as well! He sits 19th overall in the AHL list. 1698 PIM in 397 games. Edited May 26, 2008 by Andy Pred 48 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted May 26, 2008 St. Louis will win a Stanley Cup before Morozov returns to the NHL. He has his priorities set, and has for a long time. I'd be very surprised to see him ever come back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
