Smite 399 Report post Posted December 1, 2014 http://www.tsn.ca/talent/mckenzie-reviewing-the-roster-a-look-at-canada-s-junior-invitees-1.148781 Victoria's Joe Hicketts is the only defenceman invited to this camp who wasn't invited to the summer camp. At 5-foot-8 and 175 pounds, he's not blessed with extraordinary size or speed, and the 1996-born blueliner wasn't drafted by an NHL team last summer. But after attending Detroit's summer prospect camp, and then getting invited to the Wings' rookie tournament team in Traverse City, the undrafted free agent sufficiently impressed the Wings to get an NHL contract. He's been an offensive dynamo in the WHL this season. With seven goals and 36 points in 28 games, he leads all WHL defencemen in scoring, but he's fifth amongst all players in the WHL. It doesn't hurt that Lowry, who will handle the defencemen for Groulx, is Hicketts' head coach in Victoria. For a defenceman of that stature in the WJC, Hicketts doesn't have the same dynamic qualities to his game as, say, Ryan Ellis in 2009 and 2010, but he has a scrappy get-things-done mentality and puts up points. Full list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted December 1, 2014 I posted this in the prospect thread this morning. Really happy for him. Hope he makes the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wings_Toledo 233 Report post Posted December 1, 2014 Good to see this kid get the invite after putting in a lot of hard work. There's no telling if he'll ever make it to the NHL but I could see him becoming a 3rd pairing PP specialist in the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted December 1, 2014 No lil Bert or Nastasiuk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ekmanc 586 Report post Posted December 1, 2014 How did Bertuzzi not making it? he's been putting up points like a man possessed this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
number9 3,297 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 How did Bertuzzi not making it? he's been putting up points like a man possessed this year! bc he was drafted light years too early and the wings don't know what they're doing - RichDG 3 derblaueClaus, Smite and rick zombo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 How did Bertuzzi not making it? he's been putting up points like a man possessed this year! I'll go out on limb and say it's because they can't trust him to play with discipline? Pretty sure he got 5 + game for cleaning someone's clock in the SSS this fall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,198 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 Hicketts is a stud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nyqvististhefuture 1,002 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) No lil Bert or Nastasiuk. Yup was shocked to not see neither of them on the list Edited December 2, 2014 by nyqvististhefuture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smite 399 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 The US team camp will be announced today. Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 21m21 minutes ago . @usahockey to announce at 11 am ET 3G, 10D,17F invited to final nat'l jr team camp for WJC. Coach is Rockford (AHL) asst Mark Osiecki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 Dylan Larkin made the cut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 Dylan Larkin made the cut. No surprise there. Turgeon din't make it. Honestly I was hoping for more NA representation than just Larkin and Hicketts. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 Would Turgeon be trying out for the Canada or US team? I know he has dual citizenship, being born in Quebec and growing up in Colorado... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted December 2, 2014 Would Turgeon be trying out for the Canada or US team? I know he has dual citizenship, being born in Quebec and growing up in Colorado... He would be playing for USA. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rick zombo 3,739 Report post Posted December 20, 2014 Made the team. https://twitter.com/victoriaroyals/status/546165980267675651/photo/1 3 Detroit \# 1 Fan, number9 and amato reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted December 20, 2014 What a story. Undrafted, makes such an impression on the Wings he earns a contract, leads the CHL in scoring by a defenseman at the WJHC break, and oh yeah by the way also makes the Canadian team at that tournament. Wicked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyemeryhunter 2,747 Report post Posted December 20, 2014 And he's 5'8 Ha. Go get em little guy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites