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Stop Signs Needed On NHL Jerseys

November 12, 2008

NHL Stop SignTotal Pro Sports - Do you remember back in Minor Hockey everyone used to have stop signs on the back of their jerseys?

When body checking was first introduced in hockey coaches taught their players not to hit players from behind because it could cause seriously injury. Most leagues in Canada had stop signs sponsored by McDonald's stitched on the back of every hockey players jersey. They were put there so other players would remember that if the Stop sign was facing them they should not check.

It seems that the younger hockey players have learned that hitting from behind is wrong and in the NHL they still need to learn. The more that I watch NHL hockey I clearly see no attempt by players to lay off from hitting players from behind.

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Total Pro Sports NHL Mock Draft 2008

June 18, 2008

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With the NHL draft just around the corner, this is what Total Pro Sports think the first round could look like:

1. Tampa Bay- Steven Stamkos, C, Sarnia Sting (OHL)

  • 5'11" 178 lbs, 58-47-108

2. Los Angeles- Drew Doughty, D, Guelph Storm (OHL)

  • 5'11" 213 lbs, 13-37-50

3. Atlanta- Zach Bogosian, Peterborough Petes (OHL)

  • 6'1 185 lbs, 11-50-61

4. St. Louis- Nikita Filatov, Lw, Moscow CSKA-2 (Russia III)

  • 5'11" 159 lbs Stats N/A

5. Islanders- Kyle Beach, C, Everett Silvertips (WHL)

  • 6'3" 202 lbs, 27-33-60

6. Columbus- Alex Pietrangelo, D, Niagra IceDogs (OHL)

  • 6'3" 192 lbs 13-40-53

7. Toronto- Luke Schenn, D, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

  • 6'2" 210 lbs, 7-21-28

8. Phoeinx- Tyler Myers, D, Kelowna Rockets (WHL)

  • 6'7" 202 lbs, 6-13-19

9. Nashville (from Florida)- Zach Boychuk, C, Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

  • 5'9" 176 lbs, 33-39-72

10. Vancouver- Cody Hodgson, C, Brampton Battalion (OHL)

  • 5'11" 182, 40-45-85

11. Chicago- Luca Sbisa, D, Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

  • 6'1" 195 lbs, 6-27-33

12. Anaheim (from Edmonton)- Mattias Tedenby, LW, HV71 (Sweden)

  • 5'9" 161 lbs, 3-3-6

13. Buffalo- Kirill Petrov, LW, Kazan AK Bars (Russia),

  • 6'3" 198 lbs, 4-6-10

14. Carolina- Mikkel Boedker, LW, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

  • 5'11" 200 lbs, 29-44-73

15. Nashville- Colby Robak, D, Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)

  • 6'3" 202 lbs, 6-24-30

16. Boston- Colin Wilson, C, Boston University (NCAA-Hockey East)

  • 6'1" 208 lbs, 12-23-35

17. Calgary- Joshua Bailey, C, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)

  • 5'11" 167 lbs, 29-67-96

18. Ottawa- Michael Del Zotto, D, Oshawa Generals (OHL)

  • 5'11" 200 lbs, 16-47-63

19. Columbus (from Colorado)- Anton Gustafsson, C, Frolunda Jr (Swe Jr)

  • 6'2" 190 lbs, Stats N/A

20. N.Y. Rangers- Zac Dalpe, C, Penticton (BCHL)

  • 6' 170 lbs, Stats N/A

21. New Jersey- John Carlson, D, Indiana (USHL)

  • 6'2" 210 lbs, 12-31-43

22. Edmonton (from Anaheim)- Colten Teubert, Regina Pats (WHL)

  • 6'4" 181 lbs, 7-16-23

23. Washington- Viktor Tikhonov, Russia

  • Stats N/A

24. Minnesota- Tyler Cuma, Ottawa (OHL)

  • 6'1" 185 lbs, Stats N/A

25. Montreal- Nicolas Deschamps, C, Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)

  • 6' 175 lbs, 24-43-67

26. Buffalo (from San Jose)- Erik Karlsson, D, Frolunda Jr (Swe Jr)

  • 5'11" 185 lbs, Stats N/A

27. Philadelphia- Vjateslav Voinov, Chelyabinsk (Russia)

  • Stats N/A

28. Los Angeles (from Dallas)- Thomas Mccollum, G, Guelph Storm (OHL)

  • 6'1" 205 lbs, 25-17-6 2.50 .914

29. Atlanta (from Pittsburgh)- Dimitri Kugryshev

  • Stats N/A

30. Detroit- Philip Larsen

  • Stats N/A

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