Off-season thread: Mississauga Steelheads 2022 Off-season Thread
Flint draft pick I think, must have been releaseddoes anyone know where G Chazz Nixon came from? Free agent?
wow i had expected Chisholm to play a key role up front this year. They don't have many physical forwards nowLooks like the three OA's are set with Collins signing with Halliburton. He's lighting it up there as well, was hoping to get something in return for him as a few teams could use a OA forward. Having said that I'm happy with the three they kept, but I hope Urberti shows a bit more then he did after arriving here last season.
Chisholm was released on waivers, and a former 6th pick goaltender Kowatsch was in the net for Guelph during their exhibition game. Any day now the final roster should be posted, looking forward to this season.
Unfortunately I don't think Chisholm was good enough to fit in with this forward group. Schwindt can more than fill that role will some strong production as well.wow i had expected Chisholm to play a key role up front this year. They don't have many physical forwards now
The OA forward market is saturated right now, especially with the Bulldogs holding onto all of their guys.Looks like the three OA's are set with Collins signing with Halliburton. He's lighting it up there as well, was hoping to get something in return for him as a few teams could use a OA forward. Having said that I'm happy with the three they kept, but I hope Urberti shows a bit more then he did after arriving here last season.
Chisholm was released on waivers, and a former 6th pick goaltender Kowatsch was in the net for Guelph during their exhibition game. Any day now the final roster should be posted, looking forward to this season.
Anyone know if Kowastch was waived? Or if he was just loaned to Guelph for that game? I'd rather hold onto an 05 vs an 04 in Nixon who has already been waived prior and hasn't shown the ability to be an OHL goalie
Roster is now on the website and Beck is on it. does that mean he's back with the Steelheads and won't be playing the Leafs tonight?
they still have his rightsThe OA forward market is saturated right now, especially with the Bulldogs holding onto all of their guys.
I think the made the right choice on OA's, Collins didn't produce enough outside of the IceDogs games and was a non-factor when not flanking Hardie/Del Bel Belluz.
Anyone know if Kowastch was waived? Or if he was just loaned to Guelph for that game? I'd rather hold onto an 05 vs an 04 in Nixon who has already been waived prior and hasn't shown the ability to be an OHL goalie
they still have his rights
Now his rights were officially traded to Guelph.
Something is better than nothing for a guy who lost his spot to a 2nd rounder.
Wonder what happened to Stefan Forgione though. 05' crop is not looking too great right now, even with Harding and Zebeski entering the mix alongside Misa and no 2nd, 3rd, or 4th round picks.
I didn't think Enright had a bad game...Uberti in my opinion had his best game as a Steelhead. The other guy that stood out to me was Mason Zebeski....his stats don't look great for the game (-2) but he plays like he's a little bit angry and has good puck control. Maybe we won't miss Chisholm after all if Zebeski plays that kind of game all year.Hard fought win tonight Lavoie your player of the game Urbati looked good to Enright not so much.
its wierd how they never played forgione but also never asigned him to a lower level? just left him to rot?
Not too worried about the weak 05 crop as they are built around their 03s/04s and can add to the 05 group through trade next year. It will also likely be a rebuild year once the 05's hit their 4th year and they can hopefully a Misa trade can help with that.
On that note as well, gotta say I've been really impressed with the 06 group so far through the pre-season and game 1. Karmiris has shown flashes, Leenders looks like a stud, Von Richter was solid and Eggleton came to play on Thursday. And going back to the pre-season, Liam Spencer definitely has an OHL future as well
Besides Nixon, who else is in the system?
he played with richmonds kid and i have a feeling there was some personal bias there. im not saying the kid isnt a great goalie, he may be, but i know other teams didnt have him nearly as high as mississauga took himLeenders first game ever and was the first tender taken in the 22 draft, second round no less. He didn't look sharp but there were a few defensive breakdowns in front of him. I'm thinking they will be spotting his starts as a 16 yr old going forward.
Thought it was somewhat of a sluggish game today for both teams, Steelheads had the edge in the offensive zone but just couldn't get the clean shots they needed to beat Ranger.
Hope we get Beck and Del Mastro back soon, the former would be a big part in getting the offence set and the former would help with the defensive zone lapses, not too mention getting the full PP and PK units out there.