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Olivier Roy - #19 in The Copper & Blue's Top 25 Under 25
Olivier Roy is probably more famous so far for his meltdowns than he is for his actual ability to play goal. He got shelled in the 2011 Tournament of small sample sizes and he was obliterated in his pair of playoff starts in the QMJHL later on that spring. As a player, you can sort of escape from a...
Cam Abney and Ryan Martindale Head To Oklahoma
This morning, the Oklahoma City Barons, following a nice victory at home against the Peoria Rivermen, have announced that Cam Abney and Ryan Martindale have both been recalled from Stockton, and indeed that they will play in the Barons' lineup tonight. To add to the speculation even further,...
The Impact Of Luck On Prospects
Prospect development is anything but linear. Outside of the arena, young men develop in fits and starts both mentally and physically. Prospects add the development of high-level motor coordination, hand-eye coordination, spatial awareness, reaction time, skating skills and hockey sense. The...
Olivier Roy Gets Some Company In Stockton
As part of their affiliate agreement, the San Jose Sharks optioned goaltender Harri Sateri to the Stockton Thunder last night. The Thunder are affiliated with the Sharks and Oilers at the NHL level and the Oklahoma City Barons and Worcester Sharks at the AHL level. The Thunder announced the...
Matt Thomas Should Be Back
The future of Matt Thomas is one of the items that the Stockton Thunder need to deal with this off-season, but I don't think there should be any question about retaining him. Thomas is an extremely young coach; he's only 33 and 2008-09 marks his fifth season as an ECHL head coach. He had a...
Interesting Scratches
The Stockton Thunder lost game two of their series with Las Vegas last night; meaning that the series is knotted at one game a piece heading back to Stockton. Parker Van Buskirk played his sixth consecutive game, making twenty-six saves in a 4-2 loss. Still, that wasn't the part of the game...
We Meet Again, Glenn Fisher
The Stockton Thunder defeated the Ontario Reign last night to advance to the second round of the ECHL playoffs. At the same time, Glenn Fisher and the Las Vegas Wranglers knocked off the Bakersfield Condors (and famed goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji) in their seventh game, which means that Stockton...
Bryan Pitton Done?
This poster is from a promotion Stockton did earlier in the season; each Thunder player wore an Oilers jersey for two home games, jerseys that were subsequently auctioned off. The players pictured (left to right) are David Rohlfs, Bryan Pitton, and Garet Hunt. Bryan Pitton's career prospects...
The Stockton Thunder
Many an Edmonton Oilers prospect finds his way into the lineup of the ECHL's Stockton Thunder at some point. Generally at the point where they're more suspect than prospect, but still, it's nice to know how these guys are doing.For example, in 2006-07, Devan Dubnky, Liam Reddox, and a bunch of...
Tim O'Connell New ECHL Assistant Coach
News today that Stockton Thunder head coach Chris Cichocki has settled on who will be his assistant coach. Thunder defenseman Tim O'Connell will take the role, as was speculated earlier this summer by Scott Linesburgh. It's another (albeit minor) example of the Oilers upgrading their front office...
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