Posts About "Paul Bittner"
Paul Bittner Will Not Play for U.S. at World Juniors
December 14th, 2015 In addition to the official announcement that Noah Hanifin won't play at the 2016 World Junior Championship, the U.S. team had more bad news in the early going. 2015 2nd round draft pick Paul Bittner will not be participating in the tournament either, USA Hockey announced. Bittner was ruled out after having hip surgery over the...
Columbus Inks Paul Bittner to Entry-Level Deal
August 20th, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed 2015 2nd round draft pick (38th overall) Paul Bittner to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced on Thursday. The 6-foot-4 Bittner was projected by many prior to the draft to be a 1st round pick, which could mean that he was a steal at 38th overall for Columbus, who used their third...
Highlights From US World Juniors Camp Inter-Squad Scrimmage
August 2nd, 2015 The US National World Juniors Evaluation Camp is underway and Saturday was the inter-squad scrimmage that had the two US squads -- Team Blue and Team White -- facing each other in advance of playing scrimmages against Finland and Sweden's Evaluation Camp squads on Sunday and Monday. USA Blue beat USA White 4-3 in the inter-squad...
Get To Know The Blue Jackets Draft Picks
June 29th, 2015 The Columbus Blue Jackets entered the NHL Draft with 10 picks at their disposal. When it was over, the team drafted nine new prospects into the organization. The team had one major thing to accomplish this weekend. They needed to restock their defensemen. Considering that six of the nine picks went to defensemen, they accomplished...
3 Potential Busts in the 2015 NHL Draft
June 26th, 2015 Can Lawson Crouse adapt to the NHL game? (OHL Images)The 2015 NHL Entry Draft is loaded with high-end talent, so much so that it has become arguably one of the most highly skilled and deepest draft classes in NHL history. For those with elite, generational talent such as Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, a spot atop the 2015...
Why Detroit Will Trade Their 2015 1st Round Pick
May 13th, 2015 Another season has passed for the Detroit Red Wings, and while they made the playoffs, the Red Wings find themselves picking in the top 20 for the 3rd straight season. However, the Wings are without a 2nd and 5th round pick this season (traded for Erik Cole and Marek Zidlicky respectively). With only 5 picks currently available to the...
