Posts tagged with "Raphael Bussieres"
Wild Will Not Extend QO to Raphael Bussieres
June 17th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild will not be extending a qualifying offer to 2012 2nd round draft pick (46th overall) Raphael Bussieres, reports the Star Tribune's Michael Russo. Bussieres spent the last three seasons playing with the Iowa Wild of the AHL. Over the last two he spent a significant amount of time playing with ECHL affiliates the...
The Minnesota Wild in Traverse City
September 17th, 2013 Many of the Minnesota Wild’s prospects recently participated in the 2013 NHL Prospects Tournament. The tournament took place in Traverse City, Michigan and the tournament ran from September 5th through September 9th. The clubs involved in the tournament were divided into two divisions. The Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red...
Minnesota Wild Prospects Eligible for the 2013 WJHC
November 27th, 2012 Ah, the holidays; a time for relaxing and cherishing the time you spend with friends, family and loved ones in general. It’s also time to sit back and watch some great junior, collegiate and—if not for the lockout—NHL hockey. As disappointing as it is to not have NHL hockey on TV, there is still another form of hockey that...
QMJHL Round-up: 4 Teams Distancing Themselves From The Pack
November 23rd, 2012 With a little more than one-third through the 2012-13 season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), four teams are clearly distancing themselves from the pack. Without any surprise, the Halifax Mooseheads, led by top prospects Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, as well as the Quebec Remparts, loaded with talent up front...
Seventh Round Picks, Chuck Fletcher’s Goldmine?
November 16th, 2012 Late round picks could be considered the most interesting part of the draft. A few very good NHL players have been drafted in the later rounds, (Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and Pavol Demitra are a few good examples) but many, many more have turned out to be duds or nothing more than career AHL players. Not every organization can...