Most of the hockey news today is understandably focussed on yesterday’s tragic plane crash in Russia. A few other stories are worth mentioning however [The Hobbs information is incorrect–it’s from last year–the error was derived from Elite Prospect‘s Senators roster posted here http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=69]:
–Blueliner Matthew Hobbs (QMJHL 65-16-24-40) has been invited to Senators camp on a tryout basis (en.lhjmq.qc.ca/article/91-qmjhl-players-set-to-partake-in-nhl-training-camps). Hobbs participated in last year’s rookie tournament, but it appears as though this invite is to the team’s main camp (or so I guess given that he’s not listed on the rookie tournament roster).
-Rob Brodie interviewed Mark Borowiecki for the Sens website (senators.nhl.com/ club/news.htm?id=587838).
-Kevin McGran of The Toronto Star posted the NHL’s disaster plan in light of the KHL tragedy yesterday (www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/ 1050813–nhl-has-contingency-plan-for-disasters). The plan:
•The league requires each team to have a $1 million (all figures U.S.) insurance policy on each player.
• The “disabled team” would be allowed to negotiate to buy players under contract from other teams, with payment coming from the insurance money.
• If that didn’t fill out the roster, a draft would be held, much like an expansion draft. Teams could protect 10 players and one goalie.
• The disabled team would be allowed to take no more than one player from each of the other teams. The price for each player is $1 million in insurance money.
-The Elmira Jackals (Ottawa’s ECHL affiliate) signed three forwards: Evan Barlow (ECHL 39-18-36-54), Jean Bourbeau (AHL 44-3-5-8), and Brian Roloff (AHL 76-4-20-24), http://www.jackalshockey.com/news/team-news/three-forwards-join-jackals-090711.
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