Avalanche Announce Training Camp Schedule And Roster

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 5, 2008 6:20 PM MDT Comment 25 comments

The Avs have released their training camp schedule. Rookie camp gets underway a week from Sunday for 27 players young enough to make me feel really damn old. 32 veterans (most of whom are also young enough to make me feel really damn old) will join the kids on Saturday, September 20th. The Burgundy and White game is just around the corner - Monday, Septebmer 22nd.

The Avalanche camp roster can be found here. Note that just two of the defensemen - Adam Foote and Ray Macias - shoot righthanded. On the plus side, none of the goalies catch with the wrong hand.

The jersey numbers are also available. Per Ledin appears to be sticking to his customary #97, which would make him just the 2nd Avalanche to wear a number in the 90s.

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Now the jersey numbers are released all the NHL shop has to do is realize that #33 for the Avs has been retired and is not the number that Bacashihua wore for the Monster and that he never wore an Avs jersey. If you order a customized Avs jersey on that site you can pick out of the pre set team list a Jason Bacashihua #33 jersey. How are thye that dumb?

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by Savage33 on Sep 5, 2008 8:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

wow, that’s just wrong. You can also get Willsie in #21, which I guess you can sort of understand because that’s what he wore last year.

speaking of Weiman – something I didn’t really think about until now. He wore 30 for Lake Erie last year and, as far as I can tell, has worn 30 his entire career. So, why did he wear 35 for the Avs last year? We’re the Avs still saving it for Phil Sauve?

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 5, 2008 9:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wha..?

No Kevin Shattenkirk. Is he still to young?

Also, I see Delmas (2nd round pick this year!) in but no Sauer for the goalies. Could we be seeing a rookie prodigy? Could he upset Raycroft for the backup spot? (I know it is unlikely but hey, I don’t think any of us is too excited to see Raycroft’s 15 games or so he might play.)

InYoFace Hasek! InYoFace

by InYoFace on Sep 5, 2008 10:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Weiman is on the veteran roster for camp I see. Plus I forgot about Marty Sertich and Matt Hendricks. (man what an uneventful offseason.)

InYoFace Hasek! InYoFace

by InYoFace on Sep 5, 2008 10:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

college

Shatty and Sauer are in the NCAA, they cannot attend rookie nor training camp if they wish to retain their college eligibility. They were able to attend the development camp during the summer because it was a non-pay camp. Those that wanted to retain their NCAA eligibility had to pay their own way including air fare, meals, lodging…everything.

by Dario on Sep 6, 2008 8:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shatty

Is a horrible nickname for him.

If we’re going to talk about him, I think Ensign Kirk (with a promotion to Captain whenever he makes the Avs roster) is much better.

Or at least not Shatty

"A witty saying proves nothing."
- Voltaire (1694-1778)

by Jibblescribbits on Sep 6, 2008 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok.

Thanks for the info. I was unsure about how that works.

InYoFace Hasek! InYoFace

by InYoFace on Sep 6, 2008 5:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arnason

Arny is 5’11’’ and 204 lbs. That guys is like a tank! If a tank were made of paper mache and avoided all conflict.

by Dario on Sep 6, 2008 8:39 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I like to think of him as entirely composed of butter. Or lumpy gravy.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Sep 6, 2008 8:50 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m not digging the “lumpy gravy” meme. I personally preferred the Tyler “Put any comment about his lack of scoring here” Arnason nickname

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Sep 6, 2008 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with Tommelot.

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 8, 2008 10:09 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

A couple more votes in the negative and the meme will be sufficiently opposed.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Sep 8, 2008 11:33 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I too agree with Tommelot. It allows for more creativity when he misses an open net.

by Savage33 on Sep 9, 2008 2:38 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately, most of our creativity will be used within the first week of the season.

Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-

by Americanario on Sep 9, 2008 1:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then the MHH Community will have to rise to the challenge of sinking to new lows of insulting Arny’s “game”!!

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 10, 2008 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m hoping it won’t matter because he’ll score 50 goals.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Sep 10, 2008 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t worry about that. I could write a book about Tyler “Why’s that guy in the net whose blocking my shots whenever I finally aim properly” Arnason inability to score at point blank range.

He reminds me of that scene in Pulp Fiction, where Sam L. Jackson and John Travolta get a full clip released at them, but the guy shooting fails to hit even ones.

26 Card Jet

by Tommelot on Sep 11, 2008 4:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

“Do they speak English in What?”

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Sep 11, 2008 6:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Jerseys

Are we now doomed to buying uniprons? I have looked around for a CCM and only found youth customizable. The youth jerseys are fine, they fit me blush, but are these officially licensed? I bought my Roy jersey at the Altitude store back in 2001 and it’s officially licensed. I want a new jersey but I refuse to buy a unipron so I don’t know what to do.

2 down, 1 to go... Gettin' the band back together 08-09

by texacogirl on Sep 6, 2008 10:39 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

personally, I’ll be making my existing jerseys last as I won’t be buying the unipron. I can’t quite squeeze into a youth jersey, though.

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 6, 2008 12:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I will not be buying a unipron.

Go Avs! Let's get some goals!

by Joe @ MHH on Sep 7, 2008 8:09 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

E-BAY

I’d search on e-bay for some vintage jerseys. My personal favorite Avs one is the 2004 Sakic All-star game jersey
*Courtesy of who else.. Tapeleg

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- Voltaire (1694-1778)

by Jibblescribbits on Sep 8, 2008 8:50 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can probably find the old ones on Ebay and other sporting sites but i’m not sure whether they’re licensed. I know NHL.com only has the uniprons and old youth one’s which sucks because i want to get an old 3rd jersey with Stastny on the back but i’m there’s no way a youth will fit me.

by Savage33 on Sep 6, 2008 7:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't think im going this year

it’s just too damn early and i went to dev camp already…

by thedoctor on Sep 6, 2008 2:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

That's Crazy Talk

I can see maybe skipping rookie camp but there will actually be scrimmages at both camps. I personally can’t wait to hear the sound of skates on the ice and pucks slamming the boards. I can’t wait to see Budaj back in net and Sakic on the ice. Hockey season is coming and I won’t miss this for the world.

Unless I end of sleeping in of course…

2 down, 1 to go... Gettin' the band back together 08-09

by texacogirl on Sep 6, 2008 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs