Connolly stands out among WHLs draft prospects NHLcom 2010 NHL Entry Draft
Connolly stands out among WHLs draft prospects NHLcom 2010 NHL Entry Draft Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX WINTER CLASSIC TWEETUP MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Connolly stands out among WHLs draft prospectsSaturday 10102009 100 AM 2010 NHL Entry Draft By Adam Kimelman NHLcom Staff Writer Last season was a banner one for Western Hockey League draft prospects as four players Evander Kane Brayden Schenn Scott Glennie and Jared Cowen were taken in the first nine picks of the 2009 Entry Draft Could the crop for the 2010 draft be as plentiful Thats certainly a possibility as a number of talented players will start auditioning for NHL scouts Top among them seems to be Prince George Cougars left wing Brett Connolly who was named both WHL and Canadian Hockey League rookie of the year Connolly may be the first name mentioned but he certainly wont be the only one Brett Connolly One scout said hes got the 6foot1 160pound Prince George Cougars left wing penciled in as the fifth pick in the 2010 draft He puts the puck in the net hes got good size great onice awareness NHL Central Scoutings Peter Sullivan told NHLcom Hes not a crasher or a banger but he finishes his checks He does everything well Despite battling a hip injury that currently has him sidelined C...