While this off-season isn't that satisfying to some Thrashers fans, the next best thing is actual hockey, which is going on up in Duluth this week for the annual prospect camp. I have yet to make the trip there, but I fully intend to jet out of work and make my way to the Ice Forum.
Ben at the Blueland Blog is writing every single day about the happenings over there, and provides a great, well, introduction to how prospect camps work. Typically, I'm not big on researching the young'uns prior to these kinds of happenings, so, needless to say, it's very confusing to find out who's who and by the time you might have things figured out, it's time to pack up the pucks and resurface the ice. What I basically do is hang out in the same spot and try to pick up on what others are saying about the kids on the ice. Now that we're a couple of days into the camp, I'm sure the regulars in the crowd can differentiate between the Zach Bogosians from the, er, Scott Bartletts.
I'll do my best to report what I could make out and I'm going to do what I usually do and attempt to get some decent pics (at the very least). As hockey season starts back up, expect more updates - and that's a promise!
Hey, if anyone knows if the kids tomorrow need anything like, say, deodorants, mouthwashes, or aspirin, gimme a holler and I'll do my best to hook up some young Thrashers! I guess that's one upside working retail... ugh.
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