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Everett Silvertips €:

Last season: 28-33-7-4, eighth in the Western Conference. Lost in first round of the playoffs.

Head Coach: Mark Ferner (first season).

Assistants: Chris Hartsburg (third season), Mitch Love (first season), Taylor Dakers (goalkeepers, the first season).

Key losses: Head coach Craig Hartsburg has resigned to join the staff of the Calgary Flames in the NHL. D Rasmus Rissanen left for the pros, and C Landon Ferraro is scheduled to join him. C Clayton Cumiskey, RW Parker Stanfield and D Chad Suer graduated overagers.

20 years: LW Tyler Maxwell was the season the team scoring last. C / RW and Josh Birkholz D Brennan Yadlowski also back.

Imports: LW Vladimir Dolnik (Slovakia), 18, and D Dominik Bittner (Germany), 19, were both selected in the draft import.

Key returnees: D Ryan Murray, 18, was named captain this spring and should be a prime-10 in the project next year in the NHL. Kent Simpson, 19, gives a guard Everett quality. C Ryan Harrison, 19, will become an offensive contributor.

New faces: LW Mychan Jesse, 19, and RW Zach McPhee, 18, arrived from Junior A ranks to add the size and gravel.

Coming up: The Silvertips to suffer the pains of growing as they face their first true rebuilding process.

Note: Ferner happens after taking the Vernon Vipers at the RBC Cup final the past three seasons. ... Love is the first return of former player as coach.

Did you know: Murray became the youngest captain in franchise history at 17 when he took over for injured late last season Ferraro.

Prognosis: The team of elite talent and Murray Simpson, but has little depth.Everett made the playoffs in each of the eight seasons of its existence. The Silvertips will have done well if they are nine.

- Nick Patterson, Everett Herald

PORTLAND € Winterhawks:

Last season: 50-19-0-3, first in U.S. Division, first in the Western Conference. Lost final Kootenay Ice in five games.

The 2011 NHL Draft: the Top Five Prospects; NHL Comparisons ...

What may be surprising is that he is from Phoenix, AZ - born there while his father played a stint with the Phoenix Roadrunners. Again, a former prospect in 2008 NHL Entry Draft has welcomed the entry of Houston due to a similar situation just won the Calder Trophy for NHL Rookie of the Year - Tyler Myers.

NHL Comparison: Evgeni Malkin

Adam Larsson could almost be ready to just NHL 17. At 6 feet 3 inches, 210 pounds, he skates well, never panic while defending, and a huge hit. Heck, he played in the Swedish Elite League with only 16 years old Skellefteå AIK.

'09-'10 Season was the campaign in small groups of Larsson. End of the season, Larsson had tied the record for scoring among defensemen in Elitserien under 18 years. The original record was set by Tomas Johnsson way back in '77-78.

Many scouts believe he can be the best prospect in the NHL to ever get out of rich hockey in Sweden.

NHL Comparison: Ray Bourque

Victor Rask is a center sands 6'1 ", 195 lbs. Couturier As he has some filling out to do, but he already uses his size to his advantage and is a master about to put the game at 2010 World Under -18 's, Rask won 60.8% of his prints that helped Sweden win a silver medal.

Fast, tough and smart, Rask made 22 goals and 19 assists in 39 games in the Swedish League SuperElit J20.

NHL Comparison: Mikko Koivu

The son of former NHL player Frantisek Musil, it comes with pedigree valuable NHL. Yet, as an advocate to 6'5 "and 200 lbs -. At the tender age of 16 - he easily passed from the shadow of his father to turn the heads of the scouts."

To keep their scouts urgent text messages from GM, Musil had seven goals and 32 points in 71 games last season and was tied for 12th overall in the WHL with a plus / minus of +33.It is mobile for his size and uses his size, strength and intelligence as often as possible to generate points.

And he still has much growth to do.

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