"I think you'll see him play pro at age 19 or 20," mused Boris Rybalka, his coach the last two years with Camrose in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. "He's kind of like Bambi right now, you know, still growing into his arms and legs. But when he's up around, say, 220, he'll be this unstoppable machine, and the guys he's out there playing against will be saying, 'Hey, where'd this guy come from?' "
The Boston Bruins brass had this to say about Joe.
Cam Neely, the club's vice president of passion, was among the front-office cognoscenti in the stands. Asked about the new top pick, the Hall of Fame right winger offered that though Colborne looked "pretty raw, obviously," his "hockey sense was noticeable." The same was true, said Neely, of Mikko Lehtonen and Blake Wheeler.
Coach Claude Julien said he was impressed by Colborne's size, sense, and hands.
"You can see all of that in him," said Julien, "and I think going to college will serve him well."
Boston.com has this short story about Colborne and Wheeler at the Bruins prospects camp as well as a video interview at a Red Sox game.
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