With the Islanders drafting 6'7" Finnish goaltender Mikko Koskinen with the first pick in the 2nd Round, DU Alum Peter Mannino is the odd man out in the New York Islanders system. Mannino will now become a free agent and try and land with another AHL team.ESPN.com has a couple of paragraphs on incoming DU Freshman Drew Shore. Shore was expected to go in the first round of many Mock Drafts but suffered the same fate as many college bound American players. Many Swedes went higher than expected and most American players fell around 10 picks or so, including most of Shore's teammates on the US Development Team.
ESPN-Chicago has a short paragraph on incoming DU Freshman Paul Phillips, who was drafted by the hometown Chicago Blackhawks this week in the 7th Round. Phillips is described as being, "A solid defenseman who doesn't turn the puck over. To be defined as a smart hockey player is a great compliment. Phillips will be headed to a fine hockey program [DU] to continue his dream of becoming an NHL player."
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The Isles goalie injury situation at the NHL level caused Peter to sit on the bench as the back-up at the NHL level for most of the winter. After posting some nice stats in Bridgeport as the starting goalie before New Year's, Peter was idle on the bench on the Island for close to two months. Upon returning to Bridgport, Nathan Lawson had displaced him as the starter. Peter was rusty from not playing in games and never got back to the form he showed in the fall. The Isles made the decision to keep Lawson and let Peter go after drafting two goalies and having a third drafted goalie already playing in Europe (Stefan Ridderwall). The Isles have foolishly placed all their eggs in one basket with Rick DiPietro, he of the 15-year contract who played 2 games last season and who was recently spotted using crutches. Hopefully for Pete's sake he can catch on with a team with a less muddled goalie situation.
Peter M.
Come to the Avalanche!!!!!!
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