John Tavares

[jimotis4heisman]

TSN : CANADIAN?HOCKEY - Canada's Sports Leader

named to super series against russia team

also was named chl player of the year this year (wowzers)

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q and a with tavares
2009 prospects: Q&A with John Tavares - Hockey's Future

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JT

JT has his own page on tsn.

2009 #1 overall

(09 lottery has been dubbed the JT lottery)

[daveeb]

He's been averaging two points per game at the OHL level the last two years. The fact that he actually got into the OHL at such a young age is amazing in itself. He looks like an amazing talent.

May the worst team win!

[jimotis4heisman]

the sweepstakes is on to be the worst and get JT.

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Tavares v Hedman

jt vs his main comp for the #1 overall spot-hedman

[ysubuck]

Keep playing like they played on Tuesday night and the CBJ will be tough to beat in the Tavares sweepstakes.

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Tavares to be dealt to London - Sportsnet.ca

soon to be a london knight

In return for Tavares, the package is believed to include forwards Phil Varone and Christian Thomas, defenceman Scott Valentine, as well as an undisclosed draft pick and cash considerations.

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done deal

jt joins the knights this weekend to play his old team the oshawa generals.
OHL: Generals trade Tavares and Del Zotto to Knights

John Tavares is a London Knight.
The Oshawa Generals scoring star and world junior championship hero waived his no-trade clause on Thursday and the deal was done. Tavares was dealt with defenceman Michael Del Zotto and goaltender Daryl Borden to London for forward Christian Thomas, defenceman Scott Valentine, goaltender Michael Zador, plus London's second round draft pick in each of the next four years, plus the Knight's third rounders in 2010 and 2011.
Tavares approved a trade to the Knights after Generals' general manager-coach Chris DePiero and Knights' general manager Mark Hunter successfully concluded trade talks Thursday morning.
Coincidentally, the Knights and Generals will face off Friday night in London.


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london is a great ohl team. formers knights include (for cbj fans) nash, methot and mason.

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Top-ranked Tavares hurt in CHL Prospects Game

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game is a chance for draft-eligible players to make an impression and Zack Kassian did just that by crushing junior hockey star John Tavares.
The Peterborough Petes forward sent the leading candidate to go first overall in this summer's NHL draft to the dressing room early Wednesday night with a shoulder injury after a punishing hit midway through the third period.
Bobby Orr, Tavares' coach in the showcase event, didn't have specifics on the injury but said "his shoulder is sore but he has good motion so that's good news."
Either way Kassian left the crowd of 5,510 at General Motors Centre - where Tavares starred for the Oshawa Generals the past 3 1-2 years before his trade to the London Knights last week - gasping.
"You play this game to be remembered and I think it would be, a No. 1 overall pick gets hurt in the prospect game so I think it should get a lot of media," Kassian said of the hit after his Team Cherry was drubbed by Tavares' Team Orr 6-1. "It's good for me, obviously, getting my name out there.
"(The attention) doesn't bother me at all."
The six-foot-three, 212-pound Kassian caught Tavares, six-feet, 200, behind the net and sent him flying into the boards. Tavares rolled around before getting up, whipped his stick against the ice as he skated off favouring his right shoulder and didn't return.
He skipped the on-ice post-game ceremonies


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