Columbus Blue Jackets Announce Resignation of Assistant Coach Bob Boughner

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The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that Bob Boughner has resigned from his position as an assistant coach with the National Hockey League club. Boughner, who is also the president of the Windsor Spitfires hockey club joined the Blue Jackets organization in July 2010 after also serving as the Spitfires head coach from 2006-2010.

“Today’s decision has been an extremely difficult one to say the least,” said Boughner. “It was made for many reasons, most importantly being family. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Columbus. It was an unbelievable experience. I would like to thank the entire Blue Jackets organization for the opportunity. Moving forward, I will take some time with my family to decide what my plans for the future might be.” 

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Spitfires Pick Maletta 13th Overall, 11 Players Selected by Spits in 2011 OHL Priority Selection

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Spitfires Pick Maletta 13^th Overall, 11 Players Selected by Spits

in 2011 OHL Priority Selection, Presented by State Farm

Dave Ducharme
windsorspitfires.com staff reports

The Spits selected Jordan Maletta with the 13th pick of the first round this morning. He's a 6’2" right-handed shooting centre that played for the St. Catherines Falcons Midgets last year.

"The kid has pro potential," said GM Warren Rychel. "We love his size. He's a very good shooter and skater. We were very surprised to get him at 13."

With their second round pick, the Spitfires picked Jordan Dekort, a 6'4" goalie from the Markham Majors Minor AAA program. 

With the 39th pick overall, Rychel turned to a local boy - hulking winger Hunter Smith, who played for the Windsor Jr. Spitfires last season. According to the team's stats, he 6'6" and listed 210 pounds. 

The Spitfires stayed home with their 5th round pick, selecting Sun County Panthers centre Sam Studnicka. 
"I thought for sure he'd go in the third round. But we held our breath until the fifth. He's a kid I know real well. He has size, he's a very smart player. We're glad to add him. He's going to be a real good hockey player." 

The Spits added some speed and scoring in the 7th round in the form of Dylan Wallace, a 5'10" left winger that had 72 points in 72 games for the York Simcoe Express Minor Midgets last season.

Windsor took a flyer with their 10th round pick, selecting Will Butcher in the 10th round. He's a puck moving defenceman that played for the Madison Capitals Midgets in Wisconsin last season. He's committed to the US National Team Development Program for two years, but has huge upside should he decide to join the Spits after that. 

With their 11th round pick, acquired from Sarnia yesterday, the Spitfires took Mitchell Graham, a right winger from the Burlington Eagles. 

Mark Friedman, a right defenceman with the Don Mills Flyers, was taken in the 13th round, 255th overall.
With the 13th pick of the 14th round (275th overall), the Spits selection Liam Clare, a defenceman that played with the Halton Hurricanes last season. Just six picks later, with the 281th pick of the draft, they took Andrew McLean, a left defenceman from the Detroit Little Caesar's U16s.

Finally, in the 15th round, the Spitfires selected Evan Allen, a centre from the Detroit Honeybaked Under 16s.

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Windsor Spitfires 2011 Draft Class

Rnd.	No.	OHL Team	Player Name	Team Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate
1	13	Windsor Spitfires	Jordan Maletta	St. Catharines Falcons	RC	6.02	200	04/30/1995
2	8	Windsor Spitfires	Jordan Dekort	Markham Majors	G	6.04	185	08/08/1995
2	17	Windsor Spitfires	Hunter Smith	Windsor	RW	6.04	190	09/11/1995
5	4	Windsor Spitfires	Sam Studnicka	Sun County Panthers	RC	6.00	170	01/15/1995
7	13	Windsor Spitfires	Dylan Wallace	York Simcoe Express	LW	5.10	150	03/20/1995
10	13	Windsor Spitfires	Will Butcher	Madison Capitals	LD	5.10	190	01/06/1995
11	4	Windsor Spitfires	Mitchell Graham	Burlington Eagles	RW	5.08	155	07/05/1995
13	13	Windsor Spitfires	Mark Friedman	Don Mills Flyers	RD	5.09	175	12/25/1995
14	13	Windsor Spitfires	Liam Clare	Halton Hurricanes	RD	5.09	145	07/14/1995
14	19	Windsor Spitfires	Andrew McLean	Detroit Little Caesars U16's	LD	6.00	165	01/12/1995
15	7	Windsor Spitfires	Evan Allen	Detroit Honeybaked U16's	RC	5.10	175	02/03/1995

Spitfires Forward Alexander Khokhlachev Among the 61 CHL Players Invited to 2011 NHL Combine

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61 CHL Players Invited to 2011 NHL Combine

Friday May 6, 2011

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League is pleased to announce that 61 CHL players have been invited to the 2011 NHL Combine held May 30 to June 4 in Toronto, ON.  The 2011 NHL Combine features the top 102 prospects eligible for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.

Among the invites are Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Red Deer Rebels who is the top-ranked North American Skater eligible for the draft, along with the second ranked forward Gabriel Landeskog the Kitchener Rangers, and Jonathan Huberdeau of the Saint John Sea Dogs who is ranked third overall by NHL Central Scouting.    

The event gives NHL clubs a chance to evaluate the NHL’s future stars less than a month before the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The first round of the draft will take place on Friday, June 24 and the subsequent rounds (two through seven) on Saturday, June 25.  

The 61 CHL players represents over 70% of all North American invites, with 28 players from the Ontario Hockey League, 19 from the Western Hockey League, and 14 from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. 

SCOUTING COMBINE INVITATION LIST – CHL PLAYERS
NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS
NAME	TEAM	LEAGUE	POS.	HT	WT
Olivier Archambault	Val d'Or	QMJHL	LW	5-foot-11	170
Sven Baertschi	Portland	WHL	LW	5-foot-10	181
Nathan Beaulieu	Saint John	QMJHL	D	6-foot-2	174
Myles Bell	Regina	WHL	D	6-foot	214
Austen Brassard	Belleville	OHL	RW	6-foot-2	191
Daniel Catenacci	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	C	5-foot-10	183
Nick Cousins	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	C	5-foot-11	166
Sean Couturier	Drummondville	QMJHL	C	6-foot-4	197
Joseph Cramarossa	Mississauga St. Michael's	OHL	C	6-foot	188
Phillip Danault	Victoriaville	QMJHL	LW	6-foot	170
Joel Edmundson	Moose Jaw	WHL	D	6-foot-5	191
Travis Ewanyk	Edmonton	WHL	LW	6-foot-1	178
Dougie Hamilton	Niagara	OHL	D	6-foot-4	187
Jonathan Huberdeau	Saint John	QMJHL	C	6-foot-1	170
Colin Jacobs	Seattle	WHL	C	6-foot-1	197
Boone Jenner	Oshawa	OHL	C	6-foot-1	204
Nicklas Jensen	Oshawa	OHL	LW/RW	6-foot-2	187
Tomas Jurco	Saint John	QMJHL	RW	6-foot-2	187
Alexander Khokhlachev	Windsor	OHL	C/LW	5-foot-10	188
Gabriel Landeskog	Kitchener	OHL	LW	6-foot-1	207
Maximilien LeSieur	Shawinigan	QMJHL	RW	6-foot-2	203
Lucas Lessio	Oshawa	OHL	LW	6-foot-1	197
Luke Lockhart	Seattle	WHL	RW	5-foot-10	180
Adam Lowry	Swift Current	WHL	LW	6-foot-4	186
Mark McNeill	Prince Albert	WHL	C	6-foot-2	201
Joseph Morrow	Portland	WHL	D	6-foot	197
Ryan Murphy	Kitchener	OHL	D	5-foot-11	166
David Musil	Vancouver	WHL	D	6-foot-3	198
Vladislav Namestnikov	London	OHL	C	6-foot	166
Marcel Noebels	Seattle	WHL	LW	6-foot-3	195
Stefan Noesen	Plymouth	OHL	RW	6-foot	195
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Red Deer	WHL	C	6-foot-1	164
Scott Oke	Saint John	QMJHL	LW	6-foot-3	185
Xavier Ouellet	Montreal	QMJHL	D	6-foot	174
Stuart Percy	Mississauga St. Michael's	OHL	D	6-foot-1	186
Zack Phillips	Saint John	QMJHL	C	6-foot-1	178
Shane Prince	Ottawa	OHL	C	5-foot-10	174
Matt Puempel	Peterborough	OHL	LW	6-foot	196
Alan Quine	Peterborough	OHL	C	5-foot-11	178
Jonathan Racine	Shawinigan	QMJHL	D	6-foot-1	182
Rickard Rakell	Plymouth	OHL	RW	6-foot	191
Ty Rattie	Portland	WHL	RW	5-foot-11	163
Tobias Rieder	Kitchener	OHL	C	5-foot-11	173
Brett Ritchie	Sarnia	OHL	RW	6-foot-3	210
Brandon Saad	Saginaw	OHL	LW	6-foot-1	208
Reece Scarlett	Swift Current	WHL	D	6-foot-1	164
Mark Scheifele	Barrie	OHL	C	6-foot-2	182
Logan Shaw	Cape Breton	QMJHL	RW	6-foot-3	197
Duncan Siemens	Saskatoon	WHL	D	6-foot-3	192
Ryan Sproul	Sault Ste. Marie	OHL	D	6-foot-3	175
Michael St. Croix	Edmotnon	WHL	C	5-foot-11	176
Ryan Strome	Niagara	OHL	C	6-foot	175
Ryan Tesink	Saint John	QMJHL	C	5-foot-11	157
Vincent Trocheck	Saginaw	OHL	C	5-foot-10	184
Tyler Wotherspoon	Portland	WHL	D	6-foot-1	203
Zachary Yuen	Tri-City	WHL	D	6-foot	205
NORTH AMERICAN GOALTENDERS
Jordan Binnington	Owen Sound	OHL		6-foot-1	156
Laurent Brossoit	Edmonton	WHL		6-foot-3	193
Christopher Gibson	Chicoutimi	QMJHL		6-foot-1	193
Matt Mahalak	Plymouth	OHL		6-foot-2	183
Michael Morrison	Kitchener	OHL		6-foot	177

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