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Another ex-Nashville Predator made good: Josef Vasicek

To go along with the news that Jed Ortmeyer has scored enough for San Jose that he would be Nashville's leading goal-scorer at this point (with 3), we also hear today that another former Pred has had a good week over in Russia. This comes from the KHL:

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) recognizes the top goalie, defender, forward and rookie for the past week.  The weekly selections are chosen by the KHL Statistics and Information Bureau and based upon both statistical results and overall performance.

Week 7 honorees are:

  • Best goalkeeper: Karri Ramo (Avangard Omsk).   The Finnish goalie won all three games for Avangard last week, posting two shutouts.  In addition to a scoreless streak of 138 minutes and 37 seconds, Ramo gave up an average of 0.67 goals per game, with a 97.5% save percentage.
  • Best defender: Kevin Dallman (Barys Astana).  The captain of the Astana club had a goal and three assists in three games, and a +/- rating of +3.
  • Best forward: Josef Vasicek (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl).  Vasicek scored three goals last week - including two game winners - and chipped in an assist for the 5th ranked team in the KHL's Western Conference.
  • Best rookie: Alexander Streltsov (Motorist Ekateriburg).  In three games last week, the 19-year-old striker netted a goal and registered a +/- rating of +2.

Vasicek played 38 games for Nashville during the 2006-7 season.

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Making good in the KHL? What’s next, an update on Stu Grimson in local leagues?

by 101st on Oct 26, 2009 5:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Hey, if I ran into the Reaper in a beer league, you’d definitely hear about it.

Anyways, the KHL sends these press releases out every week; they usually head straight to the trash, but this one noted an ex-Pred so I thought I’d share.

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by Dirk Hoag on Oct 26, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

And to think...

we got Vasicek for one of the all-time Preds, Scott Walker.

by Hockey Hillbilly on Oct 26, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions  

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