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CALGARY -- Todd Gill has been named the head coach of the Canadian under-18 mens hockey team for the annual Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August. Dre Kirkpatrick Womens Jersey . The former Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman is the coach of the Ontario Hockey Leagues Kingston Frontenacs. The Ivan Hlinka is an annual summer tournament held in Slovakia and the Czech Republic and features eight countries. Hockey Canada will choose the countrys top mens players born in 1995 or later to participate in it. Canada is a four-time defending champion and has won gold seven of the last nine times. Gill had 82 goals and 272 assists in 1,007 career NHL games with Toronto, San Jose, St. Louis, Phoenix, Detroit, Colorado and Chicago. In his first season behind Kingstons bench, the Frontenacs went 19-41-3-5. Gill was also an assistant coach to Jesse Wallin at last months world under-18 hockey championship in the Czech Republic, where Canada won the bronze medal. Hockey Canada also named Victoriaville Tigers coach Yanick Jean and Guelph Storm head coach Scott Walker as Gills assistant coaches for the Ivan Hlinka tournament. A.J. Green Jersey . They flew from New Jersey to New Orleans, where the two 19-year-olds will be expected to ignite the turnaround of an NBA franchise before theyre even old enough to participate fully in the Big Easys renowned night life. Jermaine Gresham Womens Jersey . Right behind him was a Tiger Woods that looked all too familiar. Sabbatini played bogey-free over his final 12 holes, and despite missing a five-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, put together a 3-under 69 in the cool, blustery conditions at Muirfield Village to take a one-shot lead going into the weekend. http://www.bengalsteamstore.com/thomas-howard-jerseys .J. -- New Jersey Nets guard Keith Bogans has undergone ankle surgery and is expected to be fully recovered for training camp next season. Dre Kirkpatrick Jersey . -- Isaiah Pead ran for 149 yards and a touchdown, and Ralph David Abernathy IVs 90-yard kickoff return early in the fourth quarter put Cincinnati ahead to stay as the Bearcats edged Vanderbilt 31-24 on Saturday in the Liberty Bowl. Andy Dalton Elite Jersey . Zack Greer scored four goals as the Rush snapped a three-game losing skid to put themselves back in the National Lacrosse Leagues post-season hunt with a 10-9 victory over the Washington Stealth on Saturday.PITTSBURGH -- The Calgary Flames draft plans changed after general manager Jay Feaster dispatched assistant GM John Weisbrod in a near blizzard to watch high school prospect Mark Jankowski. Jankowski was the most accomplished scorer among the draft-eligible players -- he had 53 goals and 94 points at Quebecs Stanstead College last season -- but, in part because he is only 17, he was widely projected as a second-round pick. NHL Central Scouting rated him at No. 43 among North American skaters, while others didnt have him in the top 50. Clearly the Flames saw something others didnt. So much so, they chose to trade down in the first round on Friday, sending the No. 14 pick to Buffalo for the 21st and 42nd selections, because they were so confident of Jankowskis ability, even though he is years away from the NHL. In 10 years, Feaster predicted, "Jankowski will be viewed as the best player in the 2012 draft," adding "We felt we could take the gamble." Some will view it as a gamble, too; the Flames could have stayed at No. 14 and chosen defenceman Cody Ceci of the OHLs Ottawa 67s, who went to the Senators one pick later. Ceci owns a 97 mile per hour slapshot and was projected by some scouts as a top 10 player. Still, an hour-long meeting Friday in Pittsburgh with Jankowski further convinced Feaster and his staff that the kid was the player they wanted. The Flames may have gone off the board with this selection, but they are certain it wasnt an off-the-wall pick, given Jankowskis offensive talent and his still-developing physique. Jankowski, who passed up his high school graduation to attend thhe draft, has signed with Providence College but is expected to go into the USHL for developmental purposes. A.J. Green Youth Jersey. Hes plenty tall enough already at six-foot-two, but at 170 pounds, he needs to add some muscle. "I really want to prove them right," Jankowski said of the Flames. "I think in 10 years I can be the best player in this draft. ... But I need to get bigger and stronger, and Im going to work out very hard." The rest of his game needs no work. He has a strong shot, dangles the puck on his stick with ease and is a skilled playmaker. His puck-handling skills are seen as far advanced for a player of his age. And he is advancing quickly. He wasnt even drafted into junior, which prompted his decision to enrol at Stanstead. Jankowski was only five-foot-seven just two years ago, when he obviously couldnt have foreseen he would be a first-round pick in 2012. "There are no words to describe how I feel," he said. Jankowski comes from a hockey family. His grandfather played professionally and his father played at Cornell. His great uncle is former Toronto Maple Leafs star Red Kelly. Its not that the Flames couldnt use offensive help now. Even with considerable experience on their roster, they were only No. 27 in scoring among the 30 NHL teams last season. They lack forward depth and were in need of a puck-moving defenceman. Their top prospect, Sven Baertschi, could be ready for the NHL soon, and that might ease some of the Flames more immediate offensive deficiencies. Down the road, Jankowski might help, too. The Flames can only hope that day isnt 10 years away. ' ' '
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