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High Expectations For Bogosian
by Paul on 09/08/09 at 07:13 AM ET
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from Bill Tiller of the Ice Man at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
“He’ll be scary good in a couple of years”…Those are the words of Atlanta Thrashers team captain Ilya Kovalchuk talking about his teammate Zach Bogosian last spring. That’s a fairly powerful assesment given the fact that it comes from a player who’s “scary good” himself.
Indeed Bogey’s 6′-2″, 200 pound frame supplies the “scary” part… especially if you’re a winger caught in his sights for an open-ice check…or a defender who is charged with de-pucking the native of Massena, New York as he smoothly yet powerfully motors his way through center ice.
As for the “good” part…well, that can be classified as an understatement in my book.
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Matt Cooke Hit On Zach Bogosian
by Paul on 03/17/09 at 10:36 PM ET
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The Thrashers Zach Bogosian left the game in the 2nd period and did not return after injuring his left knee on a hit by the Penguins Matt Cooke.
About 2/3 of the way into the video, you will see the video in slow motion.
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Armenian Night Follow-Up
by Paul on 02/17/09 at 08:37 AM ET
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from Tapeleg of Jerseys and hockey love,
A hockey game may not mean much, but the events surrounding that game might. For me, tonight was one of those nights. In fact, it was one of those nights that is hard to put into words.
Tonight, the L.A. Kings held Armenian Heritage Night. This isn’t the only heritage night they held this season, they had nights for Russia and other nationalities (sorry, I can’t remember them off the top of my head). At first, it sounded like a joke, or a cheap promotion. The post-game entertainment was Armenian hip-hop artist R-Mean (seriously), and there would be Armenian beer at the after party. All of this because it was Atlanta Thrashers rookie Zac Bogosian’s first game in L.A., and he is the first Armenian to play in the NHL. It sounds like a cheap gimmick, and it could have been a cheap gimmick.
It wasn’t. In fact, it is going to be hard to top this night on the rest of the tour. Let me show you what I mean.
read on with some great pictures and watch an interview with Bogosian below. Zach talks about the Armenian Night the Kings hosted and about his three point night…
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Bogosian Talks Armenian Heritage
by Paul on 02/16/09 at 11:48 AM ET
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from Ben Wright of Blueland Blog,
The LA Kings are holding a series of heritage nights throughout the season and tonight’s game against the Thrashers happens to be part of Armenian Heritage Night in LA. Why tonight? Because as far as anyone has been able to determine, Zach Bogosian is the first NHL player of Armenian heritage. To mark the occasion Zach decided to talk about his heritage in another blog post.
It’s pretty special for the Kings to have Armenian Heritage Night while I’m playing there. My grandparents are Armenian and that part of my background is really important to me, because even though I’m not from there it’s always good to go back to your roots and understand where you came from. Plus it’s special to my family so it’s special to me. I’m pretty proud to be Armenian, and there are a lot of them out in LA, so my grandfather is really excited about it. I think there’s something like 2 million of them in the LA area, which is crazy since there are only about three million people that actually live in Armenia.
continued and great job Zach!
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Bogosian Suffers Fractured Fibula
by Paul on 10/30/08 at 10:56 AM ET
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from Ben Wright Of Blueland Blog,
Here is your update on Zach Bogosian:
“Defenseman Zach Bogosian suffered a fractured fibula during the first period of Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia and will be sidelined indefinitely.”
I talked to Don Waddell and he said it isn’t a displaced fracture, which would be more severe. He should be able to make a full recovery and the goal is to get him healed, rehabbed, and back in the lineup.
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Zach At Camp
by Paul on 09/13/08 at 01:36 PM ET
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from Zach Bogosian’s Blog at NHL Connect,
So I’m in Traverse City playing with the Atlanta Thrashers’ team at the 2008 Traverse City Prospects Tournament. I don’t really know what to expect, but I’d probably compare it to the CHL Top Prospects game because these are all the best young prospects who aren’t in division I hockey of the organizations that are here.
Maybe I’d even compare it to the world junior camp I went to in lake placid when I played against the Swedes and the Fins, too. When you get a group of guys who are drafted and all want to make the team, you know it makes the competition that much better.
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Atlanta Signs Bogosian
by Paul on 09/04/08 at 04:09 PM ET
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from the Atlanta Thrashers,
The Atlanta Thrashers have signed defenseman Zach Bogosian, the team’s first-round selection (third overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, to a multiple-year contract, according to Executive Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell. As per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Bogosian Wants To Play Like Chelios, Learns From Bourque
by Paul on 08/24/08 at 11:18 AM ET
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from Tom Ferda at the Hockey News,
Zach Bogosian would like to pattern his game after fellow blueliner Chris Chelios.
“He’s a warrior and a leader,” the Thrashers prospect said of Chelios. “He’ll do anything it takes to win."…
At Cushing, Hall of Famer Ray Bourque was an assistant coach who took notice of, and helped guide, Bogosian. Realizing Bogosian’s potential, Bourque decided to put him on the ice against the opposition’s best, most experienced forwards.
“Bourque taught me to be deceptive with the puck in the offensive zone to throw the forwards off,” Bogosian said. “He also said to learn to play defense first, then the offense would come later.”
Bogosian did just that. He worked tirelessly on his defensive game and sure enough the offensive skills naturally followed.
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Life as a Prospect
by Alanah McGinley on 03/04/08 at 12:32 PM ET
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From Zach Bogosian at NHL Connect:
My name is Zach Bogosian and I play junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes in the Ontario Hockey League. This is my draft year for the NHL and I am currently rated No. 3 among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting’s mid-term rankings. NHL.com has asked me to do a blog about my experiences leading up to the NHL Entry Draft this June in Ottawa.
You can read the 17-year old’s first post here.
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