On the Forecheck
The deep blue line
by Forechecker on 01/24/09 at 08:25 AM ET
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The Nashville Predators’ penchant for developing good young defensemen continues with word that Roman Josi, their 2nd-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, has been selected for the Swiss national team. This from SwissHockey.net:
The 18-year old, who plays his club hockey for SC Bern, was named the best defender at the recent Under-20 Division I World Championships (whose Web site, for whatever reason, was never translated into English and does not appear to have been updated much in German either). Hockeysfuture.com has Josi as the 11th-best prospect in the Preds system and fifth-best defenseman. This season, he has 22 points (seven goals) in 35 National League A games for SCB and one goal and three assists in four Champions Hockey League games.
It will be interesting to watch Josi’s progress this spring, and see if he comes over to play for Nashville’s AHL affiliate in Milwaukee next fall.
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