Coming off a disappointing loss in game 7 against the Carolina Kraken, the Raptors looked to rebound with rebuilding the troops. They did that in spades it looks like, especially when you look at the early season performance by all four players selected by the Raptors. The team needed to replenish its forward ranks, and did it ever!

12th overall – Kral King

Kral is a big winger, standing at six feet, three inches and 226 pounds. He is extremely well balanced, but excels mostly in his skating ability. He can absolutely fly which helps him get open to unleash his pretty powerful shot. He has been playing on the all-rookie third line with two of the other S77 draft picks selected after him.


17th overall – Campbell Fischermann

Selected at the start of the second round, Fischermann best assets are on the offensive end of the ice. Like King, he is a big player, standing at six feet, three inches and 225 pounds. His puckhandling, passing, ability to get open and his offensive mind really make him stand out among the crowd. He has been on the left wing of the all-rookie line with King and Storm along side of him. He has been a revelation on the offensive end of the ice, especially considering the playing time he is getting.


28th overall – Zeus Storm

The center of the all-rookie line, Storm brings a ton to the table. A smaller player than his linemates, standing at six feet 200 pounds, he has an extremely even balance of skills. He does stand out in a few catagories though. He is extremely good in the faceoff dot for being just a rookie, which is why he is centering this star-studded line. He is also very well balanced in the offensive zone. He might need to work on going to the dirty areas a little bit more, but right now that is what his linemates are for!


44th overall – Hvaik

The Raptors finished their draft selecting the tall, lanky center Hvaik. Standing at six feet, four inches and 196 pounds he definitely needs to put on some weight to fill out his large frame, but he was selected because of his shot. He is an absolute sniper out there and he does very well in the faceoff dot, which has earned him second line minutes with the Raptors. There are no glaring weaknesses in his game, so it goes to show you can find a diamond in the rough even late in the draft.

At the mid-way point of the season, these four rookies have shined in their new roles. The four players have combined for 109 points, with 44 goals and 65 assists and a +24 rating. Mind you most of them are averaging very little ice time and only two of them have even sniffed a power play unit. As their ice time grows, their numbers will only grow along with it. Either way, the future seems to be very bright in Raptor land. The return to the top of the mountain may not be as far away as was initially thought!


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Campbell Fischermann | RW | Colorado Raptors | 558 TPE | GM SEA
Drafted 17th overall by the Colorado Raptors
Drafted 36th overall by the Seattle Argonauts
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Awards and Honors
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SMJHL Regular Season Stats
S77 COL | GP: 66 | G: 17 | A: 33 | P: 50 | +/-: +13
S78 COL | GP: 66 | G: 26 | A: 23 | P: 49 | +/-: -3
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SMJHL Playoff Stats
S77 COL | GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 2 | P: 2 | +/-: -6
S78 COL | GP: 13 | G: 7 | A: 5 | P: 12 | +/-: +2
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International Play
S77 Team USA-Blue WJC | GP: 12 | G: 2 | A: 5 | P: 7 | +/-: -4
S61 Team USA-White WJC | GP: 4 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | +/-: +1

Landon Fischermann | RD | Seattle Argonauts | 2,071 TPE (max) | GM SEA
Drafted 35th overall by the Vancouver Whalers
Drafted 10th overall by the Seattle Argonauts
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Awards and Honors
S61 SMJHL Four Star Cup Champion
S61 SMJHL All-Star
S61 WJC Gold Medal - Team USA
S62 SMJHL All-Star
S62 Quilha Agante Trophy Winner (Best Defenseman in SMJHL)
S62 SMJHL First Team All-Star
S62 WJC Gold Medal - Team British Isles
S62 WJC Harvey Danger Award Winner (Best Defenseman)
S67 SHL Challange Cup Champion
S68 SHL Challange Cup Champion
S70 IIHF Best Defender
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SMJHL Regular Season Stats
S60 VAN | GP: 66 | G: 8 | A: 13 | P: 21 | +/-: +7
S61 VAN | GP: 66 | G: 12 | A: 38 | P: 50 | +/-: +52
S62 VAN 'C' | GP: 66 | G: 12 | A: 45 | P: 57 | +/-: +40
S63 VAN 'C' | GP: 51 | G: 6 | A: 15 | P: 21 | +/-: -40
S63 REG | GP: 13 | G: 5 | A: 5 | P: 10 | +/-: +4
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SHL Regular Season Stats
S64 SEA | GP: 66 | G: 7 | A: 13 | P: 20 | +/-: +5
S65 SEA | GP: 66 | G: 11 | A: 22 | P: 33 | +/-: +31
S66 SEA | GP: 66 | G: 8 | A: 26 | P: 34 | +/-: +24
S67 SEA 'A' | GP: 66 | G: 7 | A: 26 | P: 33 | +/-: +36
S68 SEA 'A' | GP: 66 | G: 16 | A: 24 | P: 40 | +/-: +52
S69 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 66 | G: 10 | A: 31 | P: 41 | +/-: +38
S70 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 66 | G: 22 | A: 32 | P: 52 | +/-: +18
S71 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 66 | G: 13 | A: 39 | P: 52 | +/-: +11
S72 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 66 | G: 8 | A: 21 | P: 29 | +/-: -32
S73 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 66 | G: 8 | A: 30 | P: 38 | +/-: -20
S74 SEA (GM) | GP: 66 | G: 6 | A: 26 | P: 32 | +/-: -53
S75 SEA (GM) | GP: 66 | G: 5 | A: 9 | P: 14 | +/-: -66
S76 SEA (GM) | GP: 66 | G: 8 | A: 19 | P: 27 | +/-: -33
S76 SEA (GM) | GP: 66 | G: 10 | A: 32 | P: 42 | +/-: -28
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SMJHL Playoff Stats
S60 VAN | GP: 13 | G: 1 | A: 3 | P: 4 | +/-: +1
S61 VAN | GP: 14 | G: 2 | A: 4 | P: 6 | +/-: +5
S62 VAN 'C' | GP: 12 | G: 2 | A: 4 | P: 6 | +/-: +6
S63 REG | GP: 4 | G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1 | +/-: +0
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SHL Playoff Stats
S64 SEA | GP: 7 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | +/-: -1
S65 SEA | GP: 6 | G: 2 | A: 1 | P: 3 | +/-: +2
S66 SEA | GP: 22 | G: 3 | A: 5 | P: 8 | +/-: +0
S67 SEA 'A' | GP: 23 | G: 5 | A: 6 | P: 11 | +/-: +11
S68 SEA 'A' | GP: 21 | G: 2 | A: 7 | P: 9 | +/-: +23
S69 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 16 | G: 0 | A: 3 | P: 3 | +/-: -6
S70 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 13 | G: 2 | A: 6 | P: 8 | +/-: +1
S71 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 7 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | +/-: +1
S72 SEA (Co-GM) | GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | +/-: +0
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International Play
S60 Team USA WJC | GP: 13 | G: 1 | A: 3 | P: 4 | +/-: +8
S61 Team USA WJC | GP: 15 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | +/-: +5
S62 Team BI WJC | GP: 15 | G: 6 | A: 7 | P: 13 | +/-: +14
S63 Team BI WJC | GP: 13 | G: 2 | A: 6 | P: 8 | +/-: -6
S64 Team GB IIHF | GP: 13 | G: 2 | A: 6 | P: 8 | +/-: +4
S65 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 2 | A: 0 | P: 2 | +/-: +0
S66 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 2 | A: 1 | P: 3 | +/-: -2
S67 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 3 | A: 6 | P: 9 | +/-: +2
S68 Team GB IIHF | GP: 13 | G: 2 | A: 7 | P: 9 | +/-: +3
S69 Team GB IIHF | GP: 15 | G: 2 | A: 2 | P: 4 | +/-: -1
S70 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 9 | A: 7 | P: 16 | +/-: +1
S71 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 8 | P: 8 | +/-: -1
S72 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 5 | A: 3 | P: 8 | +/-: -3
S73 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 1 | A: 4 | P: 5 | +/-: -4
S74 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 5 | A: 8 | P: 13 | +/-: -10
S75 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 2 | A: 1 | P: 3 | +/-: -3
S76 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 3 | A: 2 | P: 5 | +/-: -2
S77 Team GB IIHF | GP: 12 | G: 1 | A: 6| P: 7 | +/-: -11

S61 Four Star Cup - Game-Winning Goal in the clinching Game 4

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