Thunder Bay is, admittedly, in the downswing of the typical Juniors cycle. This means that it's all about developing on the younger players and ensuring that they get up to speed at the true nature of the J. Notable rookies that will be hopefully key include Teddy Bloos, Chaos Giraffe, Puddles O'Duckling, and Tip Toasty.

Teddy Bloos is expected to take on a penalty killing role with the team. He's a defensively minded centre who does well to win face-offs. His offensive attributes are not too shabby, but a key takeaway is that the role he will play is mainly one focused on defense first.

Chaos Giraffe and Puddles O'Duckling are both expected to be big bruising power forwards. Both are absolute giants at well over 6 feet each. The next step, of course, is to translate those skills into effectiveness in that power forward role.

Last but not least, Tip Toasty will play a similar role to Teddy Bloos as a two way guy. While not as defensively obligated, Toasty is expected to play effectively both up and down the ice.