Oilers take four players on Day 2
Edmonton selects Johan Motin, Philippe Cornet, Teemu Hartikainen and Jordan Bendfeld on day two of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
Saturday, 21.06.2008 / 11:43 AM
/ 2008 NHL Entry Draft
By Marc Ciampa
- edmontonoilers.com
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JOHAN MOTIN - Round 4
Farjestads • Sweden
6'1", 202 lbs. Defence, shoots right
Born: October 10, 1989 in Karlskoga, Sweden
Final Ranking: 13 • Mid-Term Ranking: 12 • European Skater
STATISTICS
PHILIPPE CORNET - Round 5
Rimouski • QMJHL
5'11.5", 173 lbs. Left Wing, shoots left
Born: March 28, 1990 in Val Seneville, Quebec
Final Ranking: 80 • Mid-Term Ranking: 31 • North American Skater
NHL Central Scouting's Chris Edwards:
"Philippe moves the puck well, especially on the power-play. While not a great skater – he has a short stride – he can keep up the pace in a quick game with some deceptive speed. He is not an overly physical player and needs to work on winning the one-on-one battles to take his game to the next level."
Cornet on his style of play:
"I find my strengths are with the puck and puck control. I'm good in the corners and win my battles one–on–one. I'm a good scorer and moving the puck is one of my strengths. I need to work on my skating – I need to be a bit faster. More hitting would be a good aspect to improve on as well as improve my shot."
Cornet talks about when he first thought he could make the NHL:
"When I was 14 years old – I left home to go to Montréal, which is five hours from my home so I could play at a higher level. Then I found an agent and we were just talking and I realized that it was maybe possible to have a chance to be drafted. It was at that point I thought I could maybe become a hockey player."
STATISTICS
TEEMU HARTIKAINEN - Round 6
KaiPa • Finland Jr.
6'1", 198 lbs. Centre, shoots left
Born: May 3, 1990 in Kuopio, Finland
Final Ranking: 25 • Mid-Term Ranking: 46 • European Skater
STATISTICS
JORDAN BENDFELD - Round 7
Medicine Hat • WHL
6'3", 230 lbs. Defence, shoots right
Born: February 9, 1988 in Leduc, Alberta
Final Ranking: N/A • Mid-Term Ranking: N/A • North American Skater
STATISTICS
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JOHAN MOTIN - Round 4
Farjestads • Sweden
6'1", 202 lbs. Defence, shoots right
Born: October 10, 1989 in Karlskoga, Sweden
Final Ranking: 13 • Mid-Term Ranking: 12 • European Skater
STATISTICS
| Team | League | Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | |||||
| Färjestads BK | J18 Allsvenskan | 05/06 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Skåre BK | Division 1 (SWE) | 06/07 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 30 | ||||||||
| Färjestads BK | J18 Allsvenskan | 06/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | ||
| Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 06/07 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | ||
| Färjestads BK | European Champions Cup | 06/07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Team Sweden | WJC18 | 07 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 07/08 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 | 10 | ||||||||
| Bofors IK | HockeyAllsvenskan | 07/08 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 18 | ||||||||
| Skåre BK | Division 1 (SWE) | 07/08 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Team Sweden | WJC | 08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 114 | 2 | 25 | 27 | +15 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 10 | ||||
PHILIPPE CORNET - Round 5
Rimouski • QMJHL
5'11.5", 173 lbs. Left Wing, shoots left
Born: March 28, 1990 in Val Seneville, Quebec
Final Ranking: 80 • Mid-Term Ranking: 31 • North American Skater
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| Philippe Cornet |
"Philippe moves the puck well, especially on the power-play. While not a great skater – he has a short stride – he can keep up the pace in a quick game with some deceptive speed. He is not an overly physical player and needs to work on winning the one-on-one battles to take his game to the next level."
Cornet on his style of play:
"I find my strengths are with the puck and puck control. I'm good in the corners and win my battles one–on–one. I'm a good scorer and moving the puck is one of my strengths. I need to work on my skating – I need to be a bit faster. More hitting would be a good aspect to improve on as well as improve my shot."
Cornet talks about when he first thought he could make the NHL:
"When I was 14 years old – I left home to go to Montréal, which is five hours from my home so I could play at a higher level. Then I found an agent and we were just talking and I realized that it was maybe possible to have a chance to be drafted. It was at that point I thought I could maybe become a hockey player."
STATISTICS
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2007-08 | Rimouski | QMJHL | 61 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 24 |
TEEMU HARTIKAINEN - Round 6
KaiPa • Finland Jr.
6'1", 198 lbs. Centre, shoots left
Born: May 3, 1990 in Kuopio, Finland
Final Ranking: 25 • Mid-Term Ranking: 46 • European Skater
STATISTICS
| Team | League | Season | Regular Season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | |||||||||||
| KalPa Kuopio | Jr. B SM-sarja | 06/07 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 35 | |||||||||
| KalPa Kuopio | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 06/07 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | ||||||||
| KalPa Kuopio | Jr. A SM-Liiga | 07/08 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Totals | 57 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 59 | ||||||||||
JORDAN BENDFELD - Round 7
Medicine Hat • WHL
6'3", 230 lbs. Defence, shoots right
Born: February 9, 1988 in Leduc, Alberta
Final Ranking: N/A • Mid-Term Ranking: N/A • North American Skater
STATISTICS
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2004-05 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 2006-07 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 136 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 62 |
| 2007-08 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 160 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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