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That was the consensus around the Coyotes Rookie Camp on
Sunday afternoon after the first scrimmage for the 36 young players
who were divided into two teams. Each team scored three goals, but
the lead story was the intensity of the scrimmage, which featured a
hefty share of eye-popping hits.
“It
felt like a real game,” said forward Chris
Brown, who delivered several big checks that drew cheers from the
fans who were watching inside Jobing.com Arena. “It was definitely
chippy and the intensity was higher than I think everyone
anticipated. Everyone was battling and you could tell everyone was
feeling the pressure to impress someone and get noticed on every
shift. It was a good first scrimmage and I think it’s going to lead
to more good scrimmages this week.”
Andy
Miele, Max
Domi, Nathan Chiarlitti, Philip
Lane, Brendan
Shinnimin and Adam Antkowiak scored the goals. Assistant General Manager Brad Treliving said Brown, Miele, Domi, Lucas Lessio and Henrik Samuelsson all stood out. Forward Darian Dziurzynski also caught Treliving’s eye.
“That
game was a lot of fun to play in,” said Domi, who scored his goal
on a penalty shot. “We’re all competing for attention and we
pushed each other pretty hard out there today. We all want to make
this team and it showed.”
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Dziurzynski
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“I thought he played really hard,” Treliving said of
Dziurzynski, whom the Coyotes selected in the fifth round of the 2011
NHL Entry Draft. “He got pucks in and out, and he was a physical
guy and I thought he brought some energy to his shifts.”
Dziurzynski
and his peers will take the ice again on Monday for the second of
three Rookie Camp scrimmages. He’s hoping it will again be a
physical game.
“That’s
the type of hockey I like playing – crashing and banging,”
Dziurzynski said. “This organization is built around players who
like to play that style of game and I’m a physical player. I think
I showed that (Sunday) and I want to keep that up this week.”
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