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[Sarge]

he made team Canada's World Jr Team!

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/68477/la_id/1.htm

He has made the initial cut, now the hard part I suppose- he could be playing right here is SK by the end of the month.

[forbesy]

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/68477/la_id/1.htm

He has made the initial cut, now the hard part I suppose- he could be playing right here is SK by the end of the month.

McMillan is part of a list of Ducks prospects vying for spots on National teams for the World Juniors.

Gardiner for USA
Illo for Slovakia
Bobkov for Russia

[Sojourn]

McMillan is part of a list of Ducks prospects vying for spots on National teams for the World Juniors.

Gardiner for USA
Illo for Slovakia
Bobkov for Russia

Isn't Palmieri fighting for a US spot as well?

[forbesy]

Isn't Palmieri fighting for a US spot as well?

You're right, Palmieri is on the selection camp roster for Team USA.

Vatanan is also likely to be a member of Team Finland. (oops!)

[CanardQC]

You're right, Palmieri is on the selection camp roster for Team USA.

Vatanan is also likely to be a member of Team Sweden.

Team Finland.

[Sarge]

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/69058/la_id/1.htm

Final cuts made this morning, and our boy McMilan made the team! Im looking forward to seeing this kid live!

[Dark Knight]

Congratulations Brandon

[Rooch20]

Woohoo!

[Doorswideshut]

awesome!

[ducksfan13]

congrats, hopefully he finds himself with the ducks someday

[Captain Quack]

I'm pretty happy. The Ducks will actually have some decent representation at this years juniors. Palmieri, Gardiner, Bobkov, Illo, Vatanen, Sbisa and McMillan, are likely all going to be playing for their respective countries.

[CanardQC]

I'm pretty happy. The Ducks will actually have some decent representation at this years juniors. Palmieri, Gardiner, Bobkov, Illo, Vatanen, Sbisa and McMillan, are likely all going to be playing for their respective countries.

I'm especially looking forward to see Vatanen. He's doing great in Finland.

[Sojourn]

I'm pretty happy. The Ducks will actually have some decent representation at this years juniors. Palmieri, Gardiner, Bobkov, Illo, Vatanen, Sbisa and McMillan, are likely all going to be playing for their respective countries.

Sbisa is interesting. Isn't he expected to play for Switzerland in the Olympics too?

[DucksRule00]

Hopefully he does better than Tangradi.

Man did he disappoint me last year when I watched the WJC.

[DropThePuck]

Time on defence helped McMillan

So far, McMillan is enjoying his alliance with the younger Schenn brother and the sublimely skilled Eberle.

"We had some good chemistry in that second intrasquad game,'' McMillan, 19, said after Canada practised Friday afternoon at the Brandt Centre. "I felt we worked well together. We have some skill and some grit and I think we jelled well.''
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"Anaheim, the NHL team that I'm drafted by, wasn't too happy about (the switch to defence) at the start,'' recalled McMillan, whom the Anaheim Ducks selected in the third round (85th overall) of the 2008 NHL draft. "As it went on, they thought I grew as a player and they thought I learned a lot from it and became more of a consistent hockey player every night. They liked that it happened and they liked that I grew from it, but they said, 'This year you're on forward, for sure.' ''

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[DropThePuck]

Brandon McMillan scored in the first minute of the game and completed the hat-trick in the final minute of play as Team Canada cruised to a 6-0 victory over Switzerland on Monday at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Saskatoon.

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[DuckNewbie]

Maybe not EXACTLY the right thread for this, but.....


A snippet of information about McMillan from Kelowna Rockets GM:

“I like the chances of having some fun in the playoffs when we get to the point that we have a healthy lineup,” Hamilton said when asked about the prospect of dealing McMillan, 19, who is expected to skip his overage campaign next season to play in the Anaheim Ducks system.

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Guess McMillan is assumed to be going pro next year....

[DropThePuck]

# You won't have success without secondary scoring, and the Rockets found that out first hand in this series. The line of Lucas Bloodoff, Brandon McMillan and Geordie Wudrick were in on all three goals in the game five loss. In fact, of the 11 goals scored in the series by the Rockets, that line combined to score nine of them.

# Who was the best player on the ice in game five? He wasn't granted a star, but Brandon McMillan ended his junior career with a terrific performance. McMillan scored once shorthanded, had an even strength breakaway goal, and set up Lucas Bloodoff's third period goal to make it 3-1. McMillan will be playing his 20 year-old season in the Anaheim Ducks organization next season. His final game in a Rockets uniform was lights out.

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[Just Duckie]

The Ducks still need to sign Brandon McMillan or else he goes back into the draft. Does anyone know what the deadline is?

[ZOT]

The Ducks still need to sign Brandon McMillan or else he goes back into the draft. Does anyone know what the deadline is?

June 1

[Getzlaf_15]

June 1

They better sign him.

[Just Duckie]

June 1

Thanks. They sign all of these college free agents but so far nothing on one of their top prospects. I hope something is in the works.

[TroyLoney]

Six days to sign Brandon McMillan or else he goes back into the draft. Then again, he was the 85th overall pick when he was 18 so how in demand will he be? Perhaps this could be a Tim Brent situation. The Ducks drafted Brent 37th overall in 2002, didn't sign him within two years so he re-entered the 2004 draft where the Ducks drafted him 75th overall! Maybe the Ducks can draft McMillan around 123rd overall.

[Just Duckie]

I think his stock has gone up after this junior season with Kelowna.

[Rooch20]

Six days to sign Brandon McMillan or else he goes back into the draft. Then again, he was the 85th overall pick when he was 18 so how in demand will he be? Perhaps this could be a Tim Brent situation. The Ducks drafted Brent 37th overall in 2002, didn't sign him within two years so he re-entered the 2004 draft where the Ducks drafted him 75th overall! Maybe the Ducks can draft McMillan around 123rd overall.

I pray that this isn't another Tim Brent situation.