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Senators CHL prospects update
Written by: Courtney Wagner on 02/07/2005 
Andrej Meszaros, D - Vancouver Giants, WHL
Height: 6'1, Weight: 200 lbs., DOB - 1985-10-13
Andrej Meszaros, the 23rd overall pick in the 2004 draft, is in his rookie season with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL, after coming from Dukla Trencin in his native Slovakia. In 44 games last season he had three goals, six points and eight penalty minutes. Meszaros was a member of Team Slovakia at the 2004 IIHF World Hockey Championships and played for his country again and the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships. Known as a leader both on and off the ice, Meszaros is a solid two-way defenseman who reads the play well and has good hockey sense. In 42 games this season he has eight goals, 32 points and a team best +9 rating. He sits in fifth for rookie scoring in the league among defensemen.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Vancouver | 42 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 70 | +9 |
Jeff Glass, G - Kootenay Ice, WHL
Height: 6'2, Weight: 185 lbs., DOB - 1985-11-19
Jeff Glass, a third-round pick in 2004, is in his third season with the Kootenay Ice of the WHL. In 57 games last season he had 26 wins, a .911 save percentage and five shutouts. Glass was Canada's top goalie at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships, backstopping the team to its first gold medal since 1997. A big, athletic goalie, Glass plays the puck well and has the ability to stay focused during games where he goes without action for stretches at a time, something he did well at the World Juniors. In 34 games this season he has 23 wins and he is tops in the WHL with a 1.76 goals against average and a .930 save percentage.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | Min | GA | SO | Avg. | W | L | T | SV% |
| Kootenay | 34 | 2041 | 60 | 4 | 1.76 | 23 | 7 | 3 | .930 |
Roman Wick, RW - Red Deer Rebels, WHL
Height: 6'1, Weight: 187 lbs., DOB - 1985-12-30
Roman Wick, a fifth-round pick in the 2004 draft, is in his rookie season with the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL, after coming from his native Switzerland where he played for Kloten. In 20 games last season he had one goal, two points and two penalty minutes. He played for Team Switzerland at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championships, the only player on the team that was not playing in Switzerland at the time. Noted for having good size and skill, Wick is a two-way forward with a solid shot. In 48 games this season he has 24 goals, 54 points and a +19 rating. His point total puts him in second on the Rebels behind Vancouver prospect Ty Morris and in first for a rookie in the WHL.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Red Deer | 48 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 21 | +19 |
Will Colbert, D - Ottawa 67's, OHL
Height: 6'2, Weight: 190 lbs., DOB - 1985-02-06
Will Colbert, a seventh-round selection in the 2003 draft, is in his third season with the Ottawa 67's of the OHL. In 55 games last season he had 19 assists, 22 points and 28 penalty minutes. A physical, stay-at-home defenseman, Colbert has shown his ability to take the body. In the 2003-04 OHL Coaches Poll he was named the third best defensive defenseman in the Eastern Conference. He was an Eastern Conference All-Star in 2005 and played for Team OHL at the ADT Canada-Russia Challenge. In 51 games this season he has four goals, 55 penalty minutes and 24 points, second best for a defenseman on the team behind Derek Joslin.
2004-05 stats
| Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
| Ottawa | 51 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 55 | +9 |
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