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Thrashers training camp opens
Written by: Holly Gunning on 09/13/2005 
Atlanta Thrashers training camp got underway today, with 50 players taking part. Defenseman Braydon Coburn couldn't wait to get started throwing checks, and was probably the most physical player on the ice. Karl Stewart performed very well 'climbing the mountain,' a full leg ahead of others in his group. Alex Bourret, a 2005 draft pick, learned very quickly that there were no cutting corners at a Bob Hartley training camp. He failed to touch a line and had to redo a drill. Bourret was the only player to practice with two groups, A and C, on Tuesday.
Below are the practice groups and lines.
Group A
| P. Dwyer | Holik | Hossa |
| Maloney | Santala | Bourret |
| Smyth | Slater | Desbiens |
| de Vries | Popovic |
| Coburn | J. Dwyer |
Group B
| Kozlov | Savard | Mellanby |
| Stewart | Doell | Barney |
| Larsen | Schell | Baby |
| Exelby | Lehman |
| Manson | Sharrow |
Group C
| Vigier | Stefan | Bondra/Stuart |
| LaVallee | Mackenzie | Petrovicky |
| Abid | Aubin | Lessard |
| Sutton | Havelid |
| Modry | Sipotz/Roche |
Notes
Only four goaltenders are taking part in camp, and are rotating between the groups: Kari Lehtonen, Mike Dunham, Michael Garnett and Adam Berkhoel.
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Boris Valabik suffered a pulled hamstring at the Traverse City Rookie Tournament and will begin skating probably late this week. Jordan LaVallee is skating with the group, but is hampered by a slight back injury.
Pat Dwyer and Tim Wedderburn, both under contract with Chicago, were late adds to the roster.
Coach Hartley indicated that the first cuts would come after the team returned from this weekend's preseason games in London, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec. This would put the cuts on Sept. 19th, and bring the roster down to about 28 or 29. "The kids" will get a chance to play in those first two preseason games, but there will be "No freebies" according to Hartley. "They will have to earn those games."
GM Don Waddell said that the team anticipates carrying 21-22 players on the active roster.
Traverse City Tournament
Brad Schell, Alex Bourret, Adam Smyth and Juraj Gracik each had three points apiece for the Thrashers squad at the prospect evaluation tournament held Sept. 6-10 in Traverse City, Mich. The team finished with a 1-3-0 record, playing against prospects from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Brad Schell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Bourret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Adam Smyth | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Juraj Gracik | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Jordan LaVallee | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Braydon Coburn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Chad Painchaud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sharrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Tomas Pospisil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Martinelli* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Jim Slater | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Dwyer* | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hunter Tremblay* | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Boris Valabik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Guillaume Desbiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Lane Manson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Myles Stoesz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Chad Denny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Lehman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Mahovsky* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goaltender | GP | W | L | T | GAA | SPCT |
| Dan Turple | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.14 | .830 |
| Wayne Savage* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | .772 |
* Indicates free agent invitees.
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