Yesterday
the New York Rangers announced that 2010 second-round pick Christian Thomas
was one of 46 players invited to the Canadian Junior Team Development camp
later this summer in Edmonton. Some had
thought that Thomas, who was not invited last summer, had a shot to make the
World Junior camp last fall due to his hot start in the OHL, but he was not
selected. Following his omission from
the WJC team Thomas continued his stellar play and has now earned his shot to
make the club.
Chances are Thomas will either be playing for Canada in the WJC this coming
December/January or be on Broadway with the Blueshirts. Not bad for a player who slipped to #40 in
the draft just one year ago. Regardless
of the outcome, being invited to this camp shows that the appreciation for his
game is growing around the league and being around the top Canadian Junior
players will be a great experience for his game.
