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WINDSOR, Ont. -- Windsor Spitfires defenceman Patrick Sieloff is making a big impression -- quite literally -- on the Ontario Hockey League in his rookie season. The six-foot-one, 205-pound native of Ann Arbor, Mich., has impressed with his bone-crunching physical play, earning a spot on the preliminary roster of the United States team in advance of the upcoming world junior championship in Russia. After spending two seasons with the USA Hockey National Development Program (NTDP) in the USHL, Sieloffs transition to the OHL has been a smooth process. "Every game has been a new step for me," said Sieloff, who was selected in the second round, 42nd overall, by Calgary in the 2012 NHL draft. "I think what has helped my adjustment is that Ive been playing against players who have been a few years older than myself the past few years while some of the other rookies here with the Spitfires are only a year out of bantam hockey." Sieloff has quickly earned a reputation for being one of the OHLs most ferocious hitters, delivering solid open-ice checks to Kitcheners Justin Bailey and Eries Hayden Hodgson. "When it comes to hitting or throwing a big open-ice check, Im not about to pass up an opportunity to do just that," Sieloff said. "Im not going to get caught out of position to throw a check, but if someone has their head down and hes got the puck, hes a lost cause. "I find that making the big hit really gets my adrenalin going and if I have to fight afterwards, than I will." In four of his five fights so far this season, the opposing player has been assessed the instigator penalty. "Im here in Windsor because of the way I play and Im not about to change," the 18-year-old rearguard said. One former NHL player thinks Sieloff should a minor adjustment to his game. "I dont think its right that Patrick has to fight after giving a clean, hard check," said Todd Warriner, now a colour commentator on Windsor home television broadcasts. "I think sometimes he should just skate away. "Hes more valuable to the Spitfires when he is out on the ice." In 30 games with Windsor this season, Sieloff has three goals and nine assists along with 59 penalty minutes. He acknowledges that hes unlikely to develop into a big offensive threat from the blue-line. "Im not going to score 50 points in a season, or even put up 30 points," Sieloff said. "But with my shot I can pick up the odd goal from the point or have the shot deflected." Spitfires head coach Bob Boughner, himself a former Calgary Flame defensive stalwart, knew his team had a special player after Sieloff arrived in Windsor and made him an assistant captain quickly. "We were so impressed with his compete level from the start of training camp that we had to put an A on his jersey right away," Boughner said. "He practises as hard as he plays and he knows only one way. "I hate to try and pull the reigns in on him because I think that is what is going to make Patrick Sieloff a great pro." The stay-at-home defenceman has a firm grasp on his role with the Spitfires this season. "I love to play against the other teams top line, no matter how old they are or what skills level they have," he said. "I love shutting down the top guys and getting under their skin, but not in a dirty way. "I take pride in not getting scored on and I see penalty killing as being a big part of my game." Sieloff attended the Flames rookie camp a month after the NHL draft and came away impressed. "I was there during the Stampede and it was a ton of fun, even during the summer, everyone was talking about the Flames," he said. "Its going to be awesome playing in a city where hockey is No. 1 all year around." Boughner, who captained the Flames during one of his seasons with the club, already has a good idea of how Sieloff will be embraced in Calgary. "Hes going to be a true Calgary Flames player right from the start of his pro career," Boughner said. "The hard-working fans in Calgary are just going to love this guy. "Hes going to have the Saddledome rocking on Saturday nights." Cheap NFL Jerseys . LOUIS -- St. Cheap Jerseys . The Gazzetta dello Sport and the ANSA news agency said Ranieri was set to sign a two-year deal, although the club did not make an official announcement. http://www.cheapnfljerseysonline.co.uk/ . He also continued to show that hes worthy of his first all-star berth in eight NBA seasons. Iguodala had 10 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for the leagues fourth triple-double this season and the Philadelphia 76ers won their second straight game with a 95-74 victory over the struggling Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. Cheap Jerseys UK . Poirier had two goals and two assists and extended his point streak to five games. During his run hes produced six goals and six assists and leads Gatineau with 70 points in 65 contests.TAMPA – The reluctant star has cleaned up in shirt and tie and is now ambling for a refrigerator stocked with water and an array of sports drinks. His team has just clinched a position in the postseason for the first time in nine years, two more helpers to his team-leading point total aiding the cause in a 4-1 victory over Ottawa. Only three players have accumulated more points in the past two seasons than Phil Kessel, the Maple Leafs 25-year-old reluctant star. One is the reigning Hart Trophy winner (Evgeni Malkin), another the reigning Rocket Richard winner (Steven Stamkos) and the third a rising star in Philadelphia (Claude Giroux). And yet somehow Kessel lingers just outside the spotlight, an underappreciated talent in a major hub of hockey. Now with 48 points on the year, good for eighth in league scoring, he has been an almost silent (and yet lethal) force on the first Toronto playoff team since 2004, his accomplishments lying just out of focus, beyond those for example of James Reimer and Nazem Kadri. "I dont think he wants to be in the spotlight," Carl Gunnarsson said of Kessel, who has 16 goals and 44 points in the past 36 games. "I think he likes to fly under the radar a bit and not get the attention that comes with being a top player in the league. But hes doing everything he can to be up there, but at the same time just staying out of the spotlight somehow." Kessel is not one for the limelight. Frankly, he seems to want no part of it. In four years in Toronto he has shown not even the slightest desire for attention, his dealings with the media, despite a profile as arguably the teams best player, rare and elusive. Unlike Kadri, there is no excitable or fiery personality with which to embrace, or Reimer, a story to celebrate and rally behind. Kessel is just content to let his production do the talkingg.dddddddddddd That production in a lockout-shortened year includes 32 assists, the second-best number by any winger this season (Martin St. Louis) and a number hes bested only once before, totaling 45 helpers a year ago in what proved to be a career season. Hes also done so without Joffrey Lupul, his all-star running mate, and a big, space-creating number one centre. Kessel has additionally embraced the detailed demands of his third NHL coach, demonstrating growth in a long lacking area of the game. "Offensively I think hes been great the whole time," said Gunnarsson, "[but in the] last year I think hes been way better defensively, just back-checking and doing all the right stuff. I think hes been way better at that." He has, in essence, added dimensions to a game that was once thought to have been defined by goal-scoring and goal-scoring alone. That ascent makes a decision on his long-term prospects with the organization far simpler. Kessel becomes an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2014, due a significant raise from the $5.4 million annually he garnered upon signing with Toronto in the fall of 2009. The price-tag will be high, but considering the rarity of talents – and the inability to find such talents elsewhere with rival clubs locking up their young stars – the organization faces an almost inevitable decision, that is to lock him up long-term. Clutching his first playoff berth as a Leaf late Saturday evening, Kessel was intent to make a quiet exit out of ScotiaBank Place. Prodded for comment at arguably the highest point of his Toronto career, the reluctant star declined with a grin before sauntering over. "Its been awhile," he said softly of the teams achievement. 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