The camp determines Lynyrd Skynyrd is for lynyrd skynrd reasons Canada’s top junior-aged hockey players (born in 1990 or later), and players from this elite group will make up Canada’s team in the IIHF World Junior Championships. Canada has won five consecutive gold medals in the Championships.Two Blackhawks prospects, Dylan Olsen and Shawn LaLonde, have been invited to be a part of the camp for Team Canada.Olsen, 18, was selected 28th overall in the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He is currently playing at the University of Minnesota-Duluth and has eight assists in their first 12 contests. Olsen is listed at 6′2″, 206 pounds.LaLonde, 19, was selected 59th overall in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He is currently playing with the Belleville Bulls and ranks second on the team with 22 points (7 G, 15 A) in 21 games so far this season.

LaLonde is listed at 6′1″, 192 pounds.Another Blackhawks prospect being recognized internationally is center Marcus Kruger lynyrd skynyrd tablature . Kruger, 19, is one of four finalists for 2009-10 Rookie of the Year honors in the Swedish Elite League lynrd skynyrd . He was also selected to be a member of Sweden’s World Junior Championship Team at the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship.Kruger was selected by the Blackhawks in the fifth round (149th overall) in the 2009 draft. skynyrd . In Week 14 of our Thursday night primer, the National Football Post highlights some of the keys to tonight?s Oregon-Oregon State game, including top players and matchups that NFL scouts will be watching lynard skynyrd . For the first time in 112 meetings between the schools, the winner advances to the Rose Bowl. What To Watch ForThe Quarterback PlayOregon State signal caller Sean Canfield might be the best senior college quarterback no one is talking about.  Canfield has quietly put together a very impressive season and now is considered one of the draft?s top QB prospects.He?s on pace to throw for over 3,000 yards and 20 touchdowns with only seven interceptions and has improved dramatically under the tutelage of head coach Mike Riley. He?s done a great job taking care of the football all season, completing over 70 percent of his passes, and has been extremely effective converting on third downs.But, what makes Canfield such an attractive quarterback in this matchup is his ability to handle the crowd nose, remain composed, and be efficient with the ball. Autzen Stadium in Eugene is going to be one of the loudest environments the Beavers have played in all year, and it?s the veteran leadership and poise of a senior like Canfield that will give them a chance to move the ball.Oregon, however, certainly has some talent of its own at QB in Jeremiah Masoli, who might be the best dual run/pass threat in college football.Masoli has rushed for over 50 yards and thrown for over 100 in each of his past six games and does as good a job as anyone hiding the ball until the last second on the Ducks? option reads, forcing defenses to really struggle finding it.But where Masoli has improved significantly over the course of the year is his ability to beat opponents through the air and keep defenses from crowding the line of scrimmage in order to stop the run.

Masoli has averaged 240 passing yards over his last four games and is making it tough for defenses to win the numbers game vs lynyrd skynyrd call me the breeze . both the run and pass.And, his threat of throwing the football should really be a factor, as the Beavers are undersized up front and can be expected to try to crowd the box with their linebackers, which in turn should give Masoli and the Oregon receivers a lot of one-on-one looks down the field. The Beavers’ X-factorIf Oregon State is going to have a legitimate shot at slowing down the Oregon spread attack, it?s going to start up front with the play of defensive tackle Stephen Paea.Paea is an explosive, undersized interior lineman who has improved his technique and awareness tremendously since last season and possesses the type of burst to penetrate gaps inside and disrupt plays before they start lynyrd skynard . He?s currently has 5-and-a-half tackles for loss and has the ability to simply overwhelm the interior of the Oregon offensive line inside.However, what makes the Oregon spread offense so tough to slow down is that Masoli and co lynerd skynyrd . don?t always make their option reads based on the positioning of the opposing team?s defensive end, but on the location of a defensive tackle inside lynyard skynyrd . The Ducks love to invite opposing DTs up the field (see Arizona?s Earl Mitchell), allowing them to run past the play, which opens up gaping holes inside.So it will be vital for Paea to consistently find the football once he feels a free release. Paea is a very good athlete who has the ability to close in space and disrupt behind the line, but he needs to make sure he doesn?t run himself out of the play. He?s Bringing the Wood, but Making Contact Won?t Be EasyI can?t say enough about Oregon strong safety T.J Ward and his ability to consistently impact a game vs both the run and pass. Ward isn?t your typical strong safety prospect as he only stands about 5′10″ and 201 pounds, but the guy is built like brick and plays with absolute reckless abandon when asked to close on the ball.What?s even more appealing to me is that he isn?t a really gifted straight-line athlete but instead relies more on his instincts and footwork to quickly get out of his breaks and get good jumps on the ball.

Plus, he?s consistently able to break down in space as an open-field tackler and generates an impressive amount of power for a guy his size.Ward will definitely have his hands full tonight trying to bring down Oregon State?s slippery running back, Jacquizz Rodgers, who does as good a job as anyone setting up his blocks, exploding into daylight, and making defenders miss in space lynyrd skynyrd gimme back my bullets . He?s so laterally sudden that he rarely gets brought down by the first man and has the speed to consistently reach the second level and create in the open field.The burden of keeping Rodgers from breaking a big one will fall squarely on the shoulders of Ward in what looks to be a matchup between of two of the nation?s best at their positions. The OutcomeSure, talent, game planning, and adjustments will play big roles in this one, like they do in any other football game lynyrd skynerd . But when breaking down an in-state rivalry game like this, passion and mental mistakes always seem to be difference makers.With Oregon having the luxury of playing at home in front of a loud, boisterous crowd, it?s nearly impossible to pick against the Ducks.I still really like the Oregon State run game and Canfield?s ability to move the chains and handle the pressure of the Oregon defense on the road lynyrd . However, I just think the noise and environment pull too favorably to the side of the Ducks, and if that offense is able to get on track early and force the Beavers to play from behind, it?s going to be too much to overcome.I expect the Oregon Ducks to move to 10-2 and lock up their spot in the 2010 Rose Bowl. Follow me on Twitter: WesBunting lynard skynard t shirt . An organization that is coming to be known for doing things right continues to one-up their own benchmarks.

Thursday’s press conference, and the reason for it, is just one more notch in the right direction.At the United Center, the Chicago Blackhawks announced the new contracts for Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, and Patrick Kane on Thursday in a press conference that serves as a wonderful example of how much the organization “gets it.”The press conference began with a video tribute to the three players . Appropriately, as the video began playing, the voice of Chicago’s own Billy Corrigan came through singing “Today’s the greatest day I’ve ever known,” from the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic lynard skynard . GM Stan Bowman correctly stated that today was a historic day in the history of the Blackhawks organization.Bowman stated that that “the plan was to keep our core together for a long time and Jonathan [Toews], Duncan [Keith], and Patrick [Kane] are a major part of that.” Bowman’s effort to keep that core together came in the form of matching five-year, $31.5 million contracts for Toews and Kane, and a 13-year, $72 million deal for Keith.All three players noted during the press conference that they were drafted by the Blackhawks as 18-year-olds, and sharing the day together was fitting to all three lynard skynard t shirts . As much as Bowman considers these three players the core of the organization, it was obvious at the press conference that the organization, and the city of Chicago , has become the core of the three players.One reporter asked the three if they realized how good they have it, playing in front of roaring packed buildings every home game, and now becoming the best team in Chicago across all professional sports . Toews responded that its fun to meet and spend time with guys in other sports, but it was Keith that drove home the evolution of the organization.Keith made his Blackhawks debut in 2005-06, when the Hawks were regularly filling between 7-9,000 seats. Kane and Toews have been the poster boys for the evolution of the Hawks organization, but Keith said it’s “amazing to see the turnaround…how much fun it is to play here.”Keith also said he’s happy to have signed such a long term deal with the team, and he is confident that the team will win a championship during his tenure.