Cody Hodgson Is Back (No Pun Intended)
by Jevant on Feb 4, 2010 2:05 PM PST
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He's back!
As reported on the Brampton Battalion website, Cody Hodgson will play tonight at home against Erie.
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Cody Hodgson is to make his return to Ontario Hockey League action when the Brampton Battalion hosts the Erie Otters at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Centre Hodgson, who suffered a back injury during off-ice training last summer, hasn’t played since being assigned to the Battalion on Sept. 29 by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Since then he has consulted numerous specialists and worked on his rehabilitation with Battalion head trainer Binne Brouwer. Hodgson returned to practice with the Troops in November.
"It was all about how I felt on a day-to-day basis, and that’s the way it was all through this," Battalion captain Hodgson said via telephone. "I wanted a good week of practice with no pain, and hopefully the pain doesn’t come back.
"I’ve worked with a lot of doctors, and Binne has been great through this whole thing. It’s great to see some actual progress, and I’m at the point where I feel good enough to play. I’m really looking forward to coming back and helping the team in any capacity."
Hodgson, who turns 20 on Feb. 18, hasn’t seen any game action since Sept. 27, when he earned an assist in the Canucks’ 5-4 preseason loss to the host Edmonton Oilers.
"There will be a different level of intensity, and I’m looking forward to that. It’s been too long that I’ve been out. There was a lot that needed to be done before I could play again.
"It was frustrating not to have any idea when I’d be coming back. It was tough not to get down, but working with Binne and being around the guys helped me stay motivated to get back as soon as possible."
A first-round pick in the 2006 OHL Priority Selection, Hodgson is tied with Raffi Torres for second place on the Battalion’s career scoring list with 106 goals and 117 assists for 223 points in 184 games over three seasons. His offensive prowess should prove a welcome addition to a team that has scored the fewest goals in the OHL this season.
Hodgson led the Battalion in scoring last season with 43 goals and 49 assists for 92 points in 53 games, winning the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player and being named the Canadian Hockey League’s Player of the Year. He also received the William Hanley Trophy as the OHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player.
"That’s what my game has always been," said Hodgson, whom the Canucks selected with the 10th pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. "I’m going to complement the guys as much as I can, and I’m looking forward to that challenge. There’s still going to be a feeling-out process. You can work with a guy all you want in practice, but it really comes down to working in a game."
Having watched a number of the Battalion’s recent home games from the stands, he said he’s ready to assume a leadership role on the ice.
"It’s going to be great to interact with the guys in a game situation. I won’t be picking out things watching from the stands, and when guys ask for advice I can actually help them on the ice.
"We’re a younger team, and there’s a lot of talent here, and we also have some experienced older guys with a lot of character. I’ve been practising with a bunch of different linemates and I think I can play with any of them."
Great, great, great news. I'm looking forward to cheering for him when the Battalion visit the London Knights on Saturday night.
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This is great news…hopefully there aren’t any major setbacks from here, it would be great if Kid Cody was on the Canucks full time next season.
Or the playoffs, considering how mediocre Welly is playing. If he has a good couple months in Brampton, I don’t see why not… we can give him 9 games without losing a year on his contract. Either way, I would definitely assume he’ll be at the very least playing those 9 games for the Moose if Brampton’s season ends early enough (and his health holds up)
by Beantown Canuck on Feb 4, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Once his junior season is over he can play as many games in the AHL as we want. Games in the AHL don’t affect his entry level deal at the NHL level.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 4, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Well then. The only question is his health and the length of Brampton’s season. Hopefully he’ll be a pro by the end of this season.
by Beantown Canuck on Feb 4, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Brampton’s regular season is done March 14. They are currently 8th of 8 teams in playoff positioning. Even if they finish 7th, they will undoubtedly be waxed (probably in 4 or 5 games) by either Barrie or Mississauga. If that’s the case, Hodgson will be done with Brampton probably by end of March at the latest.
The Moose would still have at least 2 weeks left in their season. My guess is (assuming health, of course) Hodgson would be off to Manitoba for the couple of weeks and their playoffs.
I’d be quite surprised if he hit VanCity by end of the year, but you never know, I guess.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Don't forget.
Playoff games do not count on that 10 game thing.
According to Blake earlier today.
I find all the talk about this guy somewhat hi-larious though guys.
We make him up or down to our own expectations. Fucking Price was downgrading him because “he has a back injury now, and we all know how those are”
Do we Blake.
For fuck sakes. Pardon my language. But I have read so much crap about the guy. How he is sure to leave Vancouver because of the way he was treated. He’s the next Linden. He’s the next Nathan Smith. How about just, he’s Cody Hodgson? Seems like that should be enough. I get the hype, but it is getting redundant.
How about lets just enjoy the guy playing when he is healthy? Until then, its not anything else but “talk”. I personally think that once Brampton is out, they bring him to Manitoba…pending that, they bring him up for the playoff “experience”, and maybe some ice time based on injury.
I do doubt that Welly is here Beantown, come that time. Seems like every one and his dog has the 3rd line as where we need out spring trade upgrade to come from.
Peace
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
by vancitydan on Feb 4, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I like how you say let’s just enjoy watching him play and that you are sick of all the talk about him. Then you tell us what you think is going to happen to him in the future. And that happened in basically the same paragraph. Brilliant. This is a forum where fans come to voice their opinions on topics ranging from the current game until to what we think is going to happen to our prospects. That’s the whole point of this site. If you are sick of the Hodgson talk one wonders why you clicked on a post so clearly about Hodgson?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 4, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
OK Section. …please stop. You are getting worse. The point I was making, and maybe you missed, or my language skills were too feeble to make it clear…is that the player has been labeled everything from a bust to a savior in the last year.
You may like harping endlessly on about Hodgson before he gets in the line up. Good luck with that.
My opinion …which is what I came here for, is that the hype is getting a little much.
I am entitled to that opinion without being berated about it.
And no, I don’t want to get into an endless debate about it that turns the thread into another “he said”…he said" thing.
Respect others opinions instead of just dissecting them.
Please
"Of course you know, this means war!!"
Bugs Bunny
OK Dan. You seem to be getting worse at making points clearly. I respect your opinion that the hype is getting a little too much. Although I have no idea how you thought that is what you were saying in the first post. Instead of getting all upset at me why not look in the mirror? You think the hype is going overboard but you are feeding it by writing about him yourself.
And get over yourself. I didn’t berate you. I didn’t even get mad. I just said that I liked that you contradicted yourself in the same passage. It made me chuckle. I then wondered why someone would click on this story if they were sick of the Hodgson debate. Was that really berating you? Or are you overly sensitive?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 4, 2010 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
yoata bait
All I can say is that clearly Mike Gillis has it out for Cody Hodgson for some reason.
by Beantown Canuck on Feb 4, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
Amen. It comes across clearly that you were sick of the hype, not necessarily news about Hodgson, and that it was directed at Blake Price as a member of the media, not at any forum member or article writer. I’d just like to see him work his way back into form as best he can and then we can judge where he’s at, but the endless speculation is incredibly futile.
Either way, it was certainly a relief to see this headline on the front page. :)
Blake Price seems to me at times wrongheaded.
by Bobby Canuck on Feb 5, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
If healthy and he’s NOT a member of the Canucks full time next season, he better be with a different NHL organization.
IF healthy. Emphasis on the healthy part, before someone comes over here and says that they don’t want a hurt Hodgson taking up an NHL roster spot.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
His development has been severely stunted this year. He is going to need several months at the AHL level before he is ready for the NHL, IMHO.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 4, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Well I have to say I am happy he is back to playing. Hopefully he gets through the rest of the season injury free, back expecially, since I was, and to a certain extent still am, concerned we had ruined his career by forcing him to play hurt in the preseason.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 4, 2010 3:28 PM PST reply actions
HA
Back…I get it.
Battalions are pretty meh this season. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Moose take him again during playoffs. He’s eligible for the Moose at 20 right?
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
good to see him getting into some game action, let’s hope it’s a complete recovery… I see him being called up to the moose for their playoffs, or possibly skating with the Canucks during the playoff run
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If he turns out to be Eric Daze 2 somebody gonna get hurt real bad.
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 4, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Have it
on good authority that Hodg was dynamite in this game.
Everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistols so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah that seems fair
Great news. IMO we really don’t know much about Hodg other than he is a top prospect that was injured last summer. I don’t think we can take much out of what we saw at training camp he was obviously playing hurt. As for the seriously stunted development comment – maybe who really knows? I am very happy to hear that he has been cleared to play again. I think it is great that he had good first game. I hope his back is fine going forward and if it is I think he will become a Canuck at some point.
It is really impossible to know if he is healthy enough and/or good enough to play for Canucks in the near term. Wishful thinking for sure but I am with those above that sincerely hope so. Another good centre added to lineup would be awesome.
Healthy, we don’t know. But there’s no question he’s good enough for at least Manitoba. So assuming the health is there, it’s all but a guarantee we’ll get to see him play some legit games against pros before the season is out, which is a very good thing for his development I would think. He could be a Canuck this season yet.
I could be wrong, but I think there’s rules against pulling junior players to the show — emergency basis only (not sure what that would entail). He only got into a few games with the Moose last year because Brampton was eliminated from the playoffs and Manitoba was still playing. He won’t wear a Nucks jersey this season. I’m hoping he’s healthy and will be ready for next.
Yes but we’re expecting Brampton’s season to be over a month before Manitoba’s. So he’ll be there in all likelihood. I agree it’s doubtful that he’ll be called up to the Canucks, but I think it’s likely he’ll get more than a handful of games with Manitoba.
by Beantown Canuck on Feb 5, 2010 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Correct, as per above:
Brampton’s regular season is done March 14. They are currently 8th of 8 teams in playoff positioning. Even if they finish 7th, they will undoubtedly be waxed (probably in 4 or 5 games) by either Barrie or Mississauga. If that’s the case, Hodgson will be done with Brampton probably by end of March at the latest.
The Moose would still have at least 2 weeks left in their season. My guess is (assuming health, of course) Hodgson would be off to Manitoba for the couple of weeks and their playoffs.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
There’s also the possibility that Brampton could trade Hodgson to another OHL team, since he’s virtually a “rental”, as he should be in the AHL or NHL next year. If that’s the case and he goes to a contender, it could mean he plays for a team that plays later in the year.
I am confused by the rules of calling him up. I thought that once he was returned to the OHL team, he couldn’t be recalled at all to the Big Club.
Can’t call him up during his OHL season. Once his team’s season is over, then it’s fine.
by Beantown Canuck on Feb 5, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Very likely
if Brampton doesn’t look like they can contend and he’s back to himself, picks and young guys they’d get back too valuable not to grab for a guy who will not be back anyway.
Everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistols so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah that seems fair
OHL Trade Deadline
Passed in early January. He’s with Brampton for the rest of the year.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
http://www.battalionhockey.com/hodgson-s-return-buoys-smiling-linemate-tanski-p140551
Everybody knows
That the world is full of stupid people
Well I got the pistols so I'll keep the Pesos
Yeah that seems fair
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