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As for the returnees, Arizona has senior combo guard Kadeem Allen

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TORONTO -- Just days after the Memorial Cup, Seth Jones, Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin remain squarely in the hockey limelight. Jones, the Portland Winterhawks defenceman rated the top North American draft prospect by NHL Central Scouting, has gone through interviews with 17 teams at this weeks NHL Combine. MacKinnon, the smth centre from the Halifax Mseheads rated second by Central Scouting, has also had 17 interviews. Drouin, a high-scoring winger from the Memorial Cup champion Mseheads rated the No. 3 prospect, had 19 interviews. Some 100 prospects are at the combine, where the focus switches from interviews to fitness testing Friday and Saturday. Watch the NHL on TSNs Scouting Combine Special on TSN, tonight at 70pm et/40pm pt. You can also follow the Combine from TSNs hockey personalities as it happens with TSN.cas Combine Blog. Jones wasnt sure how many of the fitness tests he would do, saying his body was "definitely worn down" having played more than 90 games this year. Drouin seemed ready for anything. The real test will come June 30 at the NHL draft at the Prudential Centre in Newark, N.J. Colorado picks first, followed by Florida, Tampa Bay, Nashville and Carolina. "It still feels a little surreal that the draft is coming so close now," said the six-ft-four, 205-pound Jones, a native of Frisco, Texas, who turns 19 on Oct. 3. "Anything can happen," said Drouin, pointing to potential trades. Asked about the toughest question he faced from an NHL team interviewer, Jones paused but couldnt pick one. "A lot of tough questions," he said. "They try to trick you all the time." The son of former NBAer and current Brklyn Nets assistant coach Popeye Jones, he had 14 goals and 42 assists in the WHL this season. He tk up hockey in Denver while his father played for the Nuggets but said his interview with the Avalanche was no different than any other interview. "They didnt treat me special or anything from what Ive heard from other players," said Jones, a definite chip off Popeyes block in terms of facial lks. "A lot of the same questions as everyone else." The six-ft, 182-pound MacKinnon was taken aback when one team asked him what kind of hockey player he would be if he couldnt skate. "It tricked me a little but because my whole game is around speed," he said. "A tough one to answer." MacKinnon, a native of Cole Harbour, N.S., who doesnt turn 18 until Oct. 1, had 32 goals and 43 assists in the QMJHL this season. Drouin, who is listed at 5-10 and 186 pounds, said his toughest question was what kind of player he would be if he didnt have hands -- presumably soft hands. "Hard question to answer," he said. "Probably chip the puck in and go." Drouin, a native of Huberdeau, Que., who turned 18 on March 27, clearly has gd hands. He collected 41 goals and 64 assists, winning CHL player of the year honours. The top three prospects are already getting a taste of what awaits young hockey stars. On Thursday evening, they were introduced as the new faces of Reebok-CCM. Sitting next to each other in Reebok gear at an airport hotel, it was clear they get on -- despite Halifaxs 6-4 win over Portland in Sundays Memorial Cup final. "They have bragged a couple of times," joked Jones. MacKinnon and Drouin noted that Jones had one over them as a member of the world junior champion Americans. The three young guns will showcase Reebok-CCM equipment including the CCM RBZ skate and CCM RBZ Stage 2 stick (whose top of the line model will cost $299 when it hits stores in July), joining the likes of Sidney Crosby, John Tavares and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins at Reebok-CCM, which is lking to focus attention on CCM as its hockey brand. Philippe Dube, president and CEO of Reebok-CCM Hockey, would not detail the length of the three prospects contracts but said such agreements usually were for two to three years, with the hope of turning it into a long-term relationship. MacKinnon, who says he doesnt mind being called Nate or Nathan, said it was his first endorsement deal. He is used to the attention back in Halifax but says he likes being away from the spotlight. "For me, Im just a regular 17-year-old. I like to hang with my friends and have some fun, just relax." The draft will likely split up the two Mseheads teammates, who used to go to practice together in MacKinnons Ford Escape SUV. ds.com/Womens-Steve-Grogan-Inverted-Jersey/" target="_blank">Steve Grogan Youth Jersey .ca lks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. ds.com/Womens-Kevin-Faulk-Inverted-Jersey/" target="_blank">Kevin Faulk Youth Jersey . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. ds.com/" target="_blank">https://www.patriotssportsgds.com/ . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. ds.com/Womens-Irving-Fryar-Inverted-Jersey/" target="_blank">Irving Fryar Womens Jersey . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints lked like a team playing out the string. ds.com/Womens-Steve-Grogan-Inverted-Jersey/" target="_blank">Steve Grogan Womens Jersey . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. The Arizona-Michigan State game is one of the top matchups on college basketballs opening weekend. And its almost impossible to say how it will play out.The 10th-ranked Wildcats and No. 12 Spartans are national powerhouses just starting the process of reinventing their rosters, while dealing with injuries and other concerns, as they tip off their seasons Friday night from Honolulu in the Armed Forces Classic, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.They have some new guys, they have some old guys, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said of Arizona. Where we are a little bit weak right now is that our old guys dont have as much experience as theirs. But I like our new guys a lot.Arizona has four new starters, including two true freshman starters -- guard Rawle Alkins and power forward Lauri Markkanen, a 3-point shter and NBA lottery prospect who was the teams leading scorer with 21 points in its final exhibition game against Chico State on Sunday.Izzo is set to unleash what is called his finest recruiting class, a four-man group led by wing Miles Bridges, who had 53 points and 15 rebounds in two exhibition games. Forward Nick Ward and guard Cassius Winston will be key parts of the rotation, and guard Joshua Langford is expected to play after missing both exhibitions due to a hamstring injury.Michigan State -- also replacing four starters from last season -- will be without big men Ben Carter and Gavin Schilling due to knee injuries. That leaves Ward, at 6-8, as the teams tallest player.Arizona, meanwhile, will be without returning leader scorer Allonzo Trier due to reported ongoing eligibility issues; coach Sean Miller has not commented on those. The Wildcats also lost redshirt freshman forward RRay Smith to a third ACL injury during the first exhibition.dddddddddddd He has retired from basketball.Miller was down to seven scholarship players in the second exhibition but said sophomore post player Chance Comanche should be gd to go after serving a suspension due to academics. Comanche (6-11) joins a front line that includes 7-fter Markkanen, 7-ft center Dusan Ristic and 6-9 forward Keanu Pinder, a junior college transfer.With Chance, were a much different team, Miller said. You cant underestimate 6-ft-11, offensive rebounder, defensive rebounder, the ability to give us great size and depth up front.Between the teams, as many as seven true freshmen are expected to see significant minutes.As for the returnees, Arizona has senior combo guard Kadeem Allen, a defensive ace who averaged 8.4 points per game last season. Ristic, a junior, is a skilled low-post scorer. Junior Parker Jackson-Cartwright takes over point guard duties from Allen, who will be more off the ball this season.Michigan State is expected to surround Bridges with senior guard Eron Harris (9.3 points per game last season as a 22-game starter), junior point guard Tum Tum Nairn, sophomore guard Matt McQuaid and sophomore forward Kenny Goins.X-factors will be all over the court with new guys and veterans in much bigger roles.Our worries is just our depth and size right now, said Izzo, who has never coached against Miller. Our strengths are I think we can sht the ball and I think we can be a team that can run very well. Our other worry is whether we can defend and rebound. ' ' '

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