The Tesink Trade Chronicles

Tomorrow is expected to be decision day. We’ve dug through our archives and below is basically everything about the Ryan Tesink trade that has been featured on this blog.

December 31 – Tesink plays his final game as a Sea Dog. He was held pointless in a 3-1 win over the Wildcats.

January 2 – Tesink is traded to the Armada in exchange for Saint John’s own 2013 first-round pick.

January 3 – Tesink makes his Armada debut. He records two assists in a 3-2 win over the Sherbrooke Phoenix.

January 13 – After going pointless in four straight games, Tesink plays what would be his final regular season game. The Armada did not give details on his injury.

February 14 – The Sea Dogs announce via press release that the team had “been summoned to a hearing to discuss the deal that sent Ryan Tesink to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in exchange for the Sea Dogs’ own 2013 1st-round pick.” Neate Sager of Yahoo! Sports nails it by writing “’normal,’ ‘QMJHL’ and ‘Saint John Sea Dogs’ should never be in the same sentence.”

February 18 – The hearing takes place. Andrew McGilligan wrote an excellent column. Later in the day, the league posts a brief, 40-word message on their website: “Following a meeting today concerning the case of the Ryan Tesink trade, the Saint John Sea Dogs, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will not comment any further. The Commissioner will submit his decision following a review process.”

February 26 – Sportsnet’s Sam Cosentino writes in his column that “the QMJHL implemented new trade procedures this season, and that was before the Ryan Tesink deal.” What does that mean? We’re still not entirely sure.

March 4 – I buy a pack of Heroes and Prospects hockey cards and pull a Tesink card. Was it a sign? No, no it wasn’t.

March 14 – It’s announced that the St. Louis Blues have signed Tesink to an entry-level deal.

St Louis Blues sign Tesink. In other news, Blues file complaint that SeaDogs developed him TOO well. Sanctions expected from Q-Mob
— Rockys (@RockysSportsBar) March 15, 2013

March 21 – It’s announced that Tesink will not play in the first-round of the playoffs. Multiple media outlets report that the league will make their decision on the trade in April.

April 16 – Tesink takes part in full contact practice.

April 18 – The Armada announce via Twitter that Tesink will return to the Armada lineup for Game 1 of their third-round series against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

April 19 – Tesink returns to the Armada lineup. He had five shots in the 2-1 loss along with two hits, one faceoff win, and four minutes in penalties.

April 25 – The league suspends Tesink for two games for his involvement in the infamous ‘Brawl near Montreal.’

April 28 - The Armada are eliminated from the playoffs before Tesink has a chance to play again.

May 29 – Reports indicate that the league will make a decision on the Tesink trade on May 30, over a month after the Armada’s season came to an end.

May 30 – D-Day?