19Yzerman19
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There’s more than just size to Keith Petruzzelli. He’s stepped up this season to be named the USA Hockey Goalie of the Year and made his presence known in the USHL. Petruzzelli is a dangerous combination of size and hockey IQ. He’s a strong puck tracker in all situations whether it’s screens or quick passing. The ability to read the play, be set, and in position is especially valuable when you have Petruzzelli’s size. This ability also translates into him being comfortable in his conservative crease depth along with playing on his knees. Petruzzelli knows his size and so by playing on his knees he’s effectively shutting down the bottom portion of the net. There’s very little panic in Petruzzelli’s game and it shows in multiple areas of the game from puck scrambles to net crashes. He holds his ground and knows his reactions/size will win out.
The footwork will be one of the biggest parts of Petruzzelli’s game that he will need to work on. It’s average for the USHL level of play but will be exposed at the NCAA level. With a frame like his though it’s understandable as most of the largest young goalies are still growing and filling out therefore leading the footwork always being something they need to focus on. One last part of Petruzzelli’s game I would like to see him improve on his is puck handling. He’ll make the correct decision on when to play the puck but once the puck ends up on his stick he struggles with making the next decision. This allows forecheckers to get in quickly and force turnovers that shouldn’t be there.
Really surprised he fell that far but you'll love him. Here's some parts of a write-up I did for him:
Who cares about his footwork or puckhandling if he's 6'6"? Are those things really important with a goalie?
well we have a very subpar goalie pool after coreau so this can only help at this point.
Who cares about his footwork or puckhandling if he's 6'6"? Are those things really important with a goalie?
Does anybody know his wingspan? Over 7'0...?