Child Prodigy

VictorLustig

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Damn he's my age and killing it in J18.

Yep, he destroyed all previous seasons for U15 players, even in J18 Allsvenskan which consists of only the best U18 Elit teams. He did so on one of the worst teams there. Currently tearing it up with 10 goals in 5 games for the Sweden Selects team.
 

Whaleafs

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Sidney Crosby was probably discovered way before the age of 13.

You are correct. I'm the same age as him and I would go to hockey schools in Halifax as a 9-10 year old and he was already being talked about in awe by the local kids. At that time he would have been playing Pee Wee AAA and leading the league in scoring. That doesn't just fly under the radar.
 
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Andy Dufresne

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Nice, but for us, independent fans from Europe, is unknown, in what a league is he playing.

Plays bantam prep in the csshl, which is the top bantam league (arguably) in western Canada. Same league as Sillinger who was mentioned above, except Savoie is a year younger. Already expected to be the top pick in the whl draft 1 year from now.

Matthew Savoie
 

Beukeboom

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Plays bantam prep in the csshl, which is the top bantam league (arguably) in western Canada. Same league as Sillinger who was mentioned above, except Savoie is a year younger. Already expected to be the top pick in the whl draft 1 year from now.

Matthew Savoie
He seems like the only true candidate here to be called child prodigy? He is two years younger than most guys and had those stats.
 

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Nice, but for us, independent fans from Europe, is unknown, in what a league is he playing.

Kid is incredible playing in the newly formed CSSHL which us essentially a western Canadian prep school league with teams from Winnipeg to Victoria. He's a doubke underager putting up those kinds of stats. Also has 3 points in 2 games in the elite 15 league. Which is a league meant for the most elite 15 year olds in all of western Canada. The league is young but the level of competition is the highest available for that age group in western Canada.
 

alko

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Kid is incredible playing in the newly formed CSSHL which us essentially a western Canadian prep school league with teams from Winnipeg to Victoria. He's a doubke underager putting up those kinds of stats. Also has 3 points in 2 games in the elite 15 league. Which is a league meant for the most elite 15 year olds in all of western Canada. The league is young but the level of competition is the highest available for that age group in western Canada.

What makes him so special? Is he already a big body guy? Or simply skilled guy? Or incredibly fast?
 

YEGJuniorFan

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What makes him so special? Is he already a big body guy? Or simply skilled guy? Or incredibly fast?
Not overly big, but strong and doesn't back down. He is incredibly skilled and fast, plus he is a very smart player who uses his line mates well. Scoutman said the last time he saw a 13 year old use his line mates the way Savoie does, he was watching a young Sid Crosby.
 

alko

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Not overly big, but strong and doesn't back down. He is incredibly skilled and fast, plus he is a very smart player who uses his line mates well. Scoutman said the last time he saw a 13 year old use his line mates the way Savoie does, he was watching a young Sid Crosby.

OK. But im not a profi in ice-hockey. Dont even played this game. Just average customer. What does it mean "he is a very smart player who uses his line mates well." ?
 

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