Confirmed with Link: Jets sign Connor Hellebuyck

[Mathmew Purrrr Oh]

Although Jon Gillies was a fairly well known commodity coming out of the same league in the same year. Not only that, but Hellebuyck's numbers were better than Gillies in the NAHL and continued to be better in the NCAA.



Why have 6 scouts when you only need 3 to tell you how good David Clarkson is.

actually they had 2 to tell them how good Clarkson was and 1 to tell them how bad Grabovski and MacArthur were

 

[Gm0ney]

Although Jon Gillies was a fairly well known commodity coming out of the same league in the same year. Not only that, but Hellebuyck's numbers were better than Gillies in the NAHL and continued to be better in the NCAA.



Why have 6 scouts when you only need 3 to tell you how good David Clarkson is.

Gillies was drafted out of the USHL, not the NAHL.

Hellebuyck was on Toth's show on OB last night saying he wasn't drafted out of high school by either league. The Jackalopes invited him down to try out at training camp and he won the starting job. He also said he had a feeling he'd be drafted because a couple of teams had talked to him leading up to the 2012 draft - but he was surprised to go in the 5th. I wonder who else talked to him?

 

[Sweech]

Gillies was drafted out of the USHL, not the NAHL.

Embarrassing. For some reason I always thought he was and I have no idea now why I always thought that.

 

[StaticPrevails]

I felt foolish checking the link...... How did you ever come across this

Was listening to Hellebuyck's interview on H&L and he they were discussing his hometown and I googled Commerce to learn more about the place. But yep, Connor is most definitely harbouring radioactive abilities.

 

[Howard Chuck]

Was listening to Hellebuyck's interview on H&L and he they were discussing his hometown and I googled Commerce to learn more about the place. But yep, Connor is most definitely harbouring radioactive abilities.

Well good find. I'm totally on board with this theory.

 

[Winnipeg Jets]

Sophomore Connor Hellebuyck of UMass Lowell has been named the winner of the inaugural Mike Richter Award as the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. Hellebuyck was presented with the award by Mike Richter at a press conference today at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, site of the 2014 NCAA Frozen Four.

http://www.letsplayhockey.com/today...owell-named-winner-of-mike-richter-award.html

Not too shabby.

 

[allan5oh]

http://www.letsplayhockey.com/today...owell-named-winner-of-mike-richter-award.html

Not too shabby.

Hopefully the first of many awards.

 

[Gm0ney]

Hopefully the first of many awards.

Calder, Vezina, Conn Smythe...

 

[Sweech]

Well deserved.

I was worried he wouldn't get it because the team is known as a defensive shot blocking team (even though they don't block and above average amount of shots) but I think his sheer dominance and crazy numbers got it for him. Not to mention the back to back MVP awards likely helped.

 

[allan5oh]

Calder, Vezina, Conn Smythe...

I like the last one

 

[Gm0ney]

I like the last one

All three in 2016!

 

[suitup17]

Great for him! Goaltending is starting to look a bit better for us.

 

[Romang67]

He won something? Interesting... Maybe he is the winner we deserve, and the one we need!

#Winz

 

[Halfy]

I heard he got a shutout in the A? #Hellesaviour