glad christian dedonato made it, still cant believe he was available in the 12th round, hes got some serious offensive talent and keeps getting stronger since his season ended. Next year i bet he plays tier II and does well.
I know you are a YSE guy
but size and feet are hard to overlook. lots of offensive potential and a good first pass. He will be a very good tier 2 player in the slower game, but thats all. Forwards turned the corner on him all year.
Will there be anyway to see like a boxscore of the games online?
Did they find a team for Sean Day? Is Conner McDavid on one of the teams? or does he make the U17 team without a tryout?
After my post dedonato had 2 assists and was named game MVP for team omha white: congrats to him
DeDonato was a Bulls pick, there will be plenty of roster spots available come training camp with only 3 returning d-men.Im not surprised. We talked about him a few times this year. 12th round for Christian Dedonato is an oversight by 20 teams in the OHL. If there was one thing he could work on, it would be skating speed. I think he was one of the most under-rated puck moving defenseman in the 97 class. Good on the PP, good decision maker, good puck rusher, smart hockey player. I would have taken Dedonato in the 4-6th round territory.
I stand by Tristen Liggett (Waterloo Wolves) and his potential. Its a joke that Liggett went undrafted. In my eyes he should have been in the 4th or 5th round. It makes no sense. He is 6-4 and is mobile, especially backwards. Matt McConnach in the 15th round makes zero sense, Im not 100% sure if he is considering NCAA, thats all I can think of for his drop in the draft.
DeDonato was a Bulls pick, there will be plenty of roster spots available come training camp with only 3 returning d-men.
Well I know he is working on his skating with one on one sessions through out the week. And at least with me he is working on some strength and conditioning (most strength) but i just like the kid and hope he does well. Its awesome to see small improvements here and there with players and their development even if it is something small.
Im not surprised. We talked about him a few times this year. 12th round for Christian Dedonato is an oversight by 20 teams in the OHL. If there was one thing he could work on, it would be skating speed. I think he was one of the most under-rated puck moving defenseman in the 97 class. Good on the PP, good decision maker, good puck rusher, smart hockey player. I would have taken Dedonato in the 4-6th round territory.
I stand by Tristen Liggett (Waterloo Wolves) and his potential. Its a joke that Liggett went undrafted. In my eyes he should have been in the 4th or 5th round. It makes no sense. He is 6-4 and is mobile, especially backwards. Matt McConnach in the 15th round makes zero sense, Im not 100% sure if he is considering NCAA, thats all I can think of for his drop in the draft.
If u look at the Top Dmen drafted in the OHL this year in order. The ones who could skate away from pressure went early. Im not totally convinced Capobianco, Lemcke or Saban have elite top speed/explosive start, that all those others do but they do have other assets they bring to the table. I do believe those 3 were taken to early in the draft. Capobianco is smooth and effortless, Saban moves well for a player his size, Lemcke same thing, but at this point I dont think they could beat Wilkie, White, Vande Sompel, Mcfadden, Day, Spencer in a race. Henley and him would be close in my eyes.
#3 Spencer, #4 Day, #7 Capobianco, #12 Mcfadden, #14 Vande Sompel, #18 Lemcke, #20 Henley, #21 Saban, #22 Colton White, #29 Zach Wilkie.
Believe this to be true, certainly strings were pulled. Agree on Capobianco to Wolves, agent pushing top 10 status possibly? Imo should have gone in round 2. Henley picked at 20 had to be planned. Should have gone in place of Capobianco or McFadden. McFadden? To Guelph? What was in their coffee? I like his style of play but not as a 1st rounder, just mo.I hear that Saban and McDavid are best of friends, Lemcke will grow to about 7', based on his parent's sizes, but Capobianco to Sudbury?? Dont get it.
I hear that Saban and McDavid are best of friends