Ok, so it's been a while since comments have occurred in this forum. Graeme Clarke (2001) has now played a year in the GTHL as an under-aged player for the minor midget Toronto Marlboros (2000s). For those that have seen him recently during the 2015-16 season, earlier comments from a year ago like his "Hockey IQ and passing seemed suspect, and he seems to have a temper/attitude" are proven to be junk. In fact, his hockey IQ, passing and attitude are all terrific and complement his A++ shooting and scoring abilities. His full set of scoring, set-up and defensive skills even shone on the first place Marlboros, which was a team that ended up having 12 of its players selected in the 2016 OHL Draft, the most of any AAA organization in the OHF. The PIMs Clarke accumulated playing in Ottawa were clearly solely a result of him being ruthlessly targeted by opposition players and coaches who had no other solution.
You will be able to fully appreciate Graeme Clarke's exceptional talents this 2016-17 season if he returns to compete again for the minor midget Toronto Marlboros (this time with the 2001s) since he will be directly comparable against players his own age and the members of the 2017 OHL Draft class.
In the meanwhile, enjoy some fun Spring-hockey action from the 2016 World Selects Invitational in Philadelphia (Graeme scored two Michigan-style lacrosse goals on back-to-back days):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11n0QHp1YR0
I've seen this move done before, but never this fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0grP_fmcRz4
Notice this goal was not done from standing behind the net like all of the other Michigan-style goals, but was smoothly initiated on the far side of the net and then completed without delay as a wrap around.
Coverage by
The Hockey News:
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/1...sse-style-goal-at-world-selects-invitational/