Prospect Info: Winnipeg Jets select Croix Evingson #211 Overall

surixon

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Jul 12, 2003
48,709
69,032
Winnipeg
Not a fan. He turns 20 in a couple of months and his production is in a pretty inferior league.
 

Boreal

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Jun 26, 2012
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Right kind of pick in the 7th. You swing for grand slams on pitches one should never, ever even think about trying to put into play, on the off chance that maybe you get lucky beyond words.

Evingson and McKenzie fit the bill really well! I know nothing of either, but they both seem to have that, tiny outside potential to be interesting.
 

Romang67

BitterSwede
Jan 2, 2011
29,604
21,716
Evanston, IL
Not a fan. He turns 20 in a couple of months and his production is in a pretty inferior league.

That production in that league is pretty damn good though.

I'll hopefully be able to catch at least a couple of games of his next season, so I'll reserve judgment until then. I think it's the right kind of pick for this late in the draft though.
 

Jets4Life

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Dec 25, 2003
7,191
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Westward Ho, Alberta
Not a fan. He turns 20 in a couple of months and his production is in a pretty inferior league.

Same league the Jets found Hellebuyck in, and he was 19 at the time. Croix went from 4 points in 15-16 to 52 points this year. Not a bad improvement, and he was also named NAHL Defenseman of the Year.

Big boy (6'5) and low risk...
 

Deif

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Sep 20, 2014
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40
After thinking about it I don't hate it. Seems to be trending steeply upward as a late bloomer.
 

Deif

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Sep 20, 2014
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Okay I'm sold. This is a great 7th round pick. Hats off to Jets scouting staff for taking Skyler and Croix.
 

blues10

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Dec 10, 2010
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Canada
Okay I'm sold. This is a great 7th round pick. Hats off to Jets scouting staff for taking Skyler and Croix.

Yup, these are the late round picks that you need to take. No issues here - swing for the fences.
 

mazmin

Wig like a mink skin, soft like Twinkie dough
May 15, 2004
3,399
1,130
Winnipeg
He took a very significant leap this season. From a less than mediocre season in 2015-16 to taking the Top Defenceman award and making the All-Star team in 2016-17.

He played Centre until the age of 12 when he switched to Defence to help his team. He also had a late growth spurt that delayed his development, but will help his game in the long run. He's a classic late bloomer. When you factor in his current size at 6'5" he suddenly looks like a good prospect in spite of his age. I think there's a lot of upside here. Cool name too!
 

Puck Hawerchuck

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Jan 8, 2014
90
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St Vital
Same league the Jets found Hellebuyck in, and he was 19 at the time. Croix went from 4 points in 15-16 to 52 points this year. Not a bad improvement, and he was also named NAHL Defenseman of the Year.

Big boy (6'5) and low risk...

He was their league defenceman of the year AFTER he went in the 7th round in their NAHL draft. Pretty darn good. Hopefully he keeps developing near same pace.

Well worth the flier IMO.
 

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