Prospect Info: #102 G Tyler Brennan, Prince George WHL

[PizzaAndPucks]

He started the season off hot, then greatly cooled off but lately his play has picked up.

He posted a shutout tonight. He must of been hurt around the New Year or December. Since then he has actually been playing really well. He's heating up big time the last 10-15 games.

 

[forceten]

He started the season off hot, then greatly cooled off but lately his play has picked up.

That's good - so did we! Do you think this season shows progression - is he still a solid prospect? I know it's early.

 

[Lou is God]

That's good - so did we! Do you think this season shows progression - is he still a solid prospect? I know it's early.

Oh absolutely. My hope for him is that he's the one.

 

[Barry Tallackson]

.957% in his last 5

 

[Forge]

Does he go back to the WHL next year, or does he have an option to play in Utica?

 

[My3Sons]

.957% in his last 5

Something tells me he had some sort of injury in the middle part of the season. How do you go from a good start to being bad enough you can't get on the WJC team that was hoping he would start to suddenly being this good again? Did his talent get siphoned off by someone looking to steal gas for their truck? Ups and downs are one thing but this was dramatic. Injury makes more sense to me than a cold streak lasting three months.

 

[Xirik]

Does he go back to the WHL next year, or does he have an option to play in Utica?

I hope he can play in Utica, those 8 hour bus rides from hell he has to go on would be mentally destroying for me

 

[Devs3cups]

 

[Triumph]

Does he go back to the WHL next year, or does he have an option to play in Utica?

If the Devils sign him he can play in the minors, yes, but I would expect him to go to Adirondack.

 

[Guttersniped]

These announcers are very excitable.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

He stopped 43 of 45 shots tonight in his team's 3-2 Shootout win. Earned 1st star of the game too. Kids on fire and is 9-1-1 in his last 11 starts. He turns 20 this fall so I'm going to assume he will be in the AHL or ECHL. He had a rough middle stretch of the season but he seems to have really found his game latley. Always good to have something in the pipeline past Schmid and Daws.

 

[glenwo2]

He stopped 43 of 45 shots tonight in his team's 3-2 Shootout win. Earned 1st star of the game too. Kids on fire and is 9-1-1 in his last 11 starts. He turns 20 this fall so I'm going to assume he will be in the AHL or ECHL. He had a rough middle stretch of the season but he seems to have really found his game latley. Always good to have something in the pipeline past Schmid and Daws.

Pardon me, @Bleedred but :

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

He had a rough 1st playoff game letting in 5 goals on 32 shots against. His 2nd start he made 17 saves on 18 shots against in a 2-1 overtime victory.

Brennan went 21-10-2 in the regular season and managed to drop his GAA from last year 3.58 to 2.86 this year. That's a good sign and he should be eligible to turn pro next season too.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

He had a rough 1st playoff game letting in 5 goals on 32 shots against. His 2nd start he made 17 saves on 18 shots against in a 2-1 overtime victory.

Brennan went 21-10-2 in the regular season and managed to drop his GAA from last year 3.58 to 2.86 this year. That's a good sign and he should be eligible to turn pro next season too.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

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Whoops didn't notice his SV% stayed the same. They don't have it listed on the WHL site. Goalies are still hard to predict but he's a decent prospect still. His GAA dropped a bit so he atleast allowed less goals this year. That is something to be happy about.

 

[My3Sons]

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If my math is correct he was at .922 over his last 11 starts in the regular season. Clearly something was off earlier in the season as he struggled for quite some time. With prospects the important thing in my view tends to be how they finish since that is what they will presumably go forward with into a pro career. That said, his playoff has been uneven at best so far this season. With any luck he settles in after the second game and finishes strong.

 

[Devil made me do it]

They should call the team the New Jersey Lefties. So many lefties in the starting lineup, even your top goalie prospect is a lefty.

 

[Bleedred]

I’m not even sure what an average save percentage is in that league, but I’m gonna assume it isn’t .898%-.899%.

I’m a bit bummed, as he was seriously the best goalie out of I think the four that were used in that training camp scrimmage that was streamed back when he was still up at the very beginning of camp.

Looked like he might wind up being pretty good. Maybe he still will be pretty good?

 

[Triumph]

I’m not even sure what an average save percentage is in that league, but I’m gonna assume it isn’t .898%-.899%.

I’m a bit bummed, as he was seriously the best goalie out of I think the four that were used in that training camp scrimmage that was streamed back when he was still up at the very beginning of camp.

Looked like he might wind up being pretty good. Maybe he still will be pretty good?

I bet it is very close. Here's a list of the top WHL goal scorers and their shooting percentages I compiled over in the Filmon thread.

A comparable list in the NHL from eyeballing it looks less, plus I think top players in the WHL play more, which means there's less ice time for worse shooters to make worse shots.

EDIT: Among goalies who played 30 or more games in the WHL last year, I counted 14 with a better SV% and 17 with worse. So yeah, he is right at the average.

 

[Xirik]

as I've stated before about Brennan you aren't going to get a good gauge until he's away from his current team. It's just a terrible location to have a WHL team.

 

[Eggtimer]

He was a very decent ranked NA goalie when we drafted him. We got good value with our pick comparative to where he was projected to go at.

 

[nugg]

I hope he can play in Utica, those 8 hour bus rides from hell he has to go on would be mentally destroying for me

September 03 Birth date, so looks like he'll be eligible. If the Devils jettison Blackwood and Schmid becomes backup, then he could get the promotion to the A. Unless they decide to go with a veteran to go with Daws, being that Brennan is so young.

 

[Bleedred]

September 03 Birth date, so looks like he'll be eligible. If the Devils jettison Blackwood and Schmid becomes backup, then he could get the promotion to the A. Unless they decide to go with a veteran to go with Daws, being that Brennan is so young.

I think they’ll go with the vet with Daws, just to have insurance in case Schmid struggles in the NHL. I think he’ll be up to the AHL in 24-25 though.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Looks like Brennen suffered an ankle injury in the first round of the playoffs.

Finished the year playing well but not sure if he'll be back.

Prince George trails Seattle, 2-0.

On to Round 2: Cougars advance on Wheatcroft's OT winner

Cats seal Tri-City Americans' fate in Game 6, face Seattle in WHL Western Conference semifinal

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[Ripshot 43]

There’s a reason goalies are the hardest to project and draft. There are so many variables that can protect or hinder a goalie and hide their true form. Brennan has a lot of what you want to see in a goalie prospect and I will be curious how he develops over the next few years with the right or wrong coaches around him.