Prospect Info: #189 - LW/C Liam Kirk

[_Del_]

He's never really been in a true program, right? Perhaps not great quality of competition, but he played against men in international tourney games at 16.
Complete roll of the dice on where he goes from here, but I love this pick this late

 

[ChaiTiefling]

He's never really been in a true program, right? Perhaps not great quality of competition, but he played against men in international tourney games at 16.
Complete roll of the dice on where he goes from here, but I love this pick this late

Sheffield's one of the best-organised junior setups in the country but the coaching will have been okay at best, it's all ex-players and/or parents (they're not mutually exclusive). Steelers coach Paul Thompson's the one who got him on an apprenticeship contract at 16 and he's been training with pros since; I don't think he gets where he has without that happening.

Really looking forward to seeing how he develops playing within his own age group (assuming he goes CHL) and receiving actual, dedicated coaching because he's never had it.

 

[Hi De Hi]

OK, you got him in the 7th round but trust me, he is one to watch.

 

[Hi De Hi]

Will be rooting for this kid!

Me too! And I am a Blaze fan.

 

[Ebb]

would be nice if he's drafted 42 or 102 in the import draft

 

[rt]

would be nice if he's drafted 42 or 102 in the import draft

Which team is that?

 

[Jormungandr]

Which team is that?

London Knights

 

[Petes]

Former Sheffield Steeler Rob Wilson would love to have Liam Kirk at Peterborough Petes in Canada

 

[Jormungandr]

I wouldn’t mind the Petes, but the rumor is his agent is a dub guy, so he’s likely to go to the WHL. Portland, Seattle, Brandon, or Kelowna wouldn’t be bad landing spots.

 

[XX]

I think Kirk will be happy to land anywhere in the CHL. He is hungry and guaranteed to report so that helps his odds.

 

[SniperHF]

This guy has a much larger twitter following than I would have thought

 

[Hi De Hi]

This guy has a much larger twitter following than I would have thought

Hockey in the UK has a small but dedicated following and everyone over here wants Liam to do well regardless of our personal team affiliations. Hence his large following.

 

[Hammer Slammer]

I've got a couple shift by shift videos with Sheffield as well as one in the Div 2A U18 Worlds against Estonia.

Liam Kirk – ProspectShifts.com

I'll be very curious to watch what he can do if he comes over to the CHL

 

[XX]

Import draft is Thursday

 

[rt]

Kinda funny how a cockney accent and a Mexican accent sound the same when they say Coyotes. Haha. The great unifying word of the people. Just don’t say it like a Canadian. Ugh. Kai Oat. Get outta here!

 

[SniperHF]

Guy is twiggy as hell but busts his ass out there. Good use of a 7th.

 

[XX]

"He's an interesting guy," Chayka said. "We certainly had him ranked significantly higher than where he went (in the draft) ... When we got to that stage, it made a ton of sense to take him. It's a cool story. He's a really nice kid. We're excited to see what he can do."

Kirk has never attended an NHL game in person and admits he doesn't know much about the Coyotes.

"I really have minimal knowledge," Kirk said. "Obviously, you don't get to watch too much NHL (in England) with the time difference and don't really follow along. But I knew about Arizona and how they're on a rebuild, so when I got the call saying I was drafted by the GM, it was very exciting. I just knew I wanted to just come out, do my best and hopefully play for this team."

Kirk Wants to Prove He Belongs at NHL Camp

 

[RABBIT]

I hope this guy is actually something more than just a cool story. Remember #KULDAAPPROVED? We're due for a late round bloomer.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Kinda funny how a cockney accent and a Mexican accent sound the same when they say Coyotes. Haha. The great unifying word of the people. Just don’t say it like a Canadian. Ugh. Kai Oat. Get outta here!

If you called any self-respecting Yorkshireman a "cockney" to their face it probably wouldn't end well for you

 

[rt]

If you called any self-respecting Yorkshireman a "cockney" to their face it probably wouldn't end well for you

He sounds like a guy I work with who describes himself that way.

 

[Siamese Dream]

He sounds like a guy I work with who describes himself that way.

Is that person actually English or do they just have a pretend accent? Because if they sound anything like Kirk then I hate to break it to them but that's not even remotely close to cockney

 

[rt]

Is that person actually English or do they just have a pretend accent? Because if they sound anything like Kirk then I hate to break it to them but that's not even remotely close to cockney

Pretend accent? Tell me more about that!

 

[Siamese Dream]

Pretend accent? Tell me more about that!

Well, as an original Welshman living in the South of England, someone made a remark to me just the other day about "your pretend English accent" so I suppose that must be a thing

 

[rt]

Well, as an original Welshman living in the South of England, someone made a remark to me just the other day about "your pretend English accent" so I suppose that must be a thing

Wait? You’re from Whales and you live in England and somebody from England accused you of using a pretend English accent? Did they mean you didn’t sound Welsh “enough”?

 

[Siamese Dream]

Wait? You’re from Whales and you live in England and somebody from England accused you of using a pretend English accent? Did they mean you didn’t sound Welsh “enough”?

Something like that