We're all living in America,
America is wunderbar.
We're all living in America,
Amerika, Amerika.
P.S. Proof link maybe?
Im with you with Clarke, but I still dont see it with Schmaltz.
He is a good player, but im not sure that he is on the same level of a Joshua Ho Sang or a Michael Del Colle.
Taylor. Cammarata.
2013 eligible
I think you said you werent high on Nylander, kind of curious what you saw of him that maybe you didnt like?
considering he does play practically in my back yard, and I did ask him what country he will play for, and his own words said USA, I will take that until I see otherwise.
I asked Galchenyuk the same thing 2 years back, and he said the US, I didnt really believe it, but he is holding true to that as well.
I get to see many of the Chicago Mission, CYA, and Team Illinois games as many are held within 30 minutes of my house....so talking to these kids isnt that hard.,
not sure how many times you have talked to this kid Sharkie, but I have seen him play for the Chicago Young Americans a bunch, and have even spoken to him and his family. This kid is not American, nor does he consider himself to be. He has spent the majority of his life living and playing in Russia, and his grasp of the English language is not that great to put it nicely. If he comes to this program I will be shocked. It would be great to have him, but I am not holding my breath for him to come.
Awesome talent, but this could be a USA Hockey publicity stunt imo....
I did say that.
To be honest I have not seen him play to much, so its hard to get a real read on him, but the times I did I didnt see him ahead of other comparable players like Dal Colle, Ho Sang and Hiddink. I see him in that second level with Hargrave and others.
Ill get a better read on him this year.
Conversely, its interesting to note that as of now he isnt listed on the Chicago Mission U16 roster for 2011-2012. Clarke is not either. Any word on where they will end up?
Clarke will be with Fargo in the USHL. No idea on Nylander.
I guess I'll have to wait for something more concrete than that. It'd be nice if you're right but you also said this about Galchenyuk too, which doesn't jive with your claim above:
You ended up changing your tune after his American citizenship did indeed come out but I hope you'll understand my apprehension about your Nylander claims. I'll bite though: How does he have US citizenship?
Thats a wise choice for him. From what ive seen he probably is be best American forward in the OHL drawing states.
Schmaltz just committed to UNDLike Galchenyuk from two years ago, keep an eye on either Blake Clarke or Nick Schmaltz to go #1 overall in next years OHL draft. Still a long ways away, but damn is Schmaltz exciting, and Clarke looks like the total package as well.
Schmaltz just committed to UND
means nothing.
see Adam Erne and Anthony De Angelo for why.
I know the Schmaltz family, great people and firm believers in college. That is why Jordan hasnt bolted to the OHL as of yet, mom would go ape ****.
But as I said with Nick, from the years I have talked with him, his eyes light up more talking about the OHl then NCAA. Not saying he will go to the OHl, but if he does get drafted high enough, I think he goes to the OHL. Just my opinion, we shall see.
Is Domi's kid 2013 or 2014... I just see a 1995 for the year but I dunno if he's late or early 1995.
For 2014 for sure... Look at Ekblad, DeAngelo, and Koys to be big guys in that draft.
Slovakian Patrik Koys has drawn some attention as a bit of a hockey wunderkind. He's got some big time hands and scoring ability, but is pretty small and not a particularly quick skater. He was great at protecting the puck against the wall, but that could be more difficult against more mature competition that can pin him against the wall easier. He was a nice looking player, but if I had my choice of smaller forwards at the this tournament, I would have taken Guertler over him.
I say Virtanen goes 1st overall, this kid is better than RNH (at his age) and this kid can really skate, hit and shoot, also sees the ice very well. Plays like Cam Neely, but I think somewhat better.
Oh and Jordan Thomson plays for the Provincial AAA Cougars and was youngest on the team leading them to the Finals verse the Telus Cup winning Thrashers, went 4th overall to Kamloops.
1. Jake Virtanen
2. Aaron Ekblad
3. Patrik Koys
4. Nick Richie
5. Jordan Thomson
Patrik Koyš was 3+1 in 4 games at the Ann Arbor U17 tourney.
Slovakian Patrik Koys has drawn some attention as a bit of a hockey wunderkind. He's got some big time hands and scoring ability, but is pretty small and not a particularly quick skater. He was great at protecting the puck against the wall, but that could be more difficult against more mature competition that can pin him against the wall easier. He was a nice looking player, but if I had my choice of smaller forwards at the this tournament, I would have taken Guertler over him.
Adam Erne was the strongest looking forward at the tournament. The only real question I have about him right now is that he was clearly one of the strongest, most physically developed players in the tournament, but only stands at 6'0" 195 lbs. His skating is pretty good considering he's above average sized for this level. But if he stays in the 6'0" to 6'1" range, he'll be a pretty average sized player. Something similar happened with Kevin Clare a few years ago, when he went from the best in his age group heading into his U17 year, to being a non-factor by the end of his U18 year because everyone else caught up to him physically.