Prospect Info: 2018-2019 In The System: Springfield Thunderbirds, CHL, NCAA, Europe, etc.

[letsgrowcactus]

Love the second goal. Love all of it. Gimme moar.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Howdy ho from the Nucks board.

Went to see Oulun Kärpät play against Lukko on the 29th, mainly to see Heponiemi play.

You guys have an awesome prospect in your system in him. Heponiemi with the puck in the offensive zone was dangerous all night. 2 assists and could have had 1 or 2 more. His passing was easily the most noticeable thing on the ice all game.

What surprised me was his tenacity on the fore-check. They didn't use him as the 1st man in, but he seemed to do a great job of identifying when to join in and retrieve the puck for Kärpät.

Needs to improve his physicals; speed, strength, explosiveness. And probably is a bit too pass-first in his play right now, passing up on great shooting opportunities to make thread-the-needle passes (albeit those passes seem to hit home 9/10 times).

But what do I know...

 

[letsgrowcactus]

Howdy ho from the Nucks board.

Went to see Oulun Kärpät play against Lukko on the 29th, mainly to see Heponiemi play.

You guys have an awesome prospect in your system in him. Heponiemi with the puck in the offensive zone was dangerous all night. 2 assists and could have had 1 or 2 more. His passing was easily the most noticeable thing on the ice all game.

What surprised me was his tenacity on the fore-check. They didn't use him as the 1st man in, but he seemed to do a great job of identifying when to join in and retrieve the puck for Kärpät.

Needs to improve his physicals; speed, strength, explosiveness. And probably is a bit too pass-first in his play right now, passing up on great shooting opportunities to make thread-the-needle passes (albeit those passes seem to hit home 9/10 times).

But what do I know...

Sounds pretty much like what I've seen from him in the Champion hockey league's games...

 

[CHGoalie27]

Howdy ho from the Nucks board.

Went to see Oulun Kärpät play against Lukko on the 29th, mainly to see Heponiemi play.

You guys have an awesome prospect in your system in him. Heponiemi with the puck in the offensive zone was dangerous all night. 2 assists and could have had 1 or 2 more. His passing was easily the most noticeable thing on the ice all game.

What surprised me was his tenacity on the fore-check. They didn't use him as the 1st man in, but he seemed to do a great job of identifying when to join in and retrieve the puck for Kärpät.

Needs to improve his physicals; speed, strength, explosiveness. And probably is a bit too pass-first in his play right now, passing up on great shooting opportunities to make thread-the-needle passes (albeit those passes seem to hit home 9/10 times).

But what do I know...

Thank you for this!!

 

[Ghoste]

-ghoste

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Really liking Noel so far, I think he said he worked a lot on his skating over the summer, and it shows.

 

[GermanPanther]

Nice Ang scored his first in a Practice Game, that doesnt took long. And Noel puts up Numbers, but everyone looks like 2 heads smaller in this League to him.
When they gte more focused on Noeal, the real Game begins.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Will Borg be playing on the top line?

 

[Lundell4Prez]

What does Springfield's lineup look like now?

 

[scoob8888]

What does Springfield's lineup look like now?

Not sure. I'm told the Panthers still have 28 players on their roster at this time.

 

[GermanPanther]

Not sure. I'm told the Panthers still have 28 players on their roster at this time.

Only from the Panthers Prospect Pool.
F: Borgstrom, Ang, Lamminko, Hunt, Repo, Greco, Bajkov and Jayce
D: McCoshen, Stillman, Brown, Downing, Bystrom, Schemtisch
G: Monty, Hutchinson

in Addition this you have some expierenced Players and Veteran

 

[scoob8888]

Only from the Panthers Prospect Pool.
F: Borgstrom, Ang, Lamminko, Hunt, Repo, Greco, Bajkov and Jayce
D: McCoshen, Stillman, Brown, Downing, Bystrom, Schemtisch
G: Monty, Hutchinson

in Addition this you have some expierenced Players and Veteran

Thanks for the info. Media coverage of the team is a bit sparse these days up here unfortunately.

 

[GermanPanther]

Thanks for the info. Media coverage of the team is a bit sparse these days up here unfortunately.

I only look, one or twice a week on the AHL or Springfield Page. The most important Stuff gets Posted over Twitter feeds, when it goes around actual stuff.
You could say, to stay always on time, you must follow everything over Twitter or wait and hope for News.

 

[JP Mick]

Thanks for the info. Media coverage of the team is a bit sparse these days up here unfortunately.

Is there a sports writer in Springfield that covers the team?

 

[scoob8888]

Is there a sports writer in Springfield that covers the team?

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No. The coverage is done basically by masslive.com. For home games there is usually a short write up on their site although at times they just post what's written on the TBirds website. The road games are not covered except for what"s on the team site.

 

[CHGoalie27]

Is there a sports writer in Springfield that covers the team?

Who needs a sportswriter when they have a stats taker?

 

[OHLFan90]

Owen Tippett is off to a hot start back in Mississauga.

Darius who does videos called SFR (Steelhead Fan Reaction)

Is a huge tippett fan and if you;d like to stay up to date, here is a video!
SFR3 Week 2 – Owen Tippett Hat-Trick Return! Jacob Ingham Is Back!

 

[bluegod29]

The AHL transaction page says Henrik Haapala has been added to Springfield. Is this accurate or a typo?

 

[PBPantherfan]

Tippett suspended.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

Ain't looking like the Vegas from last year, boys and girls

 

[sashalaine]

The AHL transaction page says Henrik Haapala has been added to Springfield. Is this accurate or a typo?

He will play this season in HC Lugano of the Swiss League:
Henrik Haapala da settimana prossima a Lugano – HC Lugano

 

[GermanPanther]

He will play this season in HC Lugano of the Swiss League:
Henrik Haapala da settimana prossima a Lugano – HC Lugano

Not the baddest Team to end with, europe famous Lugano.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

He will play this season in HC Lugano of the Swiss League:
Henrik Haapala da settimana prossima a Lugano – HC Lugano

Good to know, but I wonder why we heard nothing from the Panthers about him... have we given up on him?

 

[sashalaine]

Good to know, but I wonder why we heard nothing from the Panthers about him... have we given up on him?

I think we haven't heard anything simply because no-one has asked. Finnish media asked Tallon almost a month ago, and he replied that Haapala will play this season in Europe and that he's still recovering from some kind of injury.

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

Uhh is Borg scratched?