Here is what I have gathered.
- Hyra has, apparently, an uncoachable, poor attitude. Hyra denied this in the story on Apples Hockey.
- Hyra has not progressed along with his peers (but is said to have performed well in showcases against them recently).
- His decision to play in a Division B Winnipeg High School league led to a lack of exposure and competition in an important draft year.
Here's the thing: It's almost certain that he's going to get invited to a WHL camp come August. Going undrafted is really not a big deal. If he's good, he's going to show it, and some team will give him an opportunity.
True, he will for sure get some WHL invites for camps.
I do, however, believe that it is harder to crack a WHL protected spot as an invitee though. I mean, these are kids that were NOT picked at the draft and will have to be almost BETTER at the camp than the kids that were drafted , which is hard in short period of time. Also, scouts dont like to be wrong and will favor the kids that they picked even if the invited kids are looking as good or better.
If he had a bit of attitude, I find it strange that would stop a WHL team from picking him as there are some kids that I know of with not-so-savory personalities that got drafted anyway. As far as size goes, this draft didn't seem to care about size too much as a lot of big skilled players were not picked and some very small players were.