At 26th the Sens Take Jacob Bernard Docker

[Karl Prime]

Hope he develops well. Probably won't see him in a Sens uniform before 2021-22.

 

[R2010]

June 2000 as well. For comparison Makar was a late-birthday (Oct 30, 1998). This is an interesting pick. One of the younger players. BTW ISS

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Awas hoping for Veleno (need more centre depth) but we’ll see I guess.

 

[Dino Tkachuk]

Posted on a few sites so thought I'd share here. Per ISS:

Bernard-Docker is projected as a top-pair 2-way d-man.
Size/Strength: Good
Skating: Very Good
Puck Skills: Very Good
Shot: Very Good
Offensive Play: Very Good
Defensive Play: Very Good
Physical Play: Good
Competitiveness: Very Good
Hockey Sense: Excellent

 

[Hale The Villain]

Pretty good 17YR old production compared to some of the other drafted AJHL D:

Cale Makar (4th, 2017): 54GP-10G-45-55P
Jacob Bernard Docker (26th, 2018): 49GP-20G-21A-41P
Ian Mitchell (57th, 2017): 53GP-8G-29A-37P
TJ Fast (60th, 2005): 58GP-8G-28A-36P
Dylan Olsen (28th, 2009): 53GP-1oG-19A-29P
Brandon Hickey (64th, 2014): 49GP-4G-18A-22P
Colton Parayko (86th, 2012): 42GP-3G-9A-12P

His team was the highest scoring team in the AJHL with 4.5 goals per game, but he was the 3rd highest scoring D on his team (the other guys being 20 and 19). Wonder how much PP time he got as a 17YR old on a stacked blueline.

 

[BondraTime]

I've liked him for a while, I have a friend in the Olds organisation that said he was unbelievable.

 

[Byron Bitz]

48 is good value for that trade down, good job Pierre, this might be the most important draft in our Franchises history, hopefully this kid pans out and we come away with two major building blocks. A top 4 defenceman and an all star power forward.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Kids got brains and confidence. He oozed both in the interview.

Will be curious to see how his career develops

 

[BondraTime]

Pretty good 17YR old production compared to some of the other drafted AJHL D:

Cale Makar (4th, 2017): 54GP-10G-45-55P
Jacob Bernard Docker (26th, 2018): 49GP-20G-21A-41P
Ian Mitchell (57th, 2017): 53GP-8G-29A-37P
TJ Fast (60th, 2005): 58GP-8G-28A-36P
Dylan Olsen (28th, 2009): 53GP-1oG-19A-29P
Brandon Hickey (64th, 2014): 49GP-4G-18A-22P
Colton Parayko (86th, 2012): 42GP-3G-9A-12P

His team was the highest scoring team in the AJHL with 4.5 goals per game, but he was the 3rd highest scoring D on his team (the other guys being 20 and 19). Wonder how much PP time he got as a 17YR old on a stacked blueline.

He was playing behind guys (Primarily Carson Beers) until December, then became their top guy everywhere. Was given the reins on PP (had 14 pp points, only started getting reps on 1st unit after X-mas. Had 6 pp points in playoffs), SH (scored 4 SH goals as a D) and even strength.

If you take their top 3 D regular seasons and playoffs you get:

JBD - 64gp 27g 28a 55p
Blankenberg - 72gp 22g 32a 54p
Beers - 69gp 8g 44a 52p

JBD was far and away their best player, and was named top D in the AJHL for a reason.

 

[Que]

My first reaction was "who the exploitive."

My next thought was trust the scouts. And then I saw some tape.

Holy moly. Kid has skill.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

I like this pick overall. Skilled defensemen are always fun.

 

[The Lewler]

This happens every year. People borderline arbitrarily pick (at minium group think) who should be "our guy" and then lose it when they aren't picked.. and then go "oh.. the guy the scouts picked actually seems pretty decent".

 

[dumbdick]

Yep. That shot is fantastic. Looking forward to those quick knee-down Hullian shots up in Ottawa. If he can put a tiny bit more speed on that shot it could be deadly at the NHL level. I don't see a lot of differentiation between him and Chychryn. Chychryn might have a better one timer and harder shot, but this kid looks like he has better wheels and is better at shooting while in motion. Hopefully his defense isn't a trainwreck because the offense looks Top 10 pick quality to me.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

When this guy gonna be in the wjc

 

[Jacall]

My best friends younger brother played the PP with him on the Okotoks Oilers. Say he’s a hell of a player. I have faith in this

 

[Icelevel]

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

This guy has excellent skating and hockey sense. Exactly what we should be drafting for in the first round. Oozes skill too.

 

[ItsChaboi]

What a well spoken guy

 

[Emerica]

Literally knew nothing about this kid and listening to Button and Mackenzie on NBC after the pick, I felt underwhelmed. After reading up on him and looking at some footage, I can definitely see the upside. Looking forward to watching him develop at UND for the next handful seasons.

 

[Deku]

Looks good. I wanted a PMD with our second 1st rounder. I am content with this.

 

[Sensinitis]

Awesome hockey name too.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Hmmm he has comparable stats to Cale Makar in the AJHL at the same age...

Makar had 54-10-45-55 as a 17 year old and a Bernard-Docker had 49-20-21-41 as a 17 year old.

Obviously there’s more to it than that but it’s encouraging at least.

 

[Neiler]

Awesome hockey name too.

I have a weird pet peeve with hypenated names.

 

[Tremblay31]

With Joe Veleno still on the board. I'm stunned.

same feeling here ;/ but will give the kid a chance

 

[scallionjj11]

The way Dorion talks about this kid, you would swear its his son or something.