D Ryker Evans - Regina Pats, WHL (2021, 35th, SEA)

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[Hockeyfrilla]

Reach?

 

[Canadian Game]

There’s going to be a lot of players that look like a reach because of the high amount of redraft players and overall limited scouting from the past season. It’s the least predictable draft.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Seems to be a reach pretty much in all prospect reports other than Elite Prospects who rank him as #67. Thing that bothers me about the pick is his December 2001 birthday.

 

[Teemu]

 

[uncleben]

Reach?

Reach.

We all knew this draft would be hard to predict and SEA clearly sees something, but yeah, another player that almost all mocks, projections, and agencies had going much later

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Way early in the season but Evans is currently leading the team in points with 6 through 4 games.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

4 assist game today.

Leads all WHL D in points with 34 in 32 games.

 

[BKarchitect]

Sorry to necro-bump this but this kid is a gem and hugely underrated and kinda shocked he has flown so, so hard under the radar as a second-round pick. I get it, he was picked by an expansion franchise as an overage and seen as a reach at the time, but all Evans has done since then has been going from strength to strength.

Having a bang-up rookie season in the AHL (26 GP - 18 Pts, 30 PIM and +14 for the new CVF franchise) and would not be surprised to see him on the Kraken at some point this season. Everything you want in a modern defender - can skate, poised under pressure, moves the puck really well - super smart player and while not big he's got a stout, athletic build and is strong.

He's gonna be sneaky, sneaky good and the analytics guys had this pegged early. He's a top four NHL defender in the making.

 

[brakeyawself]

Sorry to necro-bump this but this kid is a gem and hugely underrated and kinda shocked he has flown so, so hard under the radar as a second-round pick. I get it, he was picked by an expansion franchise as an overage and seen as a reach at the time, but all Evans has done since then has been going from strength to strength.

Having a bang-up rookie season in the AHL (26 GP - 18 Pts, 30 PIM and +14 for the new CVF franchise) and would not be surprised to see him on the Kraken at some point this season. Everything you want in a modern defender - can skate, poised under pressure, moves the puck really well - super smart player and while not big he's got a stout, athletic build and is strong.

He's gonna be sneaky, sneaky good and the analytics guys had this pegged early. He's a top four NHL defender in the making.

I noticed, he's only 5'11 but racks up a fair amount of PIM. I haven't seen him play. Is he generally physical? Big checker? His defensive stats coming out of the draft looked as good as his offensive stats.

Think he'll be able to play a high end possession game like a lot of the offensive D's today?

But It looks like Seattle really could have gotten a steal there. And at a position they sorely need.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Leads all rookie d-men in

assists (38)
points (44)

2nd in points per game (0.62)

3rd in +/- (+19)
3rd in penalty minutes (74)
3rd in pim per game (1.05)

7th in shots on goal (120)

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Yeah, I've thought for awhile now that he's underrated and I can't figure out why.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

Seems to be following a similar career trajectory as size/skill comparable, Vince Dunn. Wasn't Dunn also drafted a year late?

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

If his number isn't #1, we riot

 

[shotvalley]

Seems to be following a similar career trajectory as size/skill comparable, Vince Dunn. Wasn't Dunn also drafted a year late?

No.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Already 51 points this season (44+7)
- his 7 play-offs points ranks him 2nd in the play-offs

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Just 4 points shy of 60 points. (44+12)

Crazy how little this thread has gotten posts.
- dude is a 21 year old first year rookie d-man,
playing his first pro season

 

[Artorius Horus T]

14 points in the play-offs so far.

i wonder what's the (first year) rookie record in the AHL
defenseman or skater generally.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

14 points in the play-offs so far.

i wonder what's the (first year) rookie record in the AHL
defenseman or skater generally.

15 now. Kid has been performing at every level since he got drafted. Lets hope it can translate into the NHL.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Not sure about about Ryker Evans,haven't seen a lot of him but I'm not sure where he slots in with the Kraken? Will he take Soucy spot when and if Carson makes himself too expensive to sign?Is another year in the AHL better for Evans?Is Ryker too soft to play in the NHL or not rugged enough? Seems a lot teams are trying to develop Offense from the back-end and having a puck rushing D-man is great,having 2 or more obvoiusly are better. Is Evans that puck rushing D-man the team is trying to develop? Guess we'll have to wait and see! For now we sit and watch how the Coachella FireBirds are coming along and are a couple of wins from a berth in the AHL Calder Cup Finals Championship! You could say the Birds are Fired up

 

[Artorius Horus T]

aaand Coachella Firebirds to the Calder Cup Finals!

60th point for Ryker already this season... with almost 100 penalty minutes, who is +22
he is 21, first year pro rookie

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Another 3 points for Ryker. In game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Led rookie defensemen in assists, points, points per game, penalty in minutes, in the regular season
Leads all rookies in assists, points, points per game, +/-, penalty minutes... in the play-offs
Is 3rd in AHL play-offs points
All-Star selection.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Wouldn't surprise me if he'd hit 70 point mark.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

2 more points; 1+1 (about 9 minutes left in 3rd)