RD David Spacek - Sherbrooke Phoenix, QMJHL (2022, 153rd, MIN)

[wetcoast]

Didn't see a thread for this guy (George Leafer must have missed him eh?)

Son of Jaroslav Spacek and off to a good start in the Q with Sherbrooke

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He is off to a good start

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[montreal]

he's been solid from what i've seen so far.

 

[czech]

4 assists in the last 2 games.
Best overager in the draft22 (on a par with Ivantsov)?

 

[cheesymc]

His dad was pretty underrated, if he is as good he could be a solid top 4 dman.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Thread tittle should be changed to 2021 undrafted instead of 2022 draft. It’s confusing otherwise.

 

[Czechboy]

Thread tittle should be changed to 2021 undrafted instead of 2022 draft. It’s confusing otherwise.

Was he eligible last year?

 

[Czechboy]

20 pts in 19 games... Not bad. Hope he makes world Junior team as that team has some very nice D on it.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Was he eligible last year?

Yes, he was.

 

[Czechboy]

Yes, he was.

I'll temper my excitement then.

 

[wetcoast]

Thread tittle should be changed to 2021 undrafted instead of 2022 draft. It’s confusing otherwise.

Fair enough I missed that but I honestly have no idea on how to change the thread title and he is still a guy who looks like he will be drafted this year as he was missed in the Covid year.

 

[tsujimoto74]

I'll temper my excitement then.

Eh, last year's draft is sure to have lots of outliers in it considering the disjointed/partial/nonexistent D-0 seasons the players had

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Fair enough I missed that but I honestly have no idea on how to change the thread title and he is still a guy who looks like he will be drafted this year as he was missed in the Covid year.

Thread tools at the top of the thread, and then edit title.

 

[Wooren]

Spacek was hardly average whenever I have seen him at the U17/U18 international level, don't think he is any "Covid casuality" when it comes to him going undrafted. Would be good to get an opinion on him from some Sherbrooke fans, to me it just seems like a player making the most off a great situation, playing on a stacked line. But still a pleasant surprise, looking forward to see if he can make the WJC team.

 

[03HockeyFan]

I'll temper my excitement then.

Do you have the same perspective on Tucker Robertson? Undrafted in 2021 and leading the OHL in point stats.

 

[Czechboy]

Do you have the same perspective on Tucker Robertson? Undrafted in 2021 and leading the OHL in point stats.

Never heard of him.. he is tearing it up!

I didn't realize Spacek was looked over. He's doing very well but I can't see him going higher than the 4th round at this point and he might just get a PTO or something and no be drafted at all. Kind of like Kubicek. Hope I'm wrong of course... Czechs need NHL D desperately and hope he goes in round 1 but am skeptical.

 

[SenzZen]

His Mom was amazing in Coal Miner's Daughter.

 

[GretzkytoLemieux]

His Mom was amazing in Coal Miner's Daughter.

Great avatar

 

[Siludin]

Is his skating above-average?
How is his shot?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Safe to say he won't go undrafted this time around because of how good of the season he had in the QMJHL.

 

[Czechboy]

Safe to say he won't go undrafted this time around because of how good of the season he had in the QMJHL.

I'm still thinking 4th round or so. You?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I'm still thinking 4th round or so. You?

Could go as high as the third in my opinion. RHD with size are a valuable commodity

 

[Czechboy]

Could go as high as the third in my opinion. RHD with size are a valuable commodity

From a Czech perspective, that would be 5 guys in top 100. Dream come true. Jiricek, Kulich, Hamara, Sapo and then Spacek as a nice bonus. Let's see how it plays out and hope you're right.

 

[ponder]

Is his skating above-average?
How is his shot?

His skating is average, arguably even below average. But his shot is excellent, his hockey IQ is solid both offensively and defensively, and he’s pretty strong for his size, wins physical battles well.

I definitely think he’ll get drafted, I’ll guess 3rd-4th round.

 

[ponder]

Could go as high as the third in my opinion. RHD with size are a valuable commodity

I would call him an “RHD with size”. The average NHL dman is ~6’ 1.75”, and ~205 lbs (NHL Forwards vs. Defensemen Height & Weight, 1917-18 to 2014-15). Spacek is currently 6’ and 180 lbs. He’s got good strength for his size, but he’ll be below average size wise at the NHL level.

 

[MS]

There are a lot of 2002s and 2003s who have fallen through the COVID cracks and had breakout seasons in the CHL that most of the scouting sites are sleeping on.