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His body didn’t allow him to do what his mind and his skill wanted to do,” said Red Wings director of player development Shawn Horcoff of Kivenmaki’s start to the season. “To his credit, he started working out, and I think just playing in general, playing up there, playing in the league got him a little faster, got him stronger. In the second half he really got confidence and finished great. I saw him with about five or six games left in the regular season, he got two points that night. … He knows what he needs to do. We’ve had a good talk with him, we’ve structured what his offseason’s gonna look like, and he’s gonna go to work. I think he’s a guy that hopefully gets off to a good start next year and we see him in the world juniors.”
“We’re pretty excited about him,” added assistant GM Ryan Martin.
I remain incredibly thrilled with our 2018 draft.
The only disappointment has been Berggren, but that is due to injury. He was electric in last years training camp. Hopefully that injury doesn't derail his career.
Zadina, Veleno, McIsaac, Berggren, Kivenmaki
Such an awesome draft
Veleno's team just got eliminated and McIsaac's team moves on. If the Griffins win tonight, we could possibly be seeing Veleno next round in the playoffs for the AHL
Yeah, I mean't that if he's healthy enough of courseI am not sure he is healthy at this point. I wouldn't count on him being assigned to GR if he isn't 100%...
I am not sure he is healthy at this point. I wouldn't count on him being assigned to GR if he isn't 100%...
I think theyve assigned prospects who werent quit 100 percent just to get the experience of being around a pro team. I feel like they did this with the last calder cup team
Super impressive series by McIsaac, was a rock playing huge minutes against the Volts top line.
Is McIsaac eligible to play in the AHL next year as well? Just like Veleno, it doesn't sound like he needs another year of junior and would be better off turning pro. Even if he doesn't make the Redwings, a year in the AHL would I think be the best avenue for him to develop.
Is McIsaac eligible to play in the AHL next year as well? Just like Veleno, it doesn't sound like he needs another year of junior and would be better off turning pro. Even if he doesn't make the Redwings, a year in the AHL would I think be the best avenue for him to develop.
Won’t kill Jared to go back to Halifax for another year...possibly be Captain...play WJC...and if his team decides to trade him..so be it
Could be a different story next seasonThey are a top team, why would they trade him, that only makes sense if he was playing for a cellar dweller?
Lassi Thomson just picked going back to Finland after Canadian Juniors. He signed back to Ilves Tampere.
Guy isn't even drafted yet (going proably 30-45 overall), but tells about how bad has Canadian Juniors become as developmental league.
Smart guys with other options will want higher competition already at 18-year old. Playing in men's league will develop more. 19/20 year old seasons in a kid league are more and more turning to be stagnated development.
No wonder Holland is pushing a new NHL-CHL deal to change the age limit down by 1 year.
Maybe CHL should change their age limits from 16-20 --> 15-19.
Hockey players are developing faster and younger than ever, so maybe these stone-aged rules should be changed.
Provided that he gets sufficient ice time, it is without question the right move for Thomson and almost all Euro prospects post draft. You don't need to change the junior age limits, you just need to carve out some exceptions that allow a small number of D+1 players into the AHL.