Oh wow i didn't realize you could play NCAA while being only 16? He is a December birthday so it would only be a short while but i didn't think that could be an option.
Not sure anyone has done it, pretty confident we've never had a 16 year old since the turn of the century. Odds seem to be on him using this as a bridge year for the OHL, especially considering he won't even be eligible for the draft until 2023 (which would mean he'd be a college sophomore at that point). Maybe two years in the USHL (until 2022) and then draft year in college would be best path
Dominance if you don’t mind me asking who is the 2021 player? Owen Power? That’s the only name I can think of atm. Haven’t paid attention to 2021 since like November. Has he developed well in the 2nd half?
Indeed. Power is up there with Clarke and Raty for many people. He’s got Hedman written all over him and his size and skating will only continue to improve.
Indeed. Power is up there with Clarke and Raty for many people. He’s got Hedman written all over him and his size and skating will only continue to improve.
Also, teams might like him for the marketability. You can do a lot more with “Power” than “Raty” or “Clarke”
Wasn't Aidan Hreschuk a lock by some self proclaimed expert who seems to have disappeared?
The funny thing about that guy is Aidan Hreschuk is a really nice player, I don't think a high pick is out of the question at all. But when you go all out there like that so aggressively it gets hard to take you seriously. Like you said, every rung up the ladder is a big shift. Anyone who follows prospects for a while has seen so many guys who are legitimately really good at a certain age become 'very good' or just pretty good etc as they go up those rungs.
I mean it is doable, but not likely. The first person that comes to mind is Amobi Okoye who was able to play D1 football at Louisville as a 16-year-old. Assuming Fantili has had the typical education path of a kid in Ontario, he would be going into Grade 11 next year (kids tend to work on the Jan 1st to December 31st calendar for schooling here, despite being born 11 months apart he should be in the same grade as Shane Wright). So, assuming he's on schedule, it would require skipping two years. Which makes it seem like his goal would be for 2021/22. Although, who knows the exact scenario. He might have the grades to skip (if you were motivated and preplanned, it wouldn't be too hard to accelerate credit-wise, potentially going back to Ontario and doing online courses for his last 6 or so credits), and he probably only needs to sign his name on the paper to get the ACT or SAT scores to play at NoDak. I do think he might have trouble qualifying for some of the more elite Academic schools if he is fast-tracking to that extent.
he was trying to accelerate so as to be a senior this year at KUA, graduate with his brother. Obviously that's not happening now but maybe he has done the necessary steps to be a senior already
Futures draft is for like 15 year olds, you can tender a player by using one of your top picks in that draft and sign them directly. So you sacrifice a pick but you promise the player that they will be rostered in at least 50% of the games that season. There's another draft that isn't limited to younger players as well.
