F Sampo Ranta - Sioux City Musketeers, USHL (2018, 78th, COL)
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Kobe Armstrong
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Is there a reason why there's so many high profile prospects from NA and Scandinavia playing for this seemingly random developmental team in Austria? It's interesting to see, looks like it's one of the best potential routes to professional hockey for German teens.
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Redbull Salzburg has some good connections I imagine. It's where the Canucks sent Grenier and another guy in 2012 to develop for a year.
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I wonder that too but part of me feels like it's a nice way to transition to North American style of hockey. Which they can do in the CHL leagues aswell with the exception of one key thing. USHL/NCAA is normally not quite as physical. So maybe it's easier to get used to play over here without worrying about being drilled as often? I am incredibly happy for the USHL though in getting so much talent over the years.
Their facilities are incredible compared to your average junior team.
Some thoughts from Ranta himself https://medium.com/@Red_Bull_Hockey/365-days-to-turn-things-around-7930c30864d5#.a99k4qswn
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Salzburg's coach is a former player for U Maine I believe, the academy only opened 2 years ago too. It's described as state of the art, and Leon Draisaitl visited there last month.
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I think this topic deserves a bump.
Ranta has 24 points so far this season. With his qualities he could and probably should have more points, but I think he has enough intriguing assets to become pretty efficient player.
Ranta is 23rd in Central Scouting's North American skaters list and he was ranked 69th in Craig Button's latest list.
My quick take based on game from last weekend.
Sampo Ranta | FinnProspects.com
Ranta has 24 points so far this season. With his qualities he could and probably should have more points, but I think he has enough intriguing assets to become pretty efficient player.
Ranta is 23rd in Central Scouting's North American skaters list and he was ranked 69th in Craig Button's latest list.
My quick take based on game from last weekend.
Sampo Ranta | FinnProspects.com
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Such a random comparison that doesn't make any sense. Ranta is left handed powerforward with average shot for NHL level, how is that anything like Semin?
I don’t really get that comparison at all, however these guys try to put a comparison on everyone so I can excuse them sometimes
. Semin was a great shooter and had a 40 goal season, Ranta doesn’t have that good of a shot.Lol isn't that like the direct opposite of Semin then?
Completely different handed shooter, opposite strength in shooting and opposite playing style.
Picked by the Avs in the 3rd round, 78th overall.
He's a very good skater and has one of the best pure shots in the draft after the top 15 or so players. Needs to expand as a player and use his teammates better, he's pretty much a target man and a one-on-one player currently. Picture someone like Nino Niederreiter now or Michael Ferland once he puts on more weight.
He's a very good skater and has one of the best pure shots in the draft after the top 15 or so players. Needs to expand as a player and use his teammates better, he's pretty much a target man and a one-on-one player currently. Picture someone like Nino Niederreiter now or Michael Ferland once he puts on more weight.
I was not sure where to place this as I could not locate a prospect thread for Ranta on this board. Also, the thread title should have contained a question mark, this seems like far from confirmed at this point.
Not in my eyes but that doesn't mean he is incorrect in this case... However I don't see BU or any other school as an option for this fall being as late in the summer as it is, would probably go back to junior... Ranta is a 3-4 year project for Colorado anyway...
If I recall correctly, Divver is a beast insider for college hockey, especially for Hockey East.
And People also think Rachel Maddow is a reliable news source, all I said was "not in my eyes"... believe and follow who you want! With Wisconsin's admission practices considering foreign born athletes, this wouldn't surprise me in the least.
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Divver tweeted this afternoon that a "source" is saying Ranta to the Golden Gophers now. Makes some sense seeing as Connor Hurley's transfer seems to have fallen through. Although are admissions to UW and Minnesota that different?
uw has some random, strict rules in place even for athletes. Stupid honestly because we all know athletes aren't held to the same standards for admission or class at any school including Ivys. My friend that went D1 told me the ACT score he needed to play at Harvard and the average Joe wouldn't get in with that.
Like requiring a kid who's lived in the US for 2 years to take the TOEFL test.... One of the dumbest requirements considering the number of Engineering students that can't speak a word of English.
So Divver showing that he's still quite reliable in the college sphere USAH.
