G Nolan Maier - Saskatoon Blades, WHL (2019 Draft)

[Stive Morgan]

Another 16-year-old stud from the WHL. 10 wins in a row, .916 sv% and 2.50 GAA average in that span. He's backstopped a pretty mediocre Saskatoon team to a wild card spot. Nice crop of goalie prospects from the WHL for 2019 with Wolf, Maier, Bilous, and Gauthier. Can't wait to watch his development.

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[landy92mack29]

I fell in love with his game in his draft year with Yorkton and he's been nothing but impressive of late carrying the Blades into a playoff spot. Think he'll be a high end prospect for next years draft

 

[landy92mack29]

Was ridiculous tonight vs the Pats. Stood on his head and made numerous unreal stops that no goalie should make. Ended up with the 1st star after saving 45 of 48. Goalies are voodoo and it's over a year away but he looks like the best goalie for next years draft from the CHL

 

[landy92mack29]

Off to a great start to the year with a .906% with a weakish blue line in front of him

Also found this for those who don't have WHL.live

Nolan Maier vs Spokane | Oct 19 2018 - ProspectShifts.com

 

[Dread Clawz]

Between him, Wolf, and Spencer Knight, already looks like a strong goalie crop for 2019.

 

[Dominance]

Between him, Wolf, and Spencer Knight, already looks like a strong goalie crop for 2019.

Taylor Gauthier is in that mix, too. Might take him over Wolf.

And that’s not even counting the Euros, of which there are always a couple risers.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Taylor Gauthier is in that mix, too. Might take him over Wolf.

And that’s not even counting the Euros, of which there are always a couple risers.

Seconded on Gauthier, and I'm also gonna add Trent Miner and Mads Søgaard.

This draft is HUGE for the WHL.

 

[landy92mack29]

Yeah this WHL class is unreal in both top end talent(should be double digit 1st rounders) and depth.

For the goalies Maier is my top choice with Wolf, Gauthier, Miner and Sogaard not far behind. All should be 2nd or 3rd rounder picks.

 

[Tryamkin]

Yeah this WHL class is unreal in both top end talent(should be double digit 1st rounders) and depth.

For the goalies Maier is my top choice with Wolf, Gauthier, Miner and Sogaard not far behind. All should be 2nd or 3rd rounder picks.

I’d be interested to see the 10+ players you have in the 1st round from the WHL.
For me, Dach, Cozens, Krebs, Robertson and Byram are the only ones I have in there for sure.

 

[landy92mack29]

I’d be interested to see the 10+ players you have in the 1st round from the WHL.
For me, Dach, Cozens, Krebs, Robertson and Byram are the only ones I have in there for sure.

Dach, Byram, Krebs, Cozens, Korczak, Robertson, Zaitsev, Lee, Hamaliuk, Foote, Mutala and maybe Thomson,Williams.

 

[Dominance]

I’d be interested to see the 10+ players you have in the 1st round from the WHL.
For me, Dach, Cozens, Krebs, Robertson and Byram are the only ones I have in there for sure.

Off the top of my head: Dach, Cozens, Byram are top-5 threats. Krebs, Robertson, Hamaliuk are top-15 threats. There’s a very good case for Foote, Korczak, Mutala being in the first round right now. That’s 9. Williams, Toporowski, Barlage are all making noise. Brett Leason is a double over-ager who has been dominating and been rated in the second round by multiple scouting services, although there’s no way he gets into the first round. I’m definitely forgetting some guys.

And if you put Newhook in that group by virtue of “being out west”, it’s 7 definite first round talents, and 10 for which extremelely viable cases may be made.

 

[Tryamkin]

Dach, Byram, Krebs, Cozens, Korczak, Robertson, Zaitsev, Lee, Hamaliuk, Foote, Mutala and maybe Thomson,Williams.

I wouldn’t go that far to say most of those are first rounders, maybe Hamaliuk and Thompson, or Foote (not a fan)

 

[Tryamkin]

Off the top of my head: Dach, Cozens, Byram are top-5 threats. Krebs, Robertson, Hamaliuk are top-15 threats. There’s a very good case for Foote, Korczak, Mutala being in the first round right now. That’s 9. Williams, Toporowski, Barlage are all making noise. Brett Leason is a double over-ager who has been dominating and been rated in the second round by multiple scouting services, although there’s no way he gets into the first round. I’m definitely forgetting some guys.

And if you put Newhook in that group by virtue of “being out west”, it’s 7 definite first round talents, and 10 for which extremelely viable cases may be made.

For me Hamaliuk is the only one that I didn’t list that I could see in the first round. I don’t really see Foote, Korczak or Mutala as 1sts. I think as the year goes on and people start to watch Europeans, they move them up lists.

 

[Dominance]

Dach, Byram, Krebs, Cozens, Korczak, Robertson, Zaitsev, Lee, Hamaliuk, Foote, Mutala and maybe Thomson,Williams.

Can’t believe I forgot Lee. Great player.

 

[Dominance]

For me Hamaliuk is the only one that I didn’t list that I could see in the first round. I don’t really see Foote, Korczak or Mutala as 1sts. I think as the year goes on and people start to watch Europeans, they move them up lists.

They’re all really good and performing well, but as you said, there’s a lot of talent in the draft. I would bet that at least one of that group (with Williams added to it) will enter the first round by June, though.

 

[echlfreak]

Yeah this WHL class is unreal in both top end talent(should be double digit 1st rounders) and depth.

For the goalies Maier is my top choice with Wolf, Gauthier, Miner and Sogaard not far behind. All should be 2nd or 3rd rounder picks.

Size will be a problem for Maier and Wolf

 

[13 others]

How can people get excited for a 16 year old small goalie? Goalies don't get drafted in the 1st round anymore for a reason.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Taylor Gauthier is in that mix, too. Might take him over Wolf.

And that’s not even counting the Euros, of which there are always a couple risers.

Cameron Rowe is another good prospect.

 

[Dominance]

Cameron Rowe is another good prospect.

That’s the USNTDP goaltender, right?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

That’s the USNTDP goaltender, right?

Yes, Knight's back up. Its similar to Oettinger-Woll from a couple of years ago. Potential first round goalie takes all the headlines, then another very talented goalie who won't get the headlines, but has a good chance to get drafted in rounds 2-4.

 

[Dominance]

Yes, Knight's back up. Its similar to Oettinger-Woll from a couple of years ago. Potential first round goalie takes all the headlines, then another very talented goalie who won't get the headlines, but has a good chance to get drafted in rounds 2-4.

What’re his strengths? I see on EP that he’s of pretty average, maybe slightly under average goaltender height.

His stats also don’t look great at first, but hell, neither does Maier’s ~.906 SP, and I consider him a fantastic goalie prospect. Goalies are generally so unpredictable, it’s probably not hugely improbable that someday he could be as good or better than any of the guys commonly ranked ahead of him, including his teammate!

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

What’re his strengths? I see on EP that he’s of pretty average, maybe slightly under average goaltender height.

His stats also don’t look great at first, but hell, neither does Maier’s ~.906 SP, and I consider him a fantastic goalie prospect. Goalies are generally so unpredictable, it’s probably not hugely improbable that someday he could be as good or better than any of the guys commonly ranked ahead of him, including his teammate!

Strength is probably his athleticism, but he’s very well rounded. I don’t see many weaknesses, although I’m not a goalie expert. Those stats don’t reflect his play from the games I saw. He’s looked solid just about every game I’ve seen, including a very good display at the AAPG earlier this season.

 

[asa]

Maier having a huge playoff so far. Going to need to steal a game against the Raiders.

 

[CalderSchmalder]

 

[MS]

The crazy thing is that he lost 30-35 starts and 20-25 wins because of the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season.

If there had been a full season last year, he would be finishing his career 20% ahead of the 2nd place guys.