Final 2016-17 Season Thread: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2198679
Begin offseason talk here.
Begin offseason talk here.
Who will be gone?
Who gets drafted in the upcoming NHL draft?
Strome, Entwistle and Fulcher appear to be locks.
Studenic seems to have fallen a bit. I really liked what I seen from him. A fast skater who can constantly create chances, just needs to work on his finish. Has shown to have a pretty good hockey IQ.
Gleason doesn't seem to be on a lot of peoples radar but I could see a team signing him after a good camp performance.
Staios need to take this off season serious.. Looking at all of the players in the East and West moving on next season and such so much more open league next season and lets hope Staios does stuff this right and drafts better
St Johns IceCaps have signed Niki Petti to an ATO and a one year AHL contract for 2017-2018.
Nice to see!
I think faceoffs are the big area that need to be addressed. In the playoffs the Bulldogs did not have a single player get over the 50 percent mark and even had two players in the 30 percent area. In the regular season it wasn't much better. They had three guys finish above 50 percent. Petti (who won't be on the team), Laishram (who was traded).
So going into the next season the best center faceoff wise will be Saigeon (51 pct in the regular season).
Holding onto leads were a problem all regular season and it ended up ultimately being the teams downfall when it mattered. Its fairly difficult to hold leads when you cant win a face-off and don't have possession of the puck.
McMichael played last season with the Ajax-Pickering Raiders. He had 72 points including 42 goals and 30 assists in 42 games. McMichael is 5”9 and 151 lbs and is a native of Ajax, ON.
Bulldogs President and General Manager Steve Staios says they’re pleased to welcome Connor McMichael to the Bulldogs family. “McMichael is a player we have kept a close eye on for some time” said Staios. “He has Bulldogs type character and the skill-set that fits nicely with what we’re trying to accomplish”.
3 50 Hamilton Van Loon, Liam LW 5.11 165 08/17/2001 London Knights Minor Midget AAA MHAO
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=418347
1 11 Hamilton McMichael, Connor C 5.10.25 152 01/15/2001 Ajax-Pickering Raiders Minor Midget AAA OMHA - ETA
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=424496