Prospect Info: Hurricanes select G Jacob Kucharski #197

[dogbazinho]

Could have been Hoglander or Robertson.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Could have been Hoglander or Robertson.

I think you are thinking of Kochetkov.

Kuch was a 7th rounder.

 

[dogbazinho]

Yeah sorry I thought someone brought up regret for drafting Koch. I'm multitasking which means I do nothing well.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

I will say, I really want both Kucharski and Kochetkov to pan out.


Being able to yell 'Kuch' and 'Koch' at the top of my lungs at a game will provide me endless enjoyment.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

i caught the third period, and while i am in no way someone that can even pretend to scout players i will say he looked calm to me even though his team was cleary outmatched. the one goal he gave up was with under 2 minutes left in a game that was clearly over. and to be honest, at that point his teammates were skating like it was over. he was very much hung out to dry on the goal.

one thing i learned that i didn't know - he's a redshirt freshman. i don't know if that impacts when we lose his rights - probably not - but he has plenty of time for the goalie voodoo to kick in. and he is is freaking huge. (not in a scott darling, horizontal way)

He's a redshirt freshman at 21 years old. Kid's had a long road.

 

[Mike1167]

Kooch allowed five goals against #11 Providence, but he's not down. He's looking to bounce back next game.

Dodero opens scoring, but No. 11 Providence skates away with win - American International College Athletics

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Kooch allowed five goals against #11 Providence, but he's not down. He's looking to bounce back next game.

Dodero opens scoring, but No. 11 Providence skates away with win - American International College Athletics

Hey to Kooch! Keep fighting!

 

[Mike1167]

Kooch is #53...

Top 100 Players to Watch in the NCAA

 

[Mike1167]

I never really understood the pick. He hasn’t really had much success going back to his time in the nahl and ushl and hardly seems to play.

Elite prospects has him appearing in just 101 games since the start of the 15-16 season.

I'm not making any excuses, but he's had to deal with a lot of political garbage on the teams he's played for the past few years. I know, I'm his uncle.

 

[Mike1167]

i caught the third period, and while i am in no way someone that can even pretend to scout players i will say he looked calm to me even though his team was cleary outmatched. the one goal he gave up was with under 2 minutes left in a game that was clearly over. and to be honest, at that point his teammates were skating like it was over. he was very much hung out to dry on the goal.

one thing i learned that i didn't know - he's a redshirt freshman. i don't know if that impacts when we lose his rights - probably not - but he has plenty of time for the goalie voodoo to kick in. and he is is freaking huge. (not in a scott darling, horizontal way)

He's a very calm, grounded kid.

His parents raised him well...

...and he's dedicated as hell.

 

[I3LI3]

headed to the omaha/north dakota game this weekend, hoping to see him play. surprised there hasn’t been a post about him in over a year. dude’s been forgotten about lol. playing well this season so far, has given up just 9 goals in 5 games he has appeared in. impressive.

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

headed to the omaha/north dakota game this weekend, hoping to see him play. surprised there hasn’t been a post about him in over a year. dude’s been forgotten about lol. playing well this season so far, has given up just 9 goals in 5 games he has appeared in. impressive.

It would be fun if he turns into a player because then our pipeline is just Kooch and Kooch.

 

[HisIceness]

The adventures of Kooch and Kooch, the puck stops here.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

Odd that he appears to be splitting games despite his competition putting up very inferior stats. Perhaps they’re playing a lot of back to backs, though.

 

[Stickpucker]

headed to the omaha/north dakota game this weekend, hoping to see him play. surprised there hasn’t been a post about him in over a year. dude’s been forgotten about lol. playing well this season so far, has given up just 9 goals in 5 games he has appeared in. impressive.

One of the few things that will inspire a dood to drive that far. Koochie.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

I'm still team Kooch here. Goalies are voodoo, and you never know.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I'm still team Kooch here. Goalies are voodoo, and you never know.

I wonder what school he’ll play for next year

 

[Bub]

I hope both Kooches make the big squad one day, and someone plays this song every night:

 

[Mike1167]

Just a quick update:

It looks like Kooch will be starting for Chicago on Saturday. He's on an ATO for now.

 

[HisIceness]

Just a quick update:

It looks like Kooch will be starting for Chicago on Saturday. He's on an ATO for now.

May the force allow him to stop all the pucks.

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

May it go better than LaFontaine’s time in Chicago.

 

[HisIceness]

May it go better than LaFontaine’s time in Chicago.

We won't have to deal with whiny U of Minnesota fans so we're good there.

"Whadda mean a 24 year old NCAA player signed a pro contract? Shame on professional sports team for stealing our player who plays for free!"

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

We won't have to deal with whiny U of Minnesota fans so we're good there.

"Whadda mean a 24 year old NCAA player signed a pro contract? Shame on professional sports team for stealing our player who plays for free!"

college kids havent played for free in quite some time

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

 

[Navin R Slavin]

LET'S GO SON

This is your chance, kid. Show up and show *out*.