Prospect Info: Jake Boltmann, D, 80th overall

[DCDM]

D out of Minnesota.

Lightning Round: Scouting Report on Jake Boltmann

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[crackdown44]

Committed to university of Minnesota for 21-22 which is terrific but where is he playing next year? USHL?

 

[Fig]

I hope this pick allows us to Cap lightning in a bottle.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Oh good. Projected in the 7th round. Ranked 113 by Central Scouting.

Yay. Great name though.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Committed to university of Minnesota for 21-22 which is terrific but where is he playing next year? USHL?

Yes, playing for Lincoln Stars for the 20-21 season.

 

[Bounces R Way]

This one shoots right and has nickname potential

2/2

 

[Dack]

OH YEAH!

 

[FLAMESFAN]

This reminds me of McDonald/Demko from 2014, with the Canucks getting the better player right behind us.

 

[Fig]

This one shoots right and has nickname potential

2/2

NCAA loop hole concerns intensifies?

 

[super6646]

Mehhhhh

 

[HighLifeMan]

I mean Jim Cummins has an established record of spotting some very good players in that region with Gaudreau, Fox, Pettersen.

Got to have faith in that.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Seems like a reach and even if he turns out I bet he takes 4 years in college and then bounces lol. I am very whelmed by this.

 

[Kahvi]

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OH YEAH!

So basically there's a chance he becomes NHL star, not bad for 3rd round pick

 

[Mobiandi]

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OH YEAH!

Anytime you can grab a guy who could be the next Dale Purinton, you gotta do it

 

[Dack]

So basically there's a chance he becomes NHL star, not bad for 3rd round pick

Chances are he doesn't turn out but there are exceptions to every rule. I would bet against this one though.

 

[Kahvi]

Chances are he doesn't turn out but there are exceptions to every rule. I would bet against this one though.

 

[Fig]

Feels like another Nodler range prospect where it was kinda like, "Huh?". But Nodler had an invite to the US hockey camp thing... so maybe there's more to it?

I don't know anything about this one, but I'll trust the scouts on this one.

 

[Kipper933]

Never seen him play but 0.5 ppg in the USHL for a D coming straight from high school isn't too bad. Usually the guys coming from high school to play in the USHL at the end of the year have a slow adjustment.

On the flip side, 0.5 ppg in high school hockey isn't too impressive, lol.

I have no idea how he plays though, was the captain of his HS team too (according to EP).

 

[Flames Fanatic]

 

[57special]

He played HS hockey for Curt Giles at Edina High School, in arguably the best hockey town in the USA. He won a State Championship with them in 2019, which is kind of a big deal around here.

He and his older brother(D1 QB, great baseball player) are uber athletic. Father used to coach the football team, and ran(runs?) the weight room. Boltmann is strong, fast, and is simply a born athlete. I have no idea how, or if he his game will translate to the NHL. He certainly is very good at the HS level. I believe that he was one of about 7-8 players nominated for the "Mr. Hockey" award for the best HS player in MN. I have seen him play quite few times in previous years. Nothing stuck out other than that he acquitted himself well playing against guys 2-3 years older than him. Simply a good two way Dman. Like most MN players, can really skate, though I'll admit that I was surprised to see him go before Kaiser, who has fantastic wheels.

 

[DFF]

Wasted pick, nobody rated him higher than a 7th rounder, most dont even mention him. Not sure why they spent such a high pick on the guy. It would be 6 yrs before we see him if at all.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Wasted pick, nobody rated him higher than a 7th rounder, most dont even mention him. Not sure why they spent such a high pick on the guy. It would be 6 yrs before we see him if at all.

Yeah there’s decent odds he would have been able to be a training camp invitee. But, the Flames obviously liked this guy enough to acquire a pick and draft him. So we will see.

But I agree, there was many other intriguing options.

 

[DFF]

Yeah there’s decent odds he would have been able to be a training camp invitee. But, the Flames obviously liked this guy enough to acquire a pick and draft him. So we will see.

But I agree, there was many other intriguing options.

It's Brad trevling's equivalent of feaster's the best player of the draft brain fart

The good thing is the pick was basically free

 

[Flamesfan62]

We have to just trust our scouts with this one.

 

[viper0220]

Flames draft pick mobbed by teammates during practice after selection