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LD Max Gildon - USNTDP, USHL (2017 Draft)

hoc123

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A little early to make a thread about this guy but is looking like the top defense man going into the draft so far. Already 6"2 does anyone have info on him.
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AmericanDream

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he is up to 6'4 now according to what I just saw, and over 180lbs...kid is going to be a special special player. just a massive wingspan, complete control of the game, and his speed and vision are lights out for a player this raw and of this size. I have been very impressed with Max the past 2 seasons, but if he does go to the USNDP, they will land yet another superstar defenseman. He has the chance to be a top 5 pick that's how good he can be.
 
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Rekus

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Wait a second. The kid has not played a single game of junior hockey. Yes, he is big but the hockey in Texas was probably not the highest caliber.

Playing for NTDP will certainly bring up his game and he will play with and against better players than he has in Texas.

I would not be saying this if had been coming from Minnesota or Michigan. But he needs to prove himself in juniors.
 

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Rekus said:
Wait a second. The kid has not played a single game of junior hockey. Yes, he is big but the hockey in Texas was probably not the highest caliber.

Playing for NTDP will certainly bring up his game and he will play with and against better players than he has in Texas.

I would not be saying this if had been coming from Minnesota or Michigan. But he needs to prove himself in juniors.
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Why don't you go look up the locations of the teams in the T1EHL
 
NTDP

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Rekus said:
Wait a second. The kid has not played a single game of junior hockey. Yes, he is big but the hockey in Texas was probably not the highest caliber.

Playing for NTDP will certainly bring up his game and he will play with and against better players than he has in Texas.

I would not be saying this if had been coming from Minnesota or Michigan. But he needs to prove himself in juniors.
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You do realize he doesn't play many games against teams in Texas. The team he is on plays the whole season against some of the top Midget AAA teams across the entire country.
 
scoutman1

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this kid is going to be a household name for sure, I have seen a lot of players play young and develop and this kid is a step ahead of most i have seen...IMO better than Seth Jones at the same age.
 
tealhockey

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JFA87-66-99 said:
How does Max Gildon compare to top 2000 born defenseman Body Wilde?
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Bode Wilde and Max Gildon are fairly similar, I think Max being a year older is a bit more built right now; Bode has a little bit better of a shot selection, great skating ability like Max but potentially even more room for growth than Max there. Max played U16 as a bantam where Bode played bantam so Max's game adjusted to a higher level very fast, whereas Bode was able to do a ton of things at the bantam level as necessary. They are both 'best-in-age-group' quality players for their position in my opinion.

Rekus said:
Wait a second. The kid has not played a single game of junior hockey. Yes, he is big but the hockey in Texas was probably not the highest caliber.

Playing for NTDP will certainly bring up his game and he will play with and against better players than he has in Texas.

I would not be saying this if had been coming from Minnesota or Michigan. But he needs to prove himself in juniors.
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If you're playing T1EHL, it's not really 'hockey in Texas', it's hockey all over the country, and he played it as a bantam (14/15), many times against as good 16-and-17 year old players as you will find in any league nationally. Seth Jones came up with the Dallas Stars program playing up as well prior to NTDP.
 

wings5

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He used to be talked about as a potential top 5 pick but this season haven't heard much about him at all.
 
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CorySchneids said:
Like Jake Gardiner :sarcasm:
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Is Gardiner really that bad? Seems okay to me, although didn't live up to the hype.

Wisconsin has produced some crazy good defenseman though. They know what they are doing with recruiting and development, so thats a bonus when evaluating Gildon.
 
Daximus

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His scoring is a bit worrisome at that level though hard to see how much ice time he's getting.
 
Skinnyjimmy08

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Sounds like he is no longer committed to wisconsin. CHL bound?
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hmmm interesting. I believe his junior rights are held by Vancouver Giants but id be shocked if he decided to go there seeing that the Giants are a lower team in the WHL this year

also, where did you hear this? I cant seem to find any info
 

Bonin21

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People saw it on the NTDP website and now it's confirmed on twitter.
 
Skinnyjimmy08

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Im curious what will happen now. He was going to be an extremely high pick in WHL draft a few years ago but teams were scared to take him high due to him wanting NCAA.
Vancouver Giants decided to take a chance in the 3rd round with him... maybe it pays off now
 
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