Prospect Info: Round 7, Pick 196: Wyatt Kalynuk, D, Bloomington (USHL) -> Wisconsin

[GKJ]

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[Young Sandwich]

Wyatt is my son's name. Fully expecting this kid to be a stud.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Sanheim's buddy. Another Manitoba kid. 20 year old from the USHL. Not the sleeper pick I was expecting.

 

[Magua]

Double over-ager LD out of USHL going to Wisconsin. Interesting, I guess.

3rd on a weak scoring team this year. Hopefully he is a late bloomer.

 

[sobrien]

 

[Rebels57]

7th round picks are extreme long shots no matter who you pick

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

A very, very underrated movie

 

[Newest sens fan]

Wow!!!! Waste of a pick I bet this guy busts!!!!!!!!

 

[mercury]

Had to get a defenseman at some point. Nice to see a connection to another prospect. If he ever sees the NHL, huge win.

 

[sobrien]

A very, very underrated movie

my fav all-time, along with Home Alone

 

[Rebels57]

Would have preferred Bukac here but what do I know

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

not sure who this kid is. But hey they needed to draft a defenseman

 

[Tripod]

Seems odd to take an older Dman considering who we have in our pipeline already.

Would have rathered to go young.

 

[FLYguy3911]

He's 3-4 years away. If he's good he'll be ready to turn pro when the big guys figure to graduate to the NHL.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

I know nothing of this guy so I have no opinion. Solid hockey name though.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I remember him carrying the puck out of the zone quite a few times when they got boatraced by the USNTDP, but that's about it. Time to find some other video.

 

[tade]

Weird pick but whatever.

Looks like really great draft overall, even if not considering Nolan Patrick.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Believe it or not 31 points as a defenseman in the USHL puts you right outside the top 5 in D scoring.

Led USHL D is Shots on Goal (2nd in per game average).

The best players in the USHL tend to be the best players in College and the best players in College are the ones that get the Pro contracts. I would look at this pick as the team thinks he has the potential to be a pro in 3-4 years and could be worthy of an NHL contract, so rather than fight for him as a College FA, they secure his rights before he enrolls in school.

 

[jfb392]

Kalynuk was a former Western Michigan commit that kept getting pushed back and eventually opened up his commitment earlier this year, deciding to go to one of the up and coming programs in Wisconsin.
He's a bit of a slight kid at this point (always has been, he went from playing rural hockey like Sanheim to AAA and junior within two years) but can really skate and move the puck, should be a legit prospect after a three or four years at Wisconsin.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Another prospect going to a Big Ten school. He'll probably be on a lot next year on the Big Ten Network in the States.

 

[Magua]

I'm loving these Flyers prospects available for viewing on my television. Have to wait another year for Cates though, and by then a few others might be gone so I can't watch them face off.

 

[FLYguy3911]

https://twitter.com/USHL/status/841049214515851266


https://twitter.com/USHL/status/782417330030546944

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

https://twitter.com/USHL/status/841049214515851266


https://twitter.com/USHL/status/782417330030546944

S'good.

 

[Chuck Downie]

Article from a local Westman paper before prospect camp:

http://www.westmanjournal.com/sport...nal-path-was-the-right-one-for-him-1.20949630

 

[Tripod]

He is likely someone that you just forget about for 3 years and se if he is worth signing then.

Very odd pick. You would think they would go with a younger pick. But who knows.