RW Mitch Holmberg - Spokane Chiefs, WHL (2011 undrafted)

[dan1el]

This kid is playing for Spokane in the WHL, he has 37 points in 15 games. He was born in 1993. Why wasn't he drafted? Sorry if there's a legit reason and I'm asking a dumb question.

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[n00bxQb]

This kid is playing for Spokane in the WHL, he has 37 points in 15 games. He was born in 1993. Why wasn't he drafted? Sorry if there's a legit reason and I'm asking a dumb question.

Size and strength are the predominant factors as far as I'm aware. I've only see him play once, at the Subway Super Series in Victoria last year, and he wasn't very impressive there. Seemed to be easily muscled off the puck, kept to the outside, and made some bad plays when he couldn't outskate the opposition.

 

[Dread Clawz]

He's also an overager, and didn't really start taking off until the last couple years. He's got a good shot, but yeah, other than that, not impressed.

 

[stevecanuck16]

He does a great stand-up routine.

 

[YEGJuniorFan]

Classic 20 year old overager leading the league in scoring. Future U of A Golden Bear!

 

[allan5oh]

4 pt game by Mitch, any chance he's drafted this year?

 

[tony d]

I think if he keeps it up he might have a future in the ECHL or another minor league.

 

[stayinalive]

4 pt game by Mitch, any chance he's drafted this year?

he is not eligible. he is too old.

 

[Sartorial]

I think if he keeps it up he might have a future in the ECHL or another minor league.

Unfortunately, the ECHL isn't much of a living.

 

[zeropotentate]

If he keeps this pace up he might get himself an AHL tryout or something similar

 

[The Hockey Hitman]

He does a great stand-up routine.

Everytime I see Mitch Holmberg's name I think of Mitch Hedberg too! One of the all-time greats...RIP

 

[KAPOW]

the next brendan shinnimin (sp?)

he'll get signed.

 

[Moskau]

the next brendan shinnimin (sp?)

he'll get signed.

To an AHL PTO at least.

 

[Tecumseh]

52 in 22 games for this guy so far in WHL. Got to think he'll be signed soon.

 

[Qubax]

52 in 22 games for this guy so far in WHL. Got to think he'll be signed soon.

It's actually 55 in 22

22-25-30-55 which equals 2.5 Points per game

Even in Shinnimin's overage year he only ended with

69-58-76-134 which equals a pedestrian 1.94 PPG

Now that said I basically agree with everyone who has posted above that he's going to be a U of A Golden Bear, ECHL, perhaps AHL or Europe bound. If for some strange reason though Holmberg could actually sustain 2.5 PPG for the entire season his stat line would end like this:

72-82-98-180

Perhaps if he actually sustained THAT we made need to revisit his NHL potential.

But let's be REAL that is NOT going to happen. Holmberg will be lucky to sustain somewhere between 140-155 pts because as the season wears on (just like in the NHL) it will be harder to score then it is now.

 

[Icelevel]

35g 35a in 33 games

Slowing down.
Hell he could stop right now and have had a good season. Interested to see what happens with him.

 

[GalchenyukSting*]

Cis hockey imo

 

[sjci]

41-41-82 in 41 gp, leading the WHL in scoring. Gotta think he's gonna be picked up by someone!

 

[Woodhouse]

41-41-82 in 41 gp, leading the WHL in scoring. Gotta think he's gonna be picked up by someone!

Chris Moulton, Spokane's Director of Scouting/Player Personnel, is also a Buffalo scout, so I'm sure they're aware of Holmberg.

 

[SuperNintendoChalmrs]

Chris Moulton, Spokane's Director of Scouting/Player Personnel, is also a Buffalo scout, so I'm sure they're aware of Holmberg.

Rochester's elixir.

 

[caley]

Surely someone's going to sign this guy, right?

It was mentioned on the other night's WHL on SHAW broadcast that Holmberg is planning on using former teammate Tyler Johnson as his blueprint.

There are undoubtedly some very fascinating parallels.
-Both played for Spokane, and were, in fact, teammates
-Neither was drafted by an NHL team during their draft eligible years.
-Their WHL careers see eerily similar production: Johnson had seasons of 35, 61, 71 pts before hitting 115 over his last four years; Holmberg put up 33, 55, 80, and is on pace for 125 or so.
-They're about the same size (Johnson: 5'9, 175; Holmberg: 5'10, 175), and both right-handed shooters

If I were Tampa I'd offer him a contract today. At best, you've unearthed another NHLer for nothing, like Johnson. At worst, you burn three years on him with your AHL team and don't qualify him.

 

[Hull Fan]

I'd love to see Dallas take a shot at him. Yeah he's kinda small but Dallas has several larger players so if he can score at the AHL level that's a good thing anyway and if it translates beyond that so much the better. Even as an overager his production is pretty darn nice. Besides Dallas has a good track record with CHL free agents.

 

[The Hockey Hitman]

@WHLfromAbove isn't very high on him, and stated he's no where near as skilled as Tyler Johnson.

Scroll down to Jan 25 conversation between Cody and @HockeyLegion

 

[Reddawg]

There's a couple overage Junior players setting fire to the stats boards every year. Ask Colton Yellow Horn, Justin Azevedo, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, and Thomas Beauregard how their NHL dreams shook out at the end of the day.

 

[JackHughes86]

tyler johnson is sick