I'd be surprised to see him head to Oshawa, Shero and Co seem pretty pro NCAA.
Didn't Pitlick play his draft year in MSU? Any idea whether it was Pitlick or the Oilers driving the decision to switch to the WHL?
He did play, that was an oversight on my part. As for why Pitlick left, I never heard anything definitive, but the main consensus was that he didn`t cut it academically.
hopefully Teddy is willing to put in the work both on and off the ice, any idea what sort of role he'll get in his rookie year?
Teddy should be able to jump right in and make an impact; MSU`s top two point scorers last season were freshmen in Matt Leitner and JP Lafontaine (nephew of Pat). The glaring issue the Mavs have had in the three seasons I´ve been covering them is the lack of a potent offense, which is something I think Mike Hastings will solve given his USHL successes.
They´ve averaged 105 goals and 2.74 goals per games the past three seasons, which`ll get you in the teens in total offense in the ¨old¨ WCHA (Which there`s one more season of). As for this season, obviously it´s next to impossible to have Teddy duplicate his Shattuck numbers, but I`d say if he gets between 15-20 points on the year its a successful season. As for where he lines up? Of course, hard to tell with the new coach, but there is a chance he could be on the first line when they skate for the season opener at Alabama-Huntsville October 12th.
Wish I had saved some of the WJC games to my PVR. Is Latvia going to be in the world juniors next year or were they relegated?
His numbers in Shattuck, while light years behind Sid and Parise's, are comparable to Erik Haula's. He spent a year in the USHL, but has had a productive NCAA career since, if nothing else.
Apologies if this has been asked already, but are there any videos of this kid playing out there on the web? Tried youtube and didn't see anything. Just would be curious to see how Teddy plays. Thanks
Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9J6lEmzXPw
#21 on Latvian team, had plenty of touches on this PP goal.
You see all these kids from all over the world going to SSM, and I always wonder, am I that poor, or are there that many rich people out there?
Thanks... he reminds me a lot of Krejci.Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9J6lEmzXPw
#21 on Latvian team, had plenty of touches on this PP goal.
Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9J6lEmzXPw
#21 on Latvian team, had plenty of touches on this PP goal.
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Too bad we traded Staal. They could've conspired to make mad loot...
Too bad we traded Staal. They could've conspired to make mad loot...
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