Dr Jan Itor
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I don't think one year playing BCHL vs. USHL dismantled any ability to improve over a 4 year period at the NCAA level.
I don't think one year playing BCHL vs. USHL dismantled any ability to improve over a 4 year period at the NCAA level.
I'd certainly like to get Gilmour signed. A big-bodied center who can pitch in with some points here and there and has played well with Tuch at BC. I don't think he'll be a superstar in the NHL, but I think he could develop into a nice 3rd line center who could step onto the 2nd line in a pinch. At the very least, he'd help out Iowa.
Hey so was Wade Murphy! Who went on to have four points in two years at UND.
Lucia should not have gone to the BCHL. Beautiful part of the country, not a good developmental league for him.
The BCHL did well for Reilly, Schultz, Keith and Zajac, Turris, Ladd and more
Notre Dame seems to be the program lacking in alum. Sheahan, Cole, Rust, Palmeri took the long to the NHL. Lee made it up quick.
The BCHL did well for Reilly, Schultz, Keith and Zajac, Turris, Ladd and more
Notre Dame seems to be the program lacking in alum. Sheahan, Cole, Rust, Palmeri took the long to the NHL. Lee made it up quick.
First of all, did a single one of those guys take a post-draft season in the BCHL? That's the issue with Lucia. Plenty of guys have come through it, both the draft record and the development record suggest that it's a lower league.
As for Notre Dame, every case is different, but I'm seeing a lot of NHL players in a short span. I'd wager it's top five for games played.
Riley Sheahan played with Lucia and made his NHL debut four years ago!
So I was wrong about a few things there (not sure how I managed the Sheahan thing) but Notre Dame has a few guys arriving (Hinostroza, Johns, Russo, Tynan). And I will say that Schultz has to be one of the worst NHL regulars of the past three years.
I guess my point is that the BCHL is probably not much better than Minnesota High School, although Shattuck will throw the numbers off.
Mike Reilly played in the BCHL after his draft year as well. Didn't seem to stagnate his development at all.
Not at all, actually.
The BCHL did well for Reilly, Schultz, Keith and Zajac, Turris, Ladd and more
Notre Dame seems to be the program lacking in alum. Sheahan, Cole, Rust, Palmeri took the long to the NHL. Lee made it up quick.
So in 3 games played Lucia has 2A and +2 rating, anyone know of how he actually looks?
He was drafted after his junior year of high school. So graduating was the main reason he played a year after getting drafted.Mike Reilly weighed about 140 pounds when he was drafted. He would have been killed in college. So yeah, for him and I'm sure for others, a year in junior A was desirable. I'm just saying it wasn't for Lucia and positing that a more competitive league like the USHL would have been the better choice. (Penticton is a beautiful place I get that.)
All those guys except Reilly started in the BCHA at around 16 years of age. I would rather see an 18 or 19 year old player, who has already been drafted ,playing in a better league than the BCHA.