The interview section has been expanded this time around and includes an interview with perhaps the top eligible 97 born player from the province of Manitoba. I also speak with a player from the lower mainland in BC who hopes to lead his team to a top four appearance in the tough PCAHA Flight 1. We speak with a player who moved to Alberta from New Brunswick a few years back and prides himself on shutting down the top players in his province. I spoke with a player from Alberta who is excited to have a break through bantam draft year in his first year in the AMBHL. Finally, we introduce a 98 born hockey player from the lower mainland in B.C. who hopes to make a powerhouse AAA program and contribute right away, we think he can!
Top 145 for 97 rankings.
Top 70 for 98 rankings.
Top 50 USA prospects.
Top 10 1997 born sneak peak (Western Canada)
1. Matt Barzal - BWC
2. Aaron Kellogg - Fort Sask.
3. Giorgio Estephan - SSAC
4. Tanner Browne - JDF
5. Ryan Gardiner - WPG Sharks
6. Nick Merkley - Calgary Bisons
7. Dallas Miller - WPG Sharks
8. Adam Musil - BWC
9. Rylee Zimmer - Notre Dame
10.Ethan Bear - Melville
Top 10 1998 born sneak peak (Western Canada)
1. Kale Clague - Lloydminster
2. Jaeger White - Undecided
3. Dylan Thiessen - Winnipeg
4. Sam Steel - Strathcona
5. Dante Fabbro - BWC
6. Nolan Patrick - Winnipeg
7. Tyler Steenbergan - Red Deer
8. Dennis Cholowski - Langley
9. Garrett Kuklica - Winnipeg
10. Dillon Dube - Bow Valley
From what ive heard Jaeger white will likely leave medicine hat.
ReplyDeleteWhite is mgoing to school in vancouver with burnaby winter club im pretty sure
ReplyDeleteI heard White was headed to BWC.
ReplyDeleteHow does Ethan Price not rank in the top three 97 forwards? Seems like a pretty big ommission.
Not knocking the kids on your Top 10 list (all very deserving IMO) but I don't see even one American player in your top 10. Surely a case can be made for guys like Ethan Price, Alec Mehr and Jesse Gabrielle as top 10 prospects.
What about on defense - Daniel Woolfenden, Logan Fauber & Keoni Texieri. They are at least as good as any of the defensemen you have listed.
In goal Evan Sarthou has to be considered the top 1997 goaltending prospect, no?
Just curious - is this Top 10 list restricted to Western Canadian kids, or you legitimately don't consider any of them top 10 material or is there another reason top US players might have been left out? Just curious.
There is a separate list for Western USA kids and all the ones you listed are in the top 10 for American born prospects.
ReplyDeleteThe Gabrielle kid is not an American born prospect. He is a Canadian. I know that for fact cause he was wasn't allowed at the Team USA festivals in Rochester due to his citizenship.
ReplyDeleteWill bwc be able to be defeated?
ReplyDeleteyou have Zimmer at Notre Dame but he played in Russel last year and he will play in Russel this year as well
ReplyDeleteReally surprised there wasn't more from Alberta on the top 10 list
ReplyDeleteWhere can we see the rest of the prospects? The full 145?
ReplyDelete"Where can we see the rest of the prospects? The full 145?"
ReplyDeleteThe 20 page newsletter is available through donation above. Just click on the appropriate link as to your plan. Included is a top 145 for 97's, top 70 for 98's, Top 50 for USA, interviews and news and notes.
for top 98's Josh Anderson of Cowichan Valley should be up there. Ive played with Kuklica and Anderson, I believe Anderson is way better.
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