Alberta
They are now 1-25-3 after defeating Grand Prairie this afternoon 3-2. The Grand Prairie Golden Arrow Storm are now at 3-23-3 and are allowing over 7 goals per game and average just 2 goals per game scored with 60 in the 29 games.....Jordan Taupert scores his second consecutive 2-goal game and added an assist in the Southeast 7-3 win this afternoon over Red Deer White. Taupert leads the Hounds in scoring this season with 20-47-67 in 29 games, good enough for a tie for 6th in league scoring. Michael Clarke added 3 more assists, as he did yesterday to give him 57 points, good enough for 18th in league scoring. For Red Deer, Tyler Steenbergen scored 2 more goals, giving him 34 and a tie for 8th in goals. The next best for goals scored on Red Deer White has just 11 this season....In Edmonton, Tyler Benson extended his lead atop the AMBHL scoring race with another huge game vs. Leduce. Benson scored 4 goals and 1 assist and now has a staggering 53-84-137 with 4 games to play in the season. D - David Quennville chipped in with 4 assists, giving him 64 points to sit just 4 back of Dman scoring leader Kale Clague. Leduc F - Noah Gregor scored all 3 goals in the 7-3 loss. Gregor leads Leduc with 39-22-61.....
Saskatchewan
In Prince Albert, it was the Regina Pat Blues increasing their lead atop the South Division of the SBAAHL to 11 points over Swift Current with an easy 7-0 win. Turner Ripplinger scored twice to give him 8 goals on the season while JC Dubecky added 3 points to pace the attack. Zach Johnson picked up the goose egg for Regina.
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Grande Prairie are allowing over 7 goals a game because most of their back end left. Jarrat is at POE. Higson and Cote are at OHA. Allen went to Leduc. Then there's the forwards...
And the club will be too proud to even send these kids an invite to the Spring Midget AAA camp. Sad state of affairs up north...
i think all the burnaby minor players will get drafted, at least there unreal goalie
"Tyler Benson scores 4 goals" Seriously? There are plenty of Bantam AAA players who have scored 4 or more goals in a game this year. The kid is good but at his size and competition he has to play should we expect anything less? Lets hope for his sake you are right cuz the bar has been raised and expectations will definitely be high.
Those kids should stay at home.GP would be a good team and they would get plenty of exposure. If the coaching is the reason then GP should examine this as an issue. Most kids drafted play in their communities and live at home. The parents do not need to take a morgage on the house to pay for hockey. If the talent and drive are inside the player everything will work out. POE and OHA are OK teams but they are not domimant as shown at the John Reid. Bang for your buck I would rather take my chances with the kids in the community... they move away from home soon enouph.
I hate that none of the player on the weaker teams get any credit! There are some really good players on these teams not their fault that this is the hand they are delt!some have no choice as to where they play, it's really to bad!
I realize now that if a prospect isnt 6' or over. The player needs to play on a top team in terms of the draft.
If a player is 6' or over and can skate, doesn't matter where he plays.
No disrespect to Benson, but he's not the only player who is having a great season on the score sheet.
Wouldn't it be nice to see some reports about them once in awhile?
Jan 28 - 8:46 am
You are so correct ! Every 6'0 kid or taller automatically gets looked at. If you're less than 5'10then you better be on a very good team. Otherwise you'll just become a footnote in the scouts books.
Anonymous said...
I realize now that if a prospect isnt 6' or over. The player needs to play on a top team in terms of the draft.
If a player is 6' or over and can skate, doesn't matter where he plays.
January 28, 2013 at 8:46 AM
Yup, you got it!
Serious Question : Does anyone ever ask these kids or parents if they even want to play in the WHL? Or is it just assumed? My son plays PCAHA flight 1, he is not ranked and is not likely to be drafted. Some of his friends are, but even though they seem flattered they have no interest in leaving home at 16-17 and neither would their parents let them. Is this ever considered, or are these teams just willing to waste a draft pick?
Anonymous said...
I realize now that if a prospect isnt 6' or over. The player needs to play on a top team in terms of the draft.
If a player is 6' or over and can skate, doesn't matter where he plays.
January 28, 2013 at 8:46 AM
You can see them start to appear at the bottom of the rankings and gradually move up as the year goes on. For no other reason than height. Not to say that isn't a worthy reason.
But not many of them pan out. Most are clumsy and some don't really even want to be a hockey players. Time will always tell on these kids.
As for smaller kids, they do look better when on a team with good support. But do eventually have to stand on their own. Medium sized kids can make a name for themselves on lower teams but its a lot harder as they often find themselves on a line with the weakest kids and loose heart.
Take out a mortgage on the house. What are you talking about? Get your facts right about these academies before you ramble on. Have you ever sat down and figured out how much it costs you to get your little precious through the season. Do it one day and then pick up a news letter from an academy with the prices attached . You haven't got a clue.
So true about so many old school scouts still around.They look for big, period.In todays game massive opp. for little guys.Scouts dont really care,but they miss many gems.WHL is not everything lots of opp. south of the boarder as well.Look at Central scouting top 100,lots grom States leagues.My son was small last year in bantam,had no touble and had 2 points a game.Not drafted.Has been picked up since and is playing Major Midget.He has many excellent options now.If you are good enough they all find you eventually.
Anonymous said...
I realize now that if a prospect isnt 6' or over. The player needs to play on a top team in terms of the draft.
If a player is 6' or over and can skate, doesn't matter where he plays.
January 28, 2013 at 8:46 AM
As the parent of a highly skilled vertically challenged (5' 8") I couldn't agree more.
Comparing where he is ranked vs others who are playing the same position, but are 5' 11" or taller, but less skilled, it's easy to see what WEHP is looking for first and formost.
That said, the upside potential for smaller, skilled players is still high, if and it's a big if, they continue to grow, while those who have hit their growth spurt level off.
the scouts acknowledge this and you can be sure, the smaller,skilled players are on the radar, maybe not too high but they are there nonetheless...the talent is recognized. Playing on a highly ranked team, which increases visibility helps for sure, but good scouts will eventually find them regardless of where they play.
For these late round drafts it's often a case of wait and watch, get him on our list now and see where he will be in 2-3 yrs.
The scouts know there are far too many cases of lower drafted players (beacsue of size)who end up being the ones who are so visible 2 - 3 - 4 yrs down the road.
Meanwhile, the 14 yr old, who's reached 6'0" but is a weak skater, lacks skill along with poor hockey sense, fades away into oblivion.
That's why, in my opinion, this bantam draft is so over rated and many people place far too much emphasis on it.
Bottom line, there's lots of time left for the smaller, skilled guys to advance, assuming they are not finshed growing.
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