Sixking Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 And Calgary took Mason McDonald before that, what a steal of a pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbera Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 with all the talk of goalies starting out in the pros later i decided to check on what age goalies from the first 2 rounds usually start. i found tbhat majority of them end up in the nhl at the age of 20. price gibson brodour lou jake allen etc i wonder if demko could be ready in a couple of years he was ranked to go in the 1st round rthis year Is different though. All of Carey Price, Martin Brodeur, John Gibson, Roberto Luongo, and Jake Allen all played in the CHL instead of the NCAA. They usually have a shorter time to climb into the NHL because they finish their junior career at 20. However, Demko is in Boston College, so unless he opts out he should take his time to finish his 4 years in college before going to either the AHL or NHL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 It must be pretty cool for him that he gets to work with Dan Cloutier in prospects camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Not much but some highlights in the video. Demko looks like a beast on the icehttp://www.theprovince.com/sports/hockey/canucks-hockey/Video+Botchford+Canucks+prospects+camp/10011663/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watermelons Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm glad that so many people are agreeing that Demko has a legit chance to be an elite NHL goalie for the Canucks some day. But what excites me the most is reading his Canucks.com blog every day. I think it shows that he is a friendly and easygoing guy. Also, on his NHL.com blog post he praised the Canucks for signing Miller which shows that he's open to competition and more worried about his own game than the team politics. He's going to be a great teammate in the future! Kinda reminds me of Schneider... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotted Zebra Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Ryan Miller will be long gone before Demko will be ready to perform At the NHL. It has nothing to do with competition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyllenhaal Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Haha I wonder if he throws those little chirps out during games? Most goalies I've encountered are pretty quiet. Strange as all he'll but quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knucklehd Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Love that he is vocal and has some competitive fire. Look like a great pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Man he's going to be good. Just the dedication it takes to manage ice time in California, nonetheless get some people to shoot on you. Canadian kids have the option of ice time and a plethora of teams, Cali.. not so much. I think because of this it's put his development a little behind, though it's still damn impressive to be playing in the Frozen Four at 17/18. A little more time and development and I could see him becoming a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Man he's going to be good. Just the dedication it takes to manage ice time in California, nonetheless get some people to shoot on you. Canadian kids have the option of ice time and a plethora of teams, Cali.. not so much. I think because of this it's put his development a little behind, though it's still damn impressive to be playing in the Frozen Four at 17/18. A little more time and development and I could see him becoming a monster. He accelerated his education to play in the NCAA a year early, and did incredibly well at the level. He is not behind in development at all from what I've seen. Any deficit he may have had from California would have been rectified with his time with the NTDP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Demko was the only 17/18 year old to play in the NCAA just past season. Jack Eichel is going to do the same, basically a player in his draft year playing in the NCAA. That is quite impressive. Edited July 13, 2014 by Plum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Demko was the only 17/18 year old to play in the NCAA just past season. Jack Eichel is going to do the same, basically a player in his draft year playing in the NCAA. That is quite impressive. Also, Demko will be the goaltender of Eichel's team. It'll be a fun team to watch. Eichel is going to Boston U, Demko plays for Boston College. Easy to mix up, but they are rivals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Eichel is going to Boston U, Demko plays for Boston College. Easy to mix up, but they are rivals My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 He accelerated his education to play in the NCAA a year early, and did incredibly well at the level. He is not behind in development at all from what I've seen. Any deficit he may have had from California would have been rectified with his time with the NTDP I know about his NCAA experience, it was referenced in my post. Perhaps I didn't articulate it properly, what I meant to say is that his lack of available ice in the off season has been a hindrance to him. That perhaps if he were anywhere North of California he would have more practice of mastering his craft in his youth. I say this only because Demko has said so himself, from various interviews and his blog posts. My thoughts are that despite the uphill battle of learning hockey in California, he's still a very good goalie. Perhaps with more ice and practice comparative to a Canadian kid, he would have been further ahead in his development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucklax Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I know about his NCAA experience, it was referenced in my post. Perhaps I didn't articulate it properly, what I meant to say is that his lack of available ice in the off season has been a hindrance to him. That perhaps if he were anywhere North of California he would have more practice of mastering his craft in his youth. I say this only because Demko has said so himself, from various interviews and his blog posts. My thoughts are that despite the uphill battle of learning hockey in California, he's still a very good goalie. Perhaps with more ice and practice comparative to a Canadian kid, he would have been further ahead in his development. Alright, I see your point now, and if its true, he absolutely could be a monster with some more seasoning at a top flight team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Tail Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Demko talking about his first experience with the future canuckshttp://video.canucks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=628385&catid=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftmN Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Here's a brief highlight video for all of you that haven't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewismyname Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Out of all the prospects I liked the attitude and personality of Demko the best. He is definitely of the same sense of humor as corey schneider was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohonos76 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Next coming of Hedberg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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