Ossi Vaananen Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 The first game is tonight, featuring London vs. Red Deer at 5 PM PST. I'll make more of an effort a bit later. ----------- For Canucks fans, there's a number of notable draft eligibles in this tournament, including: London: Matthew Tkachuk LW (No. 2 CSS NA): Led all OHLers in goals (20) in the playoffs. 2nd on team in points (40) during the same period. He's a gritty forward who likes to go to the net. Has an excellent wrister, and great on ice vision. His major knock is skating Cliff Pu RW (No. 75 CSS NA): Yes, this is a serious name. A bit underwhelming despite playing on a juggernaut. His most impressive stat was 13 points in 18 playoff games. Olli Juolevi LD (No. 5 CSS NA): Versatile, all-around defenseman with superb skating and hockey IQ. Finished 2nd in OHL playoff scoring among defenseman with 3 G and 14 A in 18 games. Victor Mete LD (No. 74 CSS NA): His stock is climbing slowly, after a solid 38 points in 60 regular season games, Mete went on to produce another 11 points in the playoffs. He is however undersized at 5'10" Tyler Parsons G (No. 3 CSS NA Goalies): Parsons went 16-2 in the OHL playoffs with a save pct of .925. This includes 13 straight wins, setting an OHL record for playoff streak. Red Deer: Ryan Toth G (No. 16 CSS NA Goalies): Toth wasn't ranked in the midseason rankings, but went on to have an impressive second half. The Memorial Cup host Red Deer Rebels made it to the WHL's Eastern Conference final before losing to the eventual champion Brandon Wheat Kings, and Toth's goaltending was a big reason they got that far. Jeff De Wit C (No. 80 CSS NA): He's more of a depth centre, known for his defensive ability. Good size at 6'2" Brandon: - Their most notable prospect is potential 2017 1st overall Nolan Patrick who had an impressive 16 year old season. Kale Clague LD (No. 27 CSS NA): Clague is an offensive force, posting 43 points for the Wheat Kings. He's filled the hole left by Pilon rather well. Projects to be an early 2nd rounder, potential first if a team needs a D. Tanner Kaspick F (No. 79 CSS NA): Unranked on most lists, Kaspick plays a depth role for the Wheat Kings. Good size at 6'1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Go Tkachuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Odd. said: Go Tkachuk! He's going to be an Oiler, so stop cheering for him already. Go Juiolevvi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Trade down, get a forward for the pick and draft Sergachev. If not, Delorme and JB are gonna fight between Dubois and Keith's kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realtor Rod Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Matthew is slow, Juloevi looks like a good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Cliff Pu has a name that just sounds like a bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 London is an unbelievable organization, always a very competitive team, and it's unreal how much talent they put out. I'm pulling for the Knights for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Soldier Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Not a huge fan of my hometown but I'll always root for my Rebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Frk Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 London making a statement in the opener tonight. Very interested to see the match up between the Wheat Kings and Huskies on Saturday. Red Deer will be lucky to win a game in the round robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 7 minutes ago, Martin Frk said: London making a statement in the opener tonight. Very interested to see the match up between the Wheat Kings and Huskies on Saturday. Red Deer will be lucky to win a game in the round robin. Is our GM scouting the tournament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckleHorse Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Alflives said: Is our GM scouting the tournament? He's leaving it to Canucks.com he knows to wait until we made our decision to know who not to pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Just now, CanuckleHorse said: He's leaving it to Canucks.com he knows to wait until we made our decision to know who not to pick He's so wise. . I hear he prints out the pages of posts here and uses them. Maybe there is nothing that is going to happen in a short tournament that will change his opinion anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Tkachuk is slow. I hope he keeps lighting it up to boost his draft profile. At the end of the day it's all about skating. Keith was also slow but it was a different league back then. Yeah it's possible to get better like Bo did this year but his first step is really slow. He also plays a physical game that helps him to get points but he's under 200 pounds. Not sure how his physical game will translate to the NHL playing against men bigger than him. Dubois is the pick. I hope he's there at 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Harvey Spector said: Tkachuk is slow. I hope he keeps lighting it up to boost his draft profile. At the end of the day it's all about skating. Keith was also slow but it was a different league back then. Yeah it's possible to get better like Bo did this year but his first step is really slow. He also plays a physical game that helps him to get points but he's under 200 pounds. Not sure how his physical game will translate to the NHL playing against men bigger than him. Dubois is the pick. I hope he's there at 5. You make some good points here, but why did Bob Mackenzie say that every scout he talked to had Tkatchuk in the top five? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Spector Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Alflives said: You make some good points here, but why did Bob Mackenzie say that every scout he talked to had Tkatchuk in the top five? Just because the scouts believe in him doesn't guarantee success. JB went to personally scout Dubois. That tells me he's the guy he wanted at 4. If he can get him at 5 he'll run to the podium. Tkachuk may turn into an elite top line winger. He's only 17 so who knows. But a kid who lacks in the skating dept. and relies on a heavy physical game in junior to score points when he's only 195 pounds tells me he's in for a tough road ahead in the NHL if he wants to be a top line winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 4 hours ago, Alflives said: You make some good points here, but why did Bob Mackenzie say that every scout he talked to had Tkatchuk in the top five? McKenzie has had commentary / tweets through the year suggesting each of Juolevi, Chychrun & Sergachev were on the radar of particular teams who would pick each in the top 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Marner had quite the night. I know the Knights are good, but they really worked the Rebels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 On 5/21/2016 at 11:31 PM, Harvey Spector said: Just because the scouts believe in him doesn't guarantee success. JB went to personally scout Dubois. That tells me he's the guy he wanted at 4. If he can get him at 5 he'll run to the podium. Tkachuk may turn into an elite top line winger. He's only 17 so who knows. But a kid who lacks in the skating dept. and relies on a heavy physical game in junior to score points when he's only 195 pounds tells me he's in for a tough road ahead in the NHL if he wants to be a top line winger. Hoping Edmonton takes Tkachuk. If even close I take the guy with some center experience. If they keep him at center for another year he can develop at that position. He might be the 1C prospect this org desperately needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 London is just to strong..definitely the class of the tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 How the hell does London keep putting these juggernaut teams together? It's almost like they have free reign in the draft to pick whoever they want all at once. Even if they don't make the Mem. Cup, they're often top 10 in the entire league. You know, you got the Schremp and Perry team of early last decade. Kaner and Gagner years later. Kadri and Tavares. Now with Dvorak, Marner, Tkatchuk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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