CanuckinEdm Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, CoolCanucklehead said: As a over age 21 year old. Lind is 18. He still it and the quoted post said since Brandon Reid. 100 pts is no joke no matter how old you are, that being said Lind getting 100 points all depends on how good the rest of the Rockets team is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortankin Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I remember JB being surprised Boeser fell to him.. do we have another gem? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckYa Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 minute ago, CanuckinEdm said: He still it and the quoted post said since Brandon Reid. 100 pts is no joke no matter how old you are, that being said Lind getting 100 points all depends on how good the rest of the Rockets team is. Dane Fox isn't wasn't & never will be as good as Kole Lind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Just now, CoolCanucklehead said: Dane Fox isn't wasn't & never will be as good as Kole Lind. Fox played with McDavid. Fox, as you say, is not even close to Lind. Fox couldn't skate for one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier's_elbow Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, JamesB said: I think Gunnerson is too old. You forgot to mention Juolevi. Lockwood also has a chance to make the U.S. team. And I expect Di Pietro to make the Canadian team. Could be the best Canuck showing at the WJC in, like, forever. I was thinking Juolevi was too old since he's played in 2 WJC already, but his first was as an underager. I have a feeling Juolevi makes the Canucks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 14 minutes ago, messier's_elbow said: I was thinking Juolevi was too old since he's played in 2 WJC already, but his first was as an underager. I have a feeling Juolevi makes the Canucks though. Could still loan him... But yeah, it does lower his chances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, CanuckinEdm said: The great Dane Fox did it while he was signed to us. Dane Fox was never drafted by Canucks. He was an overage 20 year old UFA who played in CHL for five seasons that Canucks took a flyer at hoping he might learn to skate someday. He didn't. Comparing him to a first year pick isn't very logical other than for the point totals - which Fox he had highly inflated in the "Strome" manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckinEdm Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, CoolCanucklehead said: Dane Fox isn't wasn't & never will be as good as Kole Lind. 13 minutes ago, Rob_Zepp said: Dane Fox was never drafted by Canucks. He was an overage 20 year old UFA who played in CHL for five seasons that Canucks took a flyer at hoping he might learn to skate someday. He didn't. Comparing him to a first year pick isn't very logical other than for the point totals - which Fox he had highly inflated in the "Strome" manner. I never said Dane Fox was good. I was just stating that Brandon Reid was not the last Canuck prospect that managed 100 points in JR because he wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Zepp Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 19 minutes ago, CanuckinEdm said: I never said Dane Fox was good. I was just stating that Brandon Reid was not the last Canuck prospect that managed 100 points in JR because he wasn't. Still is a bit of a non-sequitor as he was picked up AFTER doing that. For that matter, Sven B was six points shy of that mark and Linden Vey blew that away (116 pts) - to name two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, messier's_elbow said: I was thinking Juolevi was too old since he's played in 2 WJC already, but his first was as an underager. I have a feeling Juolevi makes the Canucks though. 1 hour ago, J.R. said: Could still loan him... But yeah, it does lower his chances. Juolevi could make the Canuck team. Benning seemed very impressed that he was up to 198 lbs and I am guessing he hits a full 200 by the time training camp starts. The argument that he is not strong enough to play in the NHL does not make a lot of sense any more, But even if Juolevi does well in camp, the Canucks have Tanev, Edler, Stecher, Hutton, Gudbranson and Del Zotto on the depth chart ahead of him and it does not make any sense to have Juolevi sitting in the press box as 7th man. Benning said he will move guys out if the young guys are good enough to make the team, but the 6 Ds ahead of Juolevi are not guys you want to dump just to make room. Obviously a good trade is always possible but the lead-up to the start of the season is usually a hard time to make space through trading (by trading a roster player for prospects or picks) as most teams are trying to get down to the roster limit and have extra bodies on hand. And the Canucks probably want to have a look at Wiercioch and Holm as well. After all, they just signed both guys. And Wiercioch would have to clear waivers to be sent to Utica. Holm probably starts in Utica but would be in line for an early call-up if things go well. And there is still Pedan and Subban to consider. And even if Juolevi does make the Canucks, it would make sense, depending on injuries, to loan to the Finland WJC team and take a look at some other guys. So I am expecting to see Juolevi at the WJC, but obviously there is no guarantee. And, to get back to the topic of this thread, I am also expecting to see Lind at the WJC. Hard to believe he was still available in the second round. (Kind of like Demko in the 2014 draft.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluralsight Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, CanuckinEdm said: The great Dane Fox did it while he was signed to us. I probably should have clarified that no Canucks draft pick has scored 100 pts in major junior since Brandon Reid. Also Fox was signed half way through the season he scored 60+ goals, 100+pts, (he already had 68 pts when he was signed) so he really doesn't count. Edited July 11, 2017 by pluralsight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podz92 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Better yet...who was the last Canuck draft pick to score 100 points in a single WHL season? Although it has been awhile there are a few and a few who came within 5 points or less of a hundred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 40 minutes ago, JamesBlondage said: Better yet...who was the last Canuck draft pick to score 100 points in a single WHL season? Although it has been awhile there are a few and a few who came within 5 points or less of a hundred. Nathan Barrett, an 8th round pick from 2000, was the last Canuck draft pick to put up 100 points in the WHL. He did it in his overage season for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Went on to play an astounding 0 games in the NHL. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podz92 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Nathan Barrett, an 8th round pick from 2000, was the last Canuck draft pick to put up 100 points in the WHL. He did it in his overage season for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Went on to play an astounding 0 games in the NHL. Do you remember Rick Girard? 1992-93 Swift Current 72 games 71 goals 70 assists 141 points! 2nd round pick never played a game in the NHL he did however play a lot of games in Germany lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, JamesBlondage said: Do you remember Rick Girard? 1992-93 Swift Current 72 games 71 goals 70 assists 141 points! 2nd round pick never played a game in the NHL he did however play a lot of games in Germany lol Nope, but I remember Josh Holden. Put up 112 points for Regina in his draft year. Went on to put up 13 points in 46 games for the Canucks before going to Carolina. That was back when 100+ points in junior was much more common though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podz92 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 39 minutes ago, DeNiro said: Nope, but I remember Josh Holden. Put up 112 points for Regina in his draft year. Went on to put up 13 points in 46 games for the Canucks before going to Carolina. That was back when 100+ points in junior was much more common though. Yes not as bad as the mid 80s, I remember the Lebeau brothers putting up close to 200 points each in the Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Kole Lind, Jonah Gadjovich, and Micheal DiPeitro all invited to Canada's WJC Camp http://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/three-canucks-prospects-heading-to-team-canada-world-junior-development-camp-1.21045154 Quote The last Canucks prospect to play for Team Canada in the World Junior Championship didn’t fare too well. Jake Virtanen was expected to be an offensive leader on the 2016 team after a solid 2015 tournament in a supporting role. Instead, he and Team Canada crashed and burned, falling to the eventual gold medalists Finland in the quarterfinals. Related Michael DiPietro brings a Cloutier-like battle-level to Canucks development camp Canucks take Kole Lind 33rd overall in the second round Canucks pick power forward Jonah Gadjovich 55th overall Canucks grab goaltender Michael DiPietro in third round Canucks prospects will hope for a better result in the 2018 tournament. The Canucks could have as many as three prospects playing for Team Canada, as Michael DiPietro, Jonah Gadjovich, and Kole Lind have all been invited to the Canadian National Junior Team development camp. DiPietro is the youngest of the four goaltenders invited, but still has a strong case for making Canada’s final roster in December, with strong international performances in the Under-17 championships and the Ivan Hlinka tournament. Carter Hart is the incumbent, with a World Junior silver medal already under his belt, which is, admittedly, a strange place to keep a medal. Gadjovich has no international experience, but a 46-goal, 74-point season at 6’2”, 200+ lbs will get you noticed. He’ll be in tough, with a lot of returning players boasting similar size, but another goal-filled season for Owen Sound will make it difficult to leave him off the roster. Lind isn’t listed on the camp roster just yet, as he was a late addition. Like Gadjovich, he has no international experience, which puts him behind the 8-ball, but Canada would be foolish to leave one of the top scorers in the WHL off of their camp roster. All three will presumably play in the World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth, MI, which runs from July 28th to August 5th, featuring games between split-squad American and Canadian teams, as well as teams from Finland and Sweden. They won’t be the only Canucks prospects participating. Will Lockwood, their 2016 3rd round pick, is on the USA development camp roster after a strong freshman season at the University of Michigan, while Olli Juolevi and Elias Pettersson will presumably represent Finland and Sweden, though their rosters have yet to be released. TSN broadcast the last World Junior summer showcase, but they have yet to indicate they will be doing so again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Tre Mac said: Kole Lind, Jonah Gadjovich, and Micheal DiPeitro all invited to Canada's WJC Camp http://www.vancourier.com/pass-it-to-bulis/three-canucks-prospects-heading-to-team-canada-world-junior-development-camp-1.21045154 is Pettersson eligible for the wjc? or could we see him in the Olympics if nhl players are barred entirely from the event? sweden probably still has an amazing calibre team without its nhl roster players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tre Mac Posted July 26, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) https://www.nhl.com/news/vancouver-canucks-prospect-kole-lind-honed-skills-on-outdoor-rink/c-290476134 Quote prospect Canucks prospect Lind learned on frigid outdoor rink Forward could skate to ice from home as boy by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Correspondent July 24th, 2017 Share Facebook Share Twitter Share Google Plus Share Link Share Email Share VANCOUVER -- With media, fans and Vancouver Canucks management bundled up in long pants and jackets to watch drills at development camp this month, forward prospect Kole Lind could only chuckle at those who found the arena cold after coming in from the July sunshine. When you grow up in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, and you're able to tie your skates at home before skating down a frozen back alley to the nearby outdoor rink, cold is a relative term. "It was literally about three houses down across the back alley, and it was so cold and the snow was piled up high enough that I could just skate right to the outdoor rink," Lind said. "The town would spray a bunch of water in a field and close it in with snow banks." In an era of skills coaches, power skating and year-round hockey, Lind, 18, said he believes his ability to skate out the back door and play whenever he wanted in a less-structured environment played a role in him being selected in the second round (No. 33) by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Draft. Praised for the versatility and skills that allowed him to score 87 points (30 goals, 57 assists) in 70 games for Kelowna of the Western Hockey League last season, Lind said some of his instincts in the offensive zone are the result of all those hours outside. "You have to get a little more creative," he said. "By 3 or 4, I skated every day after the older kids got out of school. Kids my age didn't know how to skate, so I went out with the older guys and tried to scrimmage best I could. I wasn't the best, but it definitely made me better." Skating with five-time Canada Olympian and fellow Shaunavon native Hayley Wickenheiser also helped. Lind has worked at hockey schools with Wickenheiser, arguably the greatest women's player in history, who retired in January with four Olympic gold medals and was a guest coach at the Edmonton Oilers development camp in early July. "She actually sent me a tweet after I got drafted, so that was pretty cool," Lind said. Lind doesn't rely exclusively on his small-town roots. He started power skating with a coach in nearby Swift Current when he was 7 years old and still works with him every summer. Three years ago, Lind began working there with skills coach Darryl Belfry, whose clients include Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, New York Islanders center John Tavares, Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews. "He's one of the top skills coaches in the world," Lind said. "He reviews everything on the ice and you fix it and make it perfect every time you do something. He's definitely helped." Lind (6-foot-1, 176 pounds) began last season projected as a third-round pick, but his stock rose as his scoring totals climbed. Able to play wing or center, he showed signs of being a playmaker and a good finisher and was projected by some to be picked in the first round of the 2017 draft. Any disappointment Lind might have felt at not being picked on the first day in Chicago ended quickly when he was taken early on the second. His focus now is on adding strength this summer before returning to the WHL in the fall. "There is a special skill set there," Canucks director of player development Ryan Johnson said. "He's very raw in his makeup right now, which for me is exciting because you can only go up with his strength and his conditioning. So when you have natural ability like that already and now we can put some strength and other resources into him, he can only go up." Thought the bolded part was interesting. That is some good cliental his skills coach is rocking, hopefully one day Lind will be in the same company as them offensively speaking. Top 6 oh fo sho Edited July 26, 2017 by Tre Mac 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble 6 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 I've heard some very good things about Darryl Belfry before. He is a top notch skills coach. Working with him consistently should help him a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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