MoneypuckOverlord Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Pointless in debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Pointless in debut. Bust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Salivating over the idea of Bro-Bo-Jake in a couple years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 No points but had 9 shots on goal today in a 2-1 shootout loss to maine. Also had a shot in the shootout, but missed. If he can keep up 9 shots per game he should score eventually. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHockeyNerds Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Has the college season officially started or is this still exhibition play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 If I remember that draft, didn't McCann drop because of character issues? I know he does not have any, but I thought I heard something at the draft. I'm sure posters here know better than I. Wasn't character issues. Was a few things, mostly related to production. Entered 2013-14 with a lot of expectations and scored 4 goals in his first game of the season. But never really put up the offensive totals that were expected of him, especially in the second half of the season. Also had a pretty poor U-18's before the draft which further hurt his rankings. I remember talking about him as a possible option for Vancouver around #10 or #11 back in January when we started our slide but by the draft he was not really on my radar anymore. There weren't any character issues and it was mostly related to less than expected offensive totals like uselessstats said. I also recall McCann saying he was working on his defensive side of the game more that season. He wanted to work on becoming a better 2 way player because he knew that's what's needed for the next level. He felt his offensive game was good so he took that season to be more defensively responsible. Hence the lower than expected points production and the drop in draft. Lucky for us. Boeser is another sniper coming in. Looks like JB is targeting players that can really rip the puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Has the college season officially started or is this still exhibition play? start of the season already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nave Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 9 shots is pretty beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderTwinPowers Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I remember reading an article comparing players that came out of college. It basically said that most of the elite players that went that route averaged something like 4 shots a game. Which is challenging, especially in college hockey. 9 shots seems insane and obviously unsustainable, but if he could average 4 that would be a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Bust 9 shots...should have had at least 2 hatties...bust... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbera Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 There weren't any character issues and it was mostly related to less than expected offensive totals like uselessstats said. I also recall McCann saying he was working on his defensive side of the game more that season. He wanted to work on becoming a better 2 way player because he knew that's what's needed for the next level. He felt his offensive game was good so he took that season to be more defensively responsible. Hence the lower than expected points production and the drop in draft. Lucky for us. Boeser is another sniper coming in. Looks like JB is targeting players that can really rip the puck. I am not 100% sure but I think McCann's situation was similar to Cassels. In his draft year, he was more relied on centering a defensive 3rd line for SSM. Due to that deployment and lack of offensive numbers, his ranking dropped a bit and was eventually picked up by us at no.24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wshdrvvn Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Wow, 8 shots on goal against Maine. UND is ranked #1 in the nation; only two games played but it goes to show they are going to be a very strong team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoTambo Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Nice recent article about Brock's play so far. His shot is off the charts, Brett Hull-like, good,...and really happy to hear his all-around game (200ft) is prominently solid, as a freshman! The only thing I worry about is him becoming homesick and pulling a Reilly (CBJ) and getting an agent to play hardball with the Canucks so he can sign with the Wild or something like that. It's the scary drawback of drafting US College players. Just hope the kid is one that respects the game enough to fully commit to the team that showed enough faith to make him a 1st rd pick. Anyway, enjoy... http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3861378-und-hockey-recruitment-brock-boeser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggs50 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 ^^That's awesome. He better sign! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Weasel Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Nice recent article about Brock's play so far. His shot is off the charts, Brett Hull-like, good,...and really happy to hear his all-around game (200ft) is prominently solid, as a freshman! The only thing I worry about is him becoming homesick and pulling a Reilly (CBJ) and getting an agent to play hardball with the Canucks so he can sign with the Wild or something like that. It's the scary drawback of drafting US College players. Just hope the kid is one that respects the game enough to fully commit to the team that showed enough faith to make him a 1st rd pick. Anyway, enjoy...http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-hockey/3861378-und-hockey-recruitment-brock-boeser Worried about him getting homesick? Are there some things he has hinted at? That seems like something that we shouldn't be worrying about for a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Zach Parise would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Worried about him getting homesick? Are there some things he has hinted at? That seems like something that we shouldn't be worrying about for a player. Here we go again, Hutton wasn't going to sign, Subban wasn't going to sign and now Boeser might not sign. The 1040 guys saw him 3 hours after the draft with his family and he was still wearing his Canucks gear and his Twitter profile picture has him in a Canucks jersey. Edited October 16, 2015 by Amish Rake Fighter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 More silliness about this guy leaving the Canucks for the Wild eh? I don't think that he will, because I think that he will make the Canucks roster before he finishes school and will look at making his money playing hockey while he's young. The other reason I think it's tripe, is that the Wild picked 20th and didn't take Brock. The kid just comes off as too humble and loyal to pull a stunt like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Lol, guys come on. Way too early to predict him not signing. Highly insecure to think that he won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) I don't think it's likely that he even stays the full four years to utilize that loophole. IMO he signs after 2 years . Edited October 16, 2015 by Robongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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