The Lock Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 1 hour ago, Gstank29 said: Well looks like someone was on the ball, some say he is a top 50 pick It's great to finally be seeing more PG players on the list. Period. Used to be we'd have maybe 1 or 2? Usually like.... near the bottom? lol Except for Brett Connelly. He was something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 On 2015-12-03, 1:27:42, The Lock said: I remember going to the odd random game during the downtime and it really felt like the seat numbers on the tickets didn't matter at all. Even the middle of the rink had so many empty seats and the crowd was so quiet. Yeah I remember seeing some sections with only a dozen or so people in them on the plus side it meant being able to sit pretty much anywhere but the atmosphere sucked. In other news Olson with 2 assists and a +2 tonight now with a team leading 16 assists on the year plus 2 goals and 2nd highest plus minus on the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 1 hour ago, Big Mike said: Yeah I remember seeing some sections with only a dozen or so people in them on the plus side it meant being able to sit pretty much anywhere but the atmosphere sucked. In other news Olson with 2 assists and a +2 tonight now with a team leading 16 assists on the year plus 2 goals and 2nd highest plus minus on the team Good to hear Cougar hockey is on the upswing again. Is Olson the number 1 d-man? Sounds like he may be a pretty shrewd pick. I remember Benning scouting a few Cougar games last year. Everyone thought he was looking at Harkins, he probably was but Olson must have caught his eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 26 minutes ago, GarthButcher5 said: Good to hear Cougar hockey is on the upswing again. Is Olson the number 1 d-man? Sounds like he may be a pretty shrewd pick. I remember Benning scouting a few Cougar games last year. Everyone thought he was looking at Harkins, he probably was but Olson must have caught his eye. I would say so he's been our best and most reliable defenceman this season . Yeah last season Olson was ok but he wasn't even on my radar as a cougs player that might be drafted then bam he got drafted and he's having an insane year. I gotta say if Olson was available this draft he's looking like he'd go higher for sure so props to Benning there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiftynifty Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 11 minutes ago, Big Mike said: I would say so he's been our best and most reliable defenceman this season . Yeah last season Olson was ok but he wasn't even on my radar as a cougs player that might be drafted then bam he got drafted and he's having an insane year. I gotta say if Olson was available this draft he's looking like he'd go higher for sure so props to Benning there His stat-line last season doesn't really warrant such a late pick; was his defensive play bad last year or was it off-ice factors that caused him to drop that far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 5 minutes ago, Shiftynifty said: His stat-line last season doesn't really warrant such a late pick; was his defensive play bad last year or was it off-ice factors that caused him to drop that far? His stats were ok but he was very inconsistent and frequently made mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Just goes to show really how trained Benning's eye is. In a couple of year's time, our prospect cupboard might look like Buffalo's of the 2000's (from when Benning was head scout there). A whole bunch of late rounders appearing out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Who is this Olsen guy and is he the real deal? Our 7th rounder and he's scoring around the same pace as Haydn Fleury... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 On 2015-12-11 at 11:47 PM, DownUndaCanuck said: Who is this Olsen guy and is he the real deal? Our 7th rounder and he's scoring around the same pace as Haydn Fleury... A complete beast of a defenseman and yes yes he is. His skill level has more than doubled over where it was last year. He's been hands down the best defenseman on the Cougars this year , has been putting up a good number of points , he's playing a solid physical game , has an impressive amount of stick-handling ability as well as hockey sense and despite still making a few mistakes he's consistently finding a way to regain control/prevent a goal. BTW his stats over his career Regular Season Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM Total 144 9 44 53 -3 128 2015-16 Regular Season Prince George Cougars 24 2 17 19 10 42 2014-15 Regular Season Prince George Cougars 68 5 19 24 -13 69 2013-14 Regular Season Prince George Cougars 52 2 8 10 0 17 He's looking to blow last seasons stats out of the water by a good margin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 2 assists and +4 for Olson last game. Now has 21 points in 26 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiftynifty Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Think he's already passed his point total from last year in ~40 less games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Two more assists and +3 tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 All hail GM Jim Benning the super scout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Been following this thread and just wanted to thank the guys for the regular updates. Really pleased to see this kid do well. Hope he turns out. Kids got good size at 6'3, He'll fill out and put on weight as he matures. Hopefully this is one of those rare late round finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 minute ago, WHL rocks said: Been following this thread and just wanted to thank the guys for the regular updates. Really pleased to see this kid do well. Hope he turns out. Kids got good size at 6'3, He'll fill out and put on weight as he matures. Hopefully this is one of those rare late round finds. Wasn't Hansen a late pick, and he turned out pretty damned good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 hour ago, Alflives said: Wasn't Hansen a late pick, and he turned out pretty damned good? Yes, but the percentage of players making the NHL drop after the first round. They don't have 9th rounders anymore, but you could kinda guess how likely he was to panning out. (Not very) Furthermore, a lot of European players don't translate very well in the NHL. (Different style) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedinMadness Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 welcome tate!. anyone in a draft could turn out to be a gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 15 hours ago, Hutton Wink said: Two more assists and +3 tonight. Not to mention a ton of ice time seriously i think he spent more time on the ice than on the bench. Plus he as usual made a significant impact defensively. 16 hours ago, Shiftynifty said: Think he's already passed his point total from last year in ~40 less games. Yup he's having one hell of a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 so far so good what a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clam linguine Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here is some good news today. A goal and an assist for Tate in a 3-2 win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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