I watched Gabriel Eliasson LD today against the 67s & it was a wild 2nd period. He likes to hit everyone & a lot of little guys take a lot of cheap shots against him & the refs let it go in the 1st period which ended with no score. In the second period the Colts scored first but once the 67s tied it up it broke out into a brawl all over the ice while people were throwing bears onto the ice started when Eliasson went after a 67 player. Barrie is a much bigger tougher team & & in first place in their Div & were constantly finishing their checks & hitting the 67s all over the ice.
The refs were letting them play & it just blew over after the 67s scored & there were several fights all over the ice with four 10 min misconducts. I liked what I saw from Eliasson who doesn't back down, towers over everyone, hits everything & plays a very sound defensive game. He is a good passer & a decent skater but is thin & needs to put on some muscle & develop a better shot on net but makes a lot of smart plays.
Cole Beaudoin C looked great today for Barrie, he has a non-stop motor, finishes every check & has a very good wrist shot that beat the goalie in the 2nd. Lucas Ellinas with the Kitchener Rangers is off to a good start as well, he has 14 goals & 6 assists in 29 games. 6th in scoring for the Rangers who have a very good team & are in 2nd place in their Div one pt behind London.
Carter Yakemchuk RD in 22 games so far this year has 10 goals & 16 assists more than a pt per game for a defenceman & is 3rd in scoring for the Hitman & 11th place for D in the WHL. If he was in the OHL he would be in 7th place for defencemen.
