Prospect Info: [2024 - 21st] Michael Hage, Chicago Steel (USHL), Committed to U of Michigan

[Rapala]

James Hagen's, arguably the top pick in this year's draft. Age 18 years and 3 months. Michael Hage age 18 years 10 months.

Both playing their first year of university hockey.

Hage 25-12-16-28.
Hagens. 25- 7-22-29.

...and one of these guys was not even invited to try out for his National Team.
Talk about a messed up program.

 

[EveryDay]

...and one of these guys was not even invited to try out for his National Team.
Talk about a messed up program.

Yeah and one is playing with Leonard and Perreault as linemates while the other is playing with scrap.

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[KevSkillz4]

30 pts in 26 games. Caufield 36 pts in 36 games at same age.

Hage don't play in a good team aswell.

Very high potential. Can become a very solid top 6 player, even 1st liner at NHL level.

 

[FrankMTL]

James Hagen's, arguably the top pick in this year's draft. Age 18 years and 3 months. Michael Hage age 18 years 10 months.

Both playing their first year of university hockey.

Hage 25-12-16-28.
Hagens. 25- 7-22-29.

Updated:

Hage 26-12-18-30.
Hagens. 26- 7-22-29.

Again, this is not to say that Hage is better than Hagens, but moe to show how great Hage has been so far in his rookie season.

Hage's point per game average is 17th in the whole NCAA at 1.15 points per game.

 

[badfish]

I think if Demidov wasn't in the system the hype around this guy would be huge.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I think if Demidov wasn't in the system the hype around this guy would be huge.

Yess, for sure.

I think having Demidov, it's the best thing for Hage to don't have pressure.

He have better season in NCAA than players drafted ahead of him, Eiserman, Boisvert, Connelly etc...

I'm pretty confident, in few years, in a re-draft, he should easily go top 10-12. Maybe more if he reach his full potential.

 

[rahad]

Updated:

Hage 26-12-18-30.
Hagens. 26- 7-22-29.

Again, this is not to say that Hage is better than Hagens, but moe to show how great Hage has been so far in his rookie season.

Hage's point per game average is 17th in the whole NCAA at 1.15 points per game.

Hagens also play with Leonard and Perreault. Hage is pretty much alone in his team.

I think if Demidov wasn't in the system the hype around this guy would be huge.

With out Demidov, it could have been a failed rebuild. We would have come out of the rebuild with out a game breaking talent.

 

[ZUKI]

...and good coaches see a problem and work with the player to rectify it...Chucky is to blame for his own shyte, but Therrien as the coach who either IGNORED or PUNISHED him (cuz he wasn't DAVEEEEEEYYY) instead of working with him was also a HUGE problem...the ABSOLUTE worst thing Bargain Bin ever did as the Habs GM was the first thing he did; hire that idiot...and it cost our team dearly; they're STILL cleaning up that mess...

This is all bullshit.

A lot of Habs players went through the same path, enjoying the Montreal's night-life. Alcohol or drugs addiction problems happened long time before Bergevin era, and you're a pretty naive person if you think that this is a unique Habs phenomenon. It's everywhere, (minus Winnipeg ) and in any major pro-sports. Young athletes, millionaires, are solicited all the time to do party. Idem for players that don't listen to their coaches, they simply don't give a shit even when their career goes down.

Say what you want, but Galchenyuk put a 30 goals season at what ? 20 or 21 years old. This was the player Timmins drafted, and who was coaching that season ?

 

[DAChampion]

This is all bullshit.

A lot of Habs players went through the same path, enjoying the Montreal's night-life. Alcohol or drugs addiction problems happened long time before Bergevin era, and you're a pretty naive person if you think that this is a unique Habs phenomenon. It's everywhere, (minus Winnipeg ) and in any major pro-sports. Young athletes, millionaires, are solicited all the time to do party. Idem for players that don't listen to their coaches, they simply don't give a shit even when their career goes down.

Say what you want, but Galchenyuk put a 30 goals season at what ? 20 or 21 years old. This was the player Timmins drafted, and who was coaching that season ?

A lot of people do too much drugs and alcohol. Some come out fine and some have their lives ruined by it, and the damage builds up over time. It can also reduce one's ability to recover from subsequent setbacks.

Do you recall that following Galchenyuk's 30-goal season, he had 23 points in 25 games the following year, and then he tore the meniscus in his left knee? He actually came back for five games that year and reinjured his knee.

After that he was never good.