Prospect Info: [2024 - 21st] Michael Hage, Chicago Steel (USHL), Committed to U of Michigan
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Fait enough. Which elements of Becks game do you see? My bad for assuming and not askin first
It’s quite comparable to Caufield’s freshman year which was very very good but had its warts. Hage played a tougher position and had arguably less help than Caufield. I’d argue that Hage looked more dynamic.
People were really questioning Caufield’s 5 on 5 play and defensive commitment. His sophomore year was almost a quantum leap. If Hage has anything close to that he’ll be fine.
You can argue semantics about what incredible was but it was very impressive year let alone from someone picked in the 20s.
But I do agree he’s less a slam dunk than many of us (myself included) were saying he’d be for a top 6 C. Still incredibly promising
Hage has a higher ceiling but a lower floor than Beck.
Both will be key players for the Canadiens going forward.
I'm sure Michigan will take advantage of the ability to bring on CHL talent.
I'm expecting a number of the Canadian born draftees to make the jump, and Michigan is probably the most desirable destination along with BC/BU.
It’s a tougher hill to climb, USHL to the Big 10, than people understand.
Hage had an excellent rookie season! His numbers were down slightly in the second half due to the league recognizing Hage was one of Michigan’s primary offensive threats. Cheers.
Hage had an excellent rookie season! His numbers were down slightly in the second half due to the league recognizing Hage was one of Michigan’s primary offensive threats. Cheers.
He had a few nagging injuries as well, which took some of the wind out of his sail in the second half. Still, heck a season for the kid.
Well said. He also knows what to work on this summer. Caufield responded with a dominant second year which ended with being a key player for a team that went to the cup finals. Let's see how Hage responds. That skill with that skating though is exactly what makes players successful in the NHL nowadays.
I thought by today we might know for sure that his season is over but they have had some luck so far until ASU came from behind to tie and then in OT win the game over UMD as I got to think that puts the final nail in their coffin but it could take till next Sunday for it to be official (Saturday is the last night for all NCAA playoffs)
I wasn't aware of the rule that St. Thomas is not eligible for the NCAA tournament yet due to just moving up from DIII to DI so Minnesota St gets 1 auto bid and we know the Atlantic will get either 16th or 15th OA depending on who wins still.
I wasn't aware of the rule that St. Thomas is not eligible for the NCAA tournament yet due to just moving up from DIII to DI so Minnesota St gets 1 auto bid and we know the Atlantic will get either 16th or 15th OA depending on who wins still.
