Prospect Info: '24-'25 Prospects Thread: Generation Z
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Mr. T
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I remember in 2016 when Kuhnhackl got his first call up I said "Yeah, I actually don't think it's going to work out but I'm rooting for him" and he made it.
I can admit that I all but wrote Broz off based on his poor NCAA seasons. I would LOVE to be wrong about this.
As of an hour ago, no new signings for the defense. It looks like they will play Reading on Friday with five defensemen: Drake, Waugh, Roehl, Caeron, and Norton. Maybe Trevor Daley will suit up for them like he did last year for the Florida Everblades I think.Looks like I was right about Ortiz, just signed a PTO with WBS. Lee and Lindgren also recalled..big test for Wheeling to keep playing well with half their top 6 now gone at the moment.
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It's natural to see guys improve each year in the NCAA but that isn't a surefire metric for determining if they have a good shot at making the NHL. And when you pot 11pts in 30gp, the only way to go is up. Typically NHL players from the NCAA are PPG players as sophomores or juniors. Seniors are whatever. Plenty of PPG seniors are undrafted.
So relative to draft positions in my "will-he-make-it-o-meter", yeah I wrote him off in 2023 when he posted 28pts in 40gp. Didn't mean I didn't think he was a good player, just not a surefire 2nd round NHL player.
I could end up being wrong though because, as Jesse pointed out, the development curve just may be longer with him.
