Yeah I’m a pretty level headed fan. I’m not even going to argue you because I know you’re right. My only disappointment is that judging by the first page plus of posts, the reaction seemed to say we got this one wrong. And absolutely nothing since has suggested those fans and reactions were wrong. But I know it was the same for Bertuzzi and look how that worked out. And I also know that 2nd rounders, despite having this extreme optimism attached to them, actually miss more than hit. I get it honestly.
I am with you, and what follows is not about you (in a negative way) at all.
Well the dumpster fire is pounding that drum loud enough for all (though Norris believes all skills stop developing before puberty LOL). Even if the is the #7 D'man on the National team, he is top 10 for his birth year. Saying he can't play hockey is lubricious. As for right or wrong, I am with you in I dunno category. All I do know is
Gniwder doesn't know. I took up for the kid, only after the near instant bagging on him after the pick. I do think his D+1 year was really a bad decision. I have laid that out pretty clearly. In short, the average age of a college hockey player is 23. Less than 35 18 years try and make the cut each year. The guy was a menace in the USHL. He really need that last year in the League. TO make matters worse, Wisconsin imploded while he was there. Ship corrected, he is an every game player on a top ten team.
I can also be put in the I dunno category about Theo Neiderbach, Robert Mastersimone, Antti Tuomisto, Cross Hanas, Shai Buium, Dylan James and others.
What I do know is he offers something none of them do. What I also do knows is he is 19 (compare him to the aged of this group) and he won't be 20 until April. they may exist, but I haven't read them are focuses on these picks being wasted within short order of the pick. He's 6'5" stay at home, project player who is tough as nails. I will give the guy 3 years of college and two of pro before I spit on him. < That is Buium's career to date.
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The average age of a college hockey player is 23 years old. However, the average age of a college hockey freshman is between 19 and 20 years old. The average age of a player committing to NCAA Division I men's hockey is 19 years old.
Here are some other details about college hockey player ages:
- Many players stay in junior programs until they are 20 years old, when they age out.
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- Players can commit to a college early in their career, but they usually stay in juniors until they are ready to report to the college.
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- The college hockey landscape has changed, with more developed 20-year-olds joining as freshmen.
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- The average age of an NHL player is 28.3 years old.