C Jack Eichel - Boston University, NCAA (2015, 2nd, BUF) III

[Rawrasaurus]

I think this has been pointed out a couple times before but I wanted to highlight this again.

This is Eichel's freshman year in comparison to a number of top NHL forwards in their respective NCAA Freshman years

Dany Heatley: 38 Games 28G 28A 56PTs 1.47 PPG

Thomas Vanek: 45 Games 31G 31A 62Pts 1.38 PPG

Zach Parise: 39 Games 26G 35A 61 Pts 1.56 PPG

Kessel: 39 Games 18G 33A 51 Pts 1.31PPG

Jonathan Toews: 42 Games 22G 17 A 39 PTs 0.92 PPG

Eichel: 34 Games 20G 41 A 1.79 PPG

Not only has Eichel outscored all of these top level NHL player but witht he exception of Toews and Kessel, he's doign it before his first year of eligibility.

Kessel and Toews are the only ones who started their freshman years at 17 years of age and you can see the difference in production.

When I seen him, Eichel looks almost effortless on the ice. He doesn't seem to have a panic threshold. He'll be humming along listlessly and then all of a sudden send a perfect cross-crease pass to his teammates for an assist. He always seems to control the play when the puck is on his stick and he's one the most dangerous players shorthanded I've seen at that level.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Haha AHL? Have some of you even seen him play?

 

[Plub]

What is wrong with going to Edmonton?.............It is better than Toronto.

You have three 1st overall picks to play with. The U of A is a better academic school than BU........if Eichel wants to continue his education there is no better institution. The Oilers are a up and coming team that only needs help defensively.

A fan base equal to none and a new rink in year 2016.

Is there proof of this? World university rankings has BU as a top 50 university.

 

[tfong]

What would be the point in staying exactly? From a developmental standpoint wouldn't he just stagnate?

Looking at someone like Praise he actually had a lower point total, did it really help him develop with that one extra year? He still doesn't finish his education anyways.

Toews got extra benefit but his point totals weren't anywhere close to what Eichel has now.

 

[MastuhNinks]

Jack Eichel is one of the most obviously NHL-ready players in an NHL draft in recent memory, zero chance he's not in the bigs right away IMO.

 

[William H Bonney]

No surprise but Eichel was named to the Top 10 Hobey Baker finalists today. First freshman in 12 years to make the Top 10.

 

[ConnorTO]

isnt the NCAA less competitive than iuno the OHL ?

which would mean jack aint dat great

 

[AD1066]

isnt the NCAA less competitive than iuno the OHL ?

which would mean jack aint dat great

Please don't do this.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Yeah, lets just send this guy back to NCAA, or start him in the AHL and play him there for half a season...

Come on guys... This guy is rare dynamic force that has absolutely nothing left to prove in any league that isn't the NHL. He has the size and strength to physically match his opponents. Not to mention all of his [top quality] intangibles make him a surefire stud for whatever team drafts him.

If he's in the conversation with McDavid, then lets just send McDavid back to Erie just to shatter some more records for the fun of it.

Jack Eichel is built for the NHL. He will be an immediate impact player (unless Toronto drafts him ).

 

[Curufinwe]

Jack Eichel is one of the most obviously NHL-ready players in an NHL draft in recent memory, zero chance he's not in the bigs right away IMO.

Yup. He's more NHL ready than plenty of these guys.

First round picks who played in the NHL right away from the last five drafts

2010
1. Taylor Hall (62G, 42P)
2. Seguin (74G, 22P)
5. Niederreiter (9G, 2P)
7. Skinner (82G, 63P)
8. Burmistrov (74G, 20P)
11. Fowler (74G, 40P)

2011
1. RNH (62G, 52P)
2. Landeskog (82G, 52P)
4. Larsson (65G, 18P)
8. Couturier (77G, 27P)
11. Baertschi (5G, 3P)

2012
1. Yakupov (48 G, 31P)
3. Galchenyuk (48G, 27P)
11. Forsberg (5G, 1P)
12. Grigorenko (25G, 5P)
20. Laughton (5G, 0P)
29. Matteau (17G, 3P)

2013
1. MacKinnon (82G, 63P)
2. Barkov (54G, 24P)
4. Jones (77G, 25P)
5. Lindholm (58 G, 21P)
6. Monahan (75 G, 34P)
8. Ristolianen (34G, 4P)
10. Nichuskin (78G, 34P)
16. Zadorov (7G, 1P)

2014
1. Ekblad (65 G, 34P)
2. Reinhart (9G, 1P)
3. Draisaitl (37G, 9P)
25. Pastrnak (30G, 17P)

 

[Halfy]

So, quick question......do you guys like Eich?

(pretty fantastic ad campaign for HB award )

 

[Semantics]

How many inches is his stick and will he need an exemption from NHL regulations like Chara and Gill? Is he compensating for something?

 

[tfong]

How many inches is his stick and will he need an exemption from NHL regulations like Chara and Gill? Is he compensating for something?

The money he will earn will more than compensate his long stick

 

[William H Bonney]

@ConorRyan_93: Eichel joins Brian Leetch (BC, '87) and Paul Kariya (Maine, '93) as the only players to win Hockey East POY and ROY as a freshman.

 

[ecemleafs]

@ConorRyan_93: Eichel joins Brian Leetch (BC, '87) and Paul Kariya (Maine, '93) as the only players to win Hockey East POY and ROY as a freshman.

decent company

 

[noSense*]

another great American Hockey Player.

 

[Rawrasaurus]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=758816&navid=DL|NHL|home


Player, League, Year Games Goals Points Points/game League goals/game
Mario Lemieux, QMJHL, 1983-84 70 133 282 4.03 10.02
Eric Lindros, OHL, 1990-91 57 71 149 2.61 8.95
Sidney Crosby, QMJHL, 2004-05 62 66 168 2.71 6.38
John Tavares, OHL, 2008-09 56 58 104 1.86 6.86
Connor McDavid, OHL, 2014-15 45 43 115 2.56 6.98

Paul Kariya, NCAA, 1992-93 39 25 100 2.56 N/A
Thomas Vanek, NCAA, 2003-04 45 31 62 1.38 6.28
Phil Kessel, NCAA, 2005-06 39 18 51 1.31 5.86
Jonathan Toews, NCAA, 2005-06 42 22 39 0.93 5.86
Jack Eichel, NCAA, 2014-15 34 20 61 1.79 5.40

 

[William H Bonney]

Eichel will be playing on NBCSN in 20 minutes.

 

[JimboA]

Eichel will be playing on NBCSN in 20 minutes.

Thanks for letting me/us know. I think I found a stream, at least there's someone in a studio and it says "College hockey" in the background. The last time I saw him play was probably against BC.

Edit: Ok, it was the right stream/channel

 

[EichHart]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=758816&navid=DL|NHL|home


Player, League, Year Games Goals Points Points/game League goals/game
Mario Lemieux, QMJHL, 1983-84 70 133 282 4.03 10.02
Eric Lindros, OHL, 1990-91 57 71 149 2.61 8.95
Sidney Crosby, QMJHL, 2004-05 62 66 168 2.71 6.38
John Tavares, OHL, 2008-09 56 58 104 1.86 6.86
Connor McDavid, OHL, 2014-15 45 43 115 2.56 6.98

Paul Kariya, NCAA, 1992-93 39 25 100 2.56 N/A
Thomas Vanek, NCAA, 2003-04 45 31 62 1.38 6.28
Phil Kessel, NCAA, 2005-06 39 18 51 1.31 5.86
Jonathan Toews, NCAA, 2005-06 42 22 39 0.93 5.86
Jack Eichel, NCAA, 2014-15 34 20 61 1.79 5.40

Little help here.

 

[JimboA]

What does this game mean? Is it still "regular season"? I wish I knew more about NCAA hockey, and especially this year for obvious reasons.

 

[Roof Daddy]

Jack Eichel staying another year in the NCAA's would indeed be one of the most ridiculous hypothetical decisions ever.

He's easily the best player in the NCAA's and has absolutely nothing whatsoever to learn at that level. It would be a complete waste of a year, with no further development possible and a possible chance of severe injury with no financial compensation.

Basically, there is literally zero upside of Eichel spending another year in college. Hanifin, OTOH, shouldn't be in the NHL until at least 2016-2017.

Waste of a year? No further development possible? How about the fact the NCAA schedule is much more conducive to in season strength and conditioning training due to schedule and facilities?

I'm not saying he should go back to the NCAA, nor would I want him to if the Oilers are lucky enough to draft him, but I wouldn't act like it's tragic. If he wants to return, so be it. Maybe he feels he needs another year of physical development in order to play the game he wants to play?

I fail to see how this would hinder his development. Toews stuck around for an extra year. Really killed his development.

 

[FLYguy3911]

What does this game mean? Is it still "regular season"? I wish I knew more about NCAA hockey, and especially this year for obvious reasons.

Conference tournament. BU will still make the big tournament if they lose this game. UNH won't

 

[JimboA]

Conference tournament. BU will still make the big tournament if they lose this game. UNH won't

Ok, thank you very much!

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Not a great first period for Eichel. Looked a bit lethargic and unsure at times. Let's see if he can turn it around.