C Lynden Lakovic - Moos Jaw Warriors, WHL (2025 Draft)

[Artorius Horus T]

Huge 15 year old center from West Kelowna, BC
-made BCHL and WHL debut's already last season

Scored a pretty nice goal in his game 1 this season
- had also 3 shots on goal

Western Hockey League

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[Artorius Horus T]

Scored his 2nd goal of the season.

Western Hockey League

Headquartered in Calgary, Albert, the Western Hockey League (WHL) consists of 22 Member Clubs located throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

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Their commentator mistakenly calls him 16 year old,
he turns 16 in December 12th.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Oh btw, doesn't he look like Freddy Mercury?

 

[IComeInPeace]

I think this kid is Sasha Lakovic’ (37 NHL games as an enforcer) son.

Sasha died of brain cancer about 6 years after this kids birth, and I believe had settled in West Kelowna post hockey career.

Sasha was an incredible fighter for his size.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

I think this kid is Sasha Lakovic’ (37 NHL games as an enforcer) son.

Sasha died of brain cancer about 6 years after this kids birth, and I believe had settled in West Kelowna post hockey career.

Sasha was an incredible fighter for his size.

Interesting, thank you from this info.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

I think this kid is Sasha Lakovic’ (37 NHL games as an enforcer) son.

Sasha died of brain cancer about 6 years after this kids birth, and I believe had settled in West Kelowna post hockey career.

Sasha was an incredible fighter for his size.

Easy to see the likeness of the two.

But his dad is relatively famous
you'd think there was mentions in interviews
or when he was drafted to the CHL

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

[Bubbles]

Very disturbing news. We'll have to wait and see. There's a game in 10 minutes too.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Very disturbing news. We'll have to wait and see. There's a game in 10 minutes too.

Wonder what they did..

Alcohol/drug related thing?

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Wonder what they did..

Alcohol/drug related thing?

this will follow these kids for the rest of their “career‘s”.

 

[Lavar Ball]

So what happened? Don't leave us hanging like that. Link?

 

[wetcoast]

this will follow these kids for the rest of their “career‘s”.

This doesn't sound good and I also question the wisdom in posting this?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Also scored 3 play-offs goals

Western Hockey League

Headquartered in Calgary, Albert, the Western Hockey League (WHL) consists of 22 Member Clubs located throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

whl.ca

Western Hockey League

Headquartered in Calgary, Albert, the Western Hockey League (WHL) consists of 22 Member Clubs located throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

whl.ca

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Had the OT series winner last night, to go with his other one earlier in the series against the Blades. This guy is clutch. Big body and still growing into it. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him go in the 3rd-4th round.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

21 on Pronman’s initial 2025 list. Not getting much discussion elsewhere.

 

[SlafySZN]

Delete.

 

[Nevins]

21 on Pronman’s initial 2025 list. Not getting much discussion elsewhere.

21. Lynden Lakovic, LW, Moose Jaw-WHL​

Lakovic hit 39 points this season and was a notable part of a very good WHL team in Moose Jaw. Lakovic is a 6-4 winger who skates quite well for his size. He has a powerful and fluid stride and can easily avoid checkers. He is a creative offensive player with the hands to make defenders miss often. He sees the ice well and shows strong offensive hockey sense with the puck. There are a lot of indicators in his game he could be a good pro forward.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Can see this guy going top 20 for sure. He's got good offensive tools, a great frame, decent mobility, and a good shot.

I don’t think he’ll be an elite goal scorer or playmaker, but he is the type of guy that can be a shooting option, puck distributor on the PP, or a net-front presence. Teams will want this player.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

I don’t know if he goes this high in a ton of previous drafts, but I think he goes top 10 in this draft and he’s getting zero hype compared to a bunch of guys I have not been impressed with.

After like 5 or 6, a lot of players have similar upside just with different playing styles. I’m not in love with Lakovic’s motor and mobility, but he has great vision, is huge, and is extremely versatile. The only forwards I will firmly say are above him at this point are Hagens, Martone, Misa, Frondell, Eklund, and Ryabkin.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I don’t know if he goes this high in a ton of previous drafts, but I think he goes top 10 in this draft and he’s getting zero hype compared to a bunch of guys I have not been impressed with.

After like 5 or 6, a lot of players have similar upside just with different playing styles. I’m not in love with Lakovic’s motor and mobility, but he has great vision, is huge, and is extremely versatile. The only forwards I will firmly say are above him at this point are Hagens, Martone, Misa, Frondell, Eklund, and Ryabkin.

Does he have any bite or jam to his game or is he more Colborne than Tkachuk

 

[Briser la glace]

Does he have any bite or jam to his game or is he more Colborne than Tkachuk

I would not call him physical; he is big and strong, involved in the play, he can win puck battles and protects the puck well, but his game does not revolve around physicality and aggression (he does not shy away from contact, but averages less than 1 hit per game). He is however super skilled (skating, shot, vision, hands), and I'm a strong believer of his offensive upside, but I don't think he is the next Tkachuk.

 

[57special]

This guy looked good last night. Very big, with soft hands. Right now his skating looks decent or better, though he is more of a cruiser out there, like many junior players.