F Gavin McKenna - Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL (2026 Draft)

[Bubbles]

I mean, there is nothing wrong with being a winger. Personally he does not remind me of Laf in play style and would be more like a Marner or Kucherov type winger. I don't think he has it in him to play the physical style of Laf, he is more cerebral and calculated. But nothing inherently wrong with that kind of player being a winger.

But I also think he could/should at least be tried at C. He has all the skills offensively to be a Centre.

I'm not comparing their styles really. Just as a high end prospect that stays a winger.

I'm saying it would serve him better to move to the middle, if he wants to.

I can only think of past no. 1 picks as pure wingers as Slaf or Laf. Most are centres.

 

[Plastic Joseph]

I'm not comparing their styles really. Just as a high end prospect that stays a winger.

I'm saying it would serve him better to move to the middle, if he wants to.

I can only think of past no. 1 picks as pure wingers as Slaf or Laf. Most are centres.

Ovi, Kovalchuk, Hall Nash, Yakupov are some others since 2000

 

[Bubbles]

1G, 1A tonight on a rocket of wrister. Best game this season, he had chances all game and just missed on a few.

Chippy, chippy game though. A ton of fights. McKenna did a fly by on Brandon's bench and that was funny to see that side of him. Lots of yapping between the teams, looking forward to their next meeting.

 

[Mathieukferland]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845101249756033086

 

[Bubbles]

1G, 3A tonight. Looks like he's in a groove.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1845299430796218570

 

[Hockeyville USA]

He's back

 

[wetcoast]

He's back

Was he really ever away?

Reminds me of the Ethan Belchetz has to be in consideration for #1 now because of 2 games.

That being said Belchetz is an excellent prospect but you know what I mean.

2,4 or 8 games in the middle of the season just doesn't seem as sexy or catastrophic like a start to a season to many when there is really no difference.

 

[Mathieukferland]

Even if the numbers aren’t as gaudy as expected thus far, he looks to be creating a lot of good looks. Similar to d-1 bedard, the dam will burst at some point

 

[Mathieukferland]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849264102696210476

2G, 1A night against Calgary

 

[MrCreamm]

Last 5 games, 10 points. Now up to 18 points in 11 games. Think he'll finish top 3 if no injuries, wouldn't surprise me if he gets the most points, especially if Lindstrom comes back. I think the main challenger for most points aside from McKenna himself has to be Catton? and then Heidt/Cristall.

Don't know if I believe Yager even in his final year will be top 3 in points compared to those 4 prolific scorers.

I do wonder how close Iginla will finish to the top 5 as he plays with Cristall.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

https://x.com/i/web/status/%5BCOLOR%3Dgreen%5D18492641026%5B%2FCOLOR%5D96210476

2G, 1A night against Calgary

Some Kucherov elements in that snap release

 

[MrCreamm]

8 way tie for 2nd place in the WHL with 21 points.

 

[Mathieukferland]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852532553070137521

2G halfway through the game against Regina

PS RVH is the worse thing ever to be invented by goalie coaches

 

[MrCreamm]

Leads WHL in points.

 

[Bubbles]

Ends up with 2G, 4A tonight. His shot is really becoming an asset, and what a change from 2 years ago.

 

[IWillMakeTheNHL]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852532553070137521

2G halfway through the game against Regina

PS RVH is the worse thing ever to be invented by goalie coaches

What is PS RVH

 

[Hockeyville USA]

6 point night, he's such a beast

 

[Mathieukferland]

What is PS RVH

RVH is a goaltending technique used in theory to protect again low shots from sharp angles that enables an easier horizontal push; but often it is misused as Huet did here, and good players will just go high short side every time when they see a goaltender get into RVH

 

[PlayersLtd]

What is PS RVH

RVH. Goaltending technique where you hug the post with your short side leg down on the ice and the other leg angled across the crease toward the far post. It's designed to seal the near post, improve lateral movement and make the cross crease save more possible but it leaves gaps in the high part of the net, like the one McKenna exploited in that video.

That goalie used it poorly because there was no cross ice threat. Regina collapsed into the middle quite nicely and the goalie should have been playing nothing but the short side shot. Bad goaltending but with a player like McKenna maybe he was positioning himself to defend against the wrap around which the RVH can be used for.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Ends up with 2G, 4A tonight. His shot is really becoming an asset, and what a change from 2 years ago.

The funny thing is a couple weeks ago when he was 'struggling' with only 2 goals, he was leading the league with over 40 shots. Just a comically low sh % for a guy with a great shot.

 

[WeThreeKings]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852532553070137521

2G halfway through the game against Regina

PS RVH is the worse thing ever to be invented by goalie coaches

No, it's a very important technique that gets misused, especially in Canada since kids see it in the NHL and model it but goalie coaching in Canada is so poor and archaic they don't know any of the reasons to apply it so they don't coach when to use it.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

This kid would have gone in the 1st round last season. That's how ridiculously talented he is.

 

[rahad]

This kid would have gone in the 1st round last season. That's how ridiculously talented he is.

can't believe, we have to wait another year to draft him. Insane skill