G Adam Gajan - UMD, NCAA (2023, 35th, CHI)

[Bonin21]

.880 SV% for UMD. Pulled in back to back games versus North Dakota.

The team in front of him is awful. But if he wants to transfer to the Gophers we'd be happy to have him.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Gajan has lost the starting job for UMD to Klayton Knapp. Not a great sign, but will monitor the rest of the season & next

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Gajan has lost the starting job for UMD to Klayton Knapp. Not a great sign, but will monitor the rest of the season & next

Doesn’t he have a bad ankle?

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Doesn’t he have a bad ankle?

Healthy now but was out for awhile

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

As a Hawk fan this feels like a very big whiff by organization

Goalies are always risky, but man has he struggled

He is only 20 but so far there is very little since draft to give Hawks/Hawk fans confidence he can turn things around

 

[Hockeyville USA]

As a Hawk fan this feels like a very big whiff by organization

Goalies are always risky, but man has he struggled

He is only 20 but so far there is very little since draft to give Hawks/Hawk fans confidence he can turn things around

Gajan was getting a lot of hype prior to the draft, but that was mostly because of his World Junior performances. His DY (2021-22) was mostly spent in the Slovak junior league where he was just fine & thus went undrafted. His D+1 (2022-23) was split between the NAHL (where he was very good, not elite) and the USHL (where he was just ok in a limited sample). His league play never suggested being taken that high, especially not ahead of Augustine and Fowler.

 

[daftness]

Never understood why he was picked so early

 

[alko]

Never understood why he was picked so early

Dont worry, in 5 years you will understand it.