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Ravensbergen's team was stacked with one way forwards and rather weak in all other areas except goaltending. The Cougars defense was a joke and none of the forwards are known for a strong two way game. Riley Heidt may not even be able to spell words like "defense" or "backchecking". Playing goal behind such a team isn't easy. They allowed lots of quality chances. Ravensbergen beat out an 04 born NHL drafted goalie in his rookie season. I don't know when I last saw a rookie goalie entering the CHL with such dominant play. Maybe never. At times he seemed almost unbeatable when on top of his game. A few bad games don't change that. He's gonna be more consistent in his draft season.Ravensbergen’s only advantage over Ivankovic is size. Ivankovic is the better goalie, but may not see as much NHL success because of the size differences.
Ravensbergen played last season under a stacked team and people I feel too many people are overreacting to a really hot start for one of the best teams in the country. I’m in wait and see mode for Ravensbergen to see how he does with a team that won’t be as talented this season.
Jack Ivankovic is a decent prospect in his own right but he's a far cry from Ravensbergen both in terms of upside and current level of play. I'd go as far as to say there's pretty much nothing Ivankovic does better than Ravensbergen.
With a good season I think Ravensbergen is likely to sneak into the 1st round of the NHL draft. I don't think that's a realistic scenario for Ivankovic.