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Was pretty obvious that should happen. Good for him. Not sure what the big hold up was for.
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Was pretty obvious that should happen. Good for him. Not sure what the big hold up was for.
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Part of the delay may have been the playoffs
The other thing to remember is that he was a 6th-round pick. Yes, he had a good year this year, and his stats are reasonable otherwise, but there was a reason he only went in the 6th round.
I think with his size he should be a surprise in Henderson next year.
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Like anything. Doesn’t matter what number you go it’s what you do after. Just first round picks are more likely to succeed but we see people drafted in later rounds and going undrafted find success too.
I’m confused if you mean you’d be surprised if he plays on Henderson or you’d be surprised if he does well.
Uronen plays a rough game and gets in the opponents heads. Can throw down some hits sometimes. Should put on some weight though. 15-20 lbs wouldn’t hurt going against bigger, stronger and faster competition.
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No you are over thinking my post. The post earlier stated they were surprised that it took so long. I was just stating why it might have.
Ithink he will do better first year than Ludiwinski did. He isnot gong to set the AHL on fire but Ithink this yer he will be a good 3rd line winger
Pretty good indicator from Troy's interview today discussing OA'S returning that McGowan & Bishop mentioned and Uens was not when he was discussing D.
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After a busy first month of the offseason that saw the OHL and U18 OHL Priority Selections take place in addition to hosting Development Camp, the Hockey Operations staff has finally had a chance to breathe. For Head Coach Troy Mann, this allowed him to sit down with us to review the 2024/25...
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Any idea about uens going to university like D1 or USports? Guys a brainiac but not a brainiac who is better than McGowan or bishop at playing hockeyPretty good indicator from Troy's interview today discussing OA'S returning that McGowan & Bishop mentioned and Uens was not when he was discussing D.
Offseason sit down with Head Coach Troy Mann - Kingston Frontenacs
After a busy first month of the offseason that saw the OHL and U18 OHL Priority Selections take place in addition to hosting Development Camp, the Hockey Operations staff has finally had a chance to breathe. For Head Coach Troy Mann, this allowed him to sit down with us to review the 2024/25...
Uens has been telling everyone he’s going home to Napanee to play JR C with the Raiders but that seems like an awful step down.
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Napanee would be the closest to Queens where he could find a team. He may have decided that there is not much avail in the CHL for him.
If I am not mistaken, it is a little too late to apply for University as a full-time student. I think he might do the online thing and then apply next year. If he is any good he may get a NCAA offer no matter where he plays
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Looking at the East next year, Kingston should be a top 4 team at the break.
If that is the case should Cooper
a. still sell
b. stay status quo
c. buy cheap
If that is the case should Cooper
a. still sell
b. stay status quo
c. buy cheap
Likely to be middle of the pack and have a soft sell to replenish some picks.
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Oh for sure you’d think he would atleast want to go to university. Maybe down the road?
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Fronts imo should be anywhere from 4-7 going into the deadline and I assume they trade Battaglia and 1 of McGowan/Bishop at the deadline. I assume they finish somewhere 7-10.
I don't think anything is in stone yet.
Most OA'S don't know where they stand until Aug plans wise.
they would make room for him if he wanted to go. usports are begging for chl players right now with the new ncaa rules
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Hockey wise I would agree, but universities in Canada are not as sports-driven, and if classes are full for registration, there is little that can be done. If the freshman class of 2025 is full how do you add another person to the class you sure can not kick someone out.
my wife worked in university administration and based on what she has told me, where there is a will, there is a way.
its moot regardless.
I would argue some don't give a shit about what class they take that they are their to play hockey because its another path for them to go pro eventually.
School teams like NB & Guelph and send most of their kids off to pro and Usports is just another path to get there.
The kids that are not good enough to go NCAA or get a lower level pro offer like ECHL, SHL, DEL, ETC will still go to Usports.
It's not that they are not as Sports driven per say it's they don't have the financial backing / donors that NCAA schools do to buy players.
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Really I do not see that many going on to pro careers. Even if they do they are going to still need carers. Yes ther are players that star and get Euro contracts but there are still a lot that do not,
It makes no sense for players to waste the money the CHL gives them to attend basket-weaving courses.
If you are going to be there, then you might get an education as well.
second division in europe you can make some decent coin for a few years and if you have a passport from a parent so your not an import it gets you even more.
Yea it's way more lucrative then some people think.
All expenses paid, Place to live for free, Most meals free + You get to see europe.
And the best part of all.... You get paid in the EURO so it makes it easy for kids fresh out of Usports to make 100K cdn + -They will drag every year out of their hockey career that they can then come home and try and find a job in their education field.
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Just saw this but the Victoria Royals in the WHL lost not 1, but 2 superstars to the NCAA today.
Cole Reschny a likely top 15/20 NHL draft pick this year and Keaton Verhoeff who many regard as the best defenceman in next years stacked 2026 draft. Likely to be top 5.
Poor Victoria. This is likely the new norm for the smaller market teams with minimal playoff success. Furthest they’ve been since 2011 (when they joined WHL) is the second round.
Hopefully kingston doesn’t fall victim anytime soon.
Cole Reschny a likely top 15/20 NHL draft pick this year and Keaton Verhoeff who many regard as the best defenceman in next years stacked 2026 draft. Likely to be top 5.
Poor Victoria. This is likely the new norm for the smaller market teams with minimal playoff success. Furthest they’ve been since 2011 (when they joined WHL) is the second round.
Hopefully kingston doesn’t fall victim anytime soon.
Luckily/Unluckily I'm not sure if Kingston has anyone at the level of the players that are leaving - the only one would maaaybe Hopkins but even then I haven't seen many mid-round picks leave before their final year, although it has only been one year.
I think we'll see a lot of players wait and see how this new crop of young players do in the NCAA before committing - if players like Reschny and Verhoeff don't do well or don't get ice time to develop it could deter younger players going forward.
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Trade freeze over tomorrow for the month of June. Do the Fronts move any of their OA's out in June?
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