Ahh well out of respect to the rules of these boards, won't pry or speculate further, just hope it works out well for Gavin.
Seems like a sneaky good pick up actually. I'm a Bryant fan but unfortunately for him he's struggled with injury the past two seasons. Waddick is a year younger and can put the puck in the net.
I think the trade was much better than I had expected if it went down. I think that's a very solid move for the Attack.
Think you meant to say Waddick is a year older an 03,while Bryant is an 04.
Waddick is an 05. Bryant an 04 birth. Do still have to clear an OA at some point to get down to 3 from 4 though.
Sorry got him mixed up with Michaud for Niagara.
I’m not sure who you are talking about, but Declan Waddick was born in 2005 lol
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No worries. Michaud is committed to Queen's University and moved on from Niagara.
Interesting as the St Thomas Stars is an affiliate of the Knights. Always thought it was clever of the Knights as players like Bonk & Onuska (examples) can play with the Stars but they practice as much as possible all year long with the Knights. They also work with the London Nationals in the same way. St Thomas is a 20 minute drive to the Budwieser so it's very convenient.
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Dean LeTourneau didn't attend rookie camp last year as his private school was holding a camp or tournament and would not release any players for OHL camps.
I definitely remembered there were some circumstances to him and I believe Luc Warner coming late last year. I'm not ready in my mind yet to let the possibility go until main camp comes and goes without him showing up lol. A man has to dream right? That's just one of those fish that got away. He came to camp last year and they couldn't quite reel him in. Gave the fanbase a little taste leaving us wanting more lol. I just know how big of a get that would be, especially when we don't have a lot of assets to augment the roster later in the year. I still like the idea of Dale and company taking swings on questionable players and certainly the 9th round is a good place to do it. I was a big fan of the Isaac Howard pick even though he never came. You have to buy tickets if you ever want a chance to win the lottery.
I totally agree back in the Plater Days we drafted because they were guaranteed to show up and it drove me nuts with some players we passed on. The Attack have done an amazing job with making O.S a place players want to come. If players exercise there NCAA options I have no problem with that everyone has to decide whats best for them. I'm happy with taking chances on players especially a little later and selling O.S to them. Last season I had the pleasure of chatting with Brady Martin's(3rd overall to the Soo)mom. We were in his top 3 places he would of liked to come to. His mom was very impressed with Dale and with our program here so I say take some chances and let the process run it's course we will lose some but we will win some. I think Nico Addy may have been a bit of a gamble and I think we won there.
Well said. I'll never judge a kid for choosing to go to school. It's their future and they have every right to choose what's best for them. I think Dale and the Attack organization have done well in making Owen Sound a desirable place to play and at least having a chance to lure those lottery tickets once in awhile.
I think he should fit in fine. He's not going to have to be the top guy as Owen Sound has a pretty good forward group. They also project to have a larger roster this season which will hopefully make the smaller players a little more comfortable.
I hoped he would come but wasn't certain he would. It'll be interesting to see how he stacks up with the other blueliners in camp.
Luddington is an interesting pickup for the team. He's an older blue-liner then others so this doesn't give him a whole lot of time to impress. But on the other hand he's listed in the camp rosters so I would imagine he would have his opportunity to crack the lineup.
He's an October born 05 so hasn't turned 18 as of yet. He would certainly fit the late bloomer mold. There's already 7 D rostered so likely only a depth role available at the moment but not a lot of obvious candidates for the role. If the team elects to add an 8th D, which given the injury history I think they likely should, Luddinton would seem to be heavily in the mix.
