Prospect Info: Patrick Geary: LD, Michigan State (NCAA) -172OA, 2024

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Hamburg's own Pat Geary.

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[Zman5778]

Oh look. Another guy that we likely discovered while checking up on someone else (Strbak). AND he's a local kid.

 

[Chainshot]

EP's elevator pitch:

A physical but sophisticated defensive defenceman with just enough
puck skills to perhaps hang in a shutdown role at the bottom of an
NHL lineup.

 

[Ralonzo]

Double overager, 2004 born from Hamburg NY. Currently at Michigan State. 6'1" 185

 

[Chainshot]

EP stuff -

Patrick Geary made the transition to college hockey look easy, playing a shutdown role in Michigan State’s top-four almost right
from the word go.

He didn’t just survive those minutes either; Geary thrived. The Spartans left firmly in the black by goal and shot differentials at
evens, and he managed to sustain last year’s offensive output in 28 fewer games and at a higher level of play. Not too shabby.
The defining dimension of Geary’s game remains on the defensive side of the puck. Start in the neutral zone. The Hamburg, New
York-born defenceman closes on opponents early, sets up a tight gap, surfs inside-out, takes away the centre lane with his stick,
and then closes on the puck carrier with force.

He’s not quite as stout in the defensive zone, but more than sufficient at this level. Geary scans dutifully off the puck, makes the
right read more often than not, and when you need someone to step up and get a stop on the cycle, he’s your guy.

 

[My Cozen Dylan]

Our annual ex-Junior Sabre pick.

 

[Cirris]

i mean it is a 6th round pick. If the potential is met. You can't ask for more.

 

[Chainshot]

212 PIMs in 115 USHL game - seems like Hamburg.

 

[joshjull]

Holy shit! I worked for years with his dad on the BFD and he (the dad) is currently upstairs doing remodeling work. Pat helped him last week with gutting the bathroom.

I couldn’t believe it when I heard his name called. I’m so happy for him and his dad!

 

[Chainshot]

Not like Nightingale isn't an ex-employee whose brother is also part of the scouting staff. So they likely know plenty about the guy, even without Strbak being there.

 

[Chainshot]

Holy shit! I worked for years with his dad on the BFD and he is currently upstairs doing remodeling work. Pat helped him last week with they gutting of the bathroom.

I couldn’t believe it when I heard his name called. I’m so happy for him and his dad!

That's awesome!

 

[joshjull]

That's awesome!

It was funny. I could hear his dad hammering away at something. Then I heard the pick and he had stopped. I started go up to tell him his son got drafted and he was laughing and said “I got it”. He was holding up his phone and it was blowing up.

 

[Chainshot]

Also, they can let him continue to cook at MSU which is a rising program. I've felt for years that having more participation in the area is a way to get people who will skate through a wall for the team is a way. The Bruins use it - local kids who will play a few seasons of hard hockey in their AHL roster and sometimes up into their NHL roster. It's not like a lot of Buffalo-area raised kids wouldn't skate through a wall to get a shot in the organization.

 

[joshjull]

I guess he's not going to Leafs’ development camp anymore.

 

[Chainshot]

It was funny. I could hear his dad hammering away at something. Then I heard the pick and he had stopped. I started go up to tell him his son got drafted and he was laughing and said “I got it”. He was holding up his phone and it was blowing up.

Tell him congratulations from us.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Also, they can let him continue to cook at MSU which is a rising program. I've felt for years that having more participation in the area is a way to get people who will skate through a wall for the team is a way. The Bruins use it - local kids who will play a few seasons of hard hockey in their AHL roster and sometimes up into their NHL roster. It's not like a lot of Buffalo-area raised kids wouldn't skate through a wall to get a shot in the organization.

Kaleta was a perfect example of this. Too bad he couldn't grasp where the line was and keep himself on the right side of the line, but I have no doubt he gave just a little extra because it was HIS team he was playing for.

 

[Tatanka]

That is very cool.

Edit: And a fellow Red Raider as well.

 

[ValJamesDuex]

212 PIMs in 115 USHL game - seems like Hamburg.

That's South Buffalo, not Hamburg Chain

 

[joshjull]

That's South Buffalo, not Hamburg Chain

Yep, dad’s from South Buffalo

 

[Chainshot]

That's South Buffalo, not Hamburg Chain

My experience of most of southern WNY hockey involves closed fists. My own included.

 

[Jim Bob]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807126180975226883

Playing on the same team as Strbak this year didn’t hurt the viewing process.

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

That is very cool.

Edit: And a fellow Red Raider as well.

Still fondly remember the cease and desist letter for using raider nation on our homecoming shirts

Go raiders nation

 

[Zman5778]

Still fondly remember the cease and desist letter for using raider nation on our homecoming shirts

Go raiders nation

I was part of the class that voted to name our mascot "Reggie"......after "Flip the Bird" was rejected.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Dingo44]

Holy shit! I worked for years with his dad on the BFD and he (the dad) is currently upstairs doing remodeling work. Pat helped him last week with gutting the bathroom.

I couldn’t believe it when I heard his name called. I’m so happy for him and his dad!

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