Oh, I'm going off speculation and hype. I've seen some of Veleno, the others I hope to catch a glimpse of soon, maybe next years U-18 hopefully.
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Juxtaposer
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Pretty sure his mom is Canadian and dad is American. Played at Honeybaked before Mission and loves NCAA hockey so I think going with his US citizenship just makes the most sense for him.
i believe his dad is American and Mom Canadian, moved when he was 12-13 to Michigan for hockey. Grew up in Montreal and played minor hockey vs Veleno (great pic btw Wilde on the left and Veleno on the right) https://twitter.com/BodeWilde27/status/607348077251293185
Edit: Wilde was ranked 2nd overall by Hockeyprospect.com for the OHL draft http://www.hockeyprospect.com/hockeyprospect-com-top-10-ohl-draft-prospects/
habsrule4eva3089
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So this is how pleasantries are exchanged?
An American will play for Canada
And a Canadian will play for USA.
The story if chychrun and wilde.
Could he a film one day.
An American will play for Canada
And a Canadian will play for USA.
The story if chychrun and wilde.
Could he a film one day.
UsernameWasTaken
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The US team bailed early @ U17 world challenge but I thought Wilde himself was very impressive. A strong skater, high IQ/read the play well, good positionally.
TheLeastOfTheBunch
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Agreed, one of the few guys on that team who consistently stood out. Him and Farabee were the two best guys on that team (surprised Farabee doesn't have his own thread yet)
Juxtaposer
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I'll second UWT. Wilde was clearly a step ahead of the rest of the U17 team. Really reminded me of a Doughty type. I hope he gets to play up with the U18's this season to get away from Cole.
Pavel Buchnevich
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Now a Michigan Commit.
https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/co.../2017/9/13/16305314/bode-wilde-picks-michigan
https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/co.../2017/9/13/16305314/bode-wilde-picks-michigan
How good is this guy? He seems to be behind the main D group.
Is there a good comparison?
He's not Dahlin or Boqvist, but he's still ranked 10th on Bob's list. He has all the tools to be a high-end guy, just needs to put it all together. Maybe Trouba at the same age.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Don't think Trouba is a good comparable.
I really like his skating and shot, also can move the puck. Defending is a little behind right now. Good size for a player his age.
Maybe like a Subban, I think thats the best comparable.
I don't think he has the type of creativity and edgework that have always been staples of Subban's game. Trouba isn't perfect though. He has a very projectable game.
He projects as a solid 2-way guy according to most. I don't think he's a guy likely to drive offense like Subban, or how guys such as Dahlin, Merkley, Hughes, and Boqvist. It will be interesting to see how the U-18's do this year. They have a lot of talent. His higher end upside is probably someone like Pietrangelo.
Pavel Buchnevich
"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
He has Subban's power skating right now, and he's big with an excellent shot. I've seen some compare him to Shea Weber, that type of game. I don't think he's that much of a power defenseman, but I don't think he's a finesse and smarts defenseman, like I think Trouba has elements of. Trouba was also way more advanced than Wilde defensively at the same age.
But you are right, he might not have the overall offensive game that Subban has. If he does, he'll probably be a #1D. Hard to really project him to be that for sure at this point, but its a possibility. I think he's more projection than ability right now. He's definitely behind defensively, but with his size, I think most assume he'll catch up defensively.
I think Wilde is probably a more explosive skater than Subban, Subban really is just a great skater in regards to his edges which gives combined with his mind and hands give him great puck control for zone exits and entries.
Wilde really is hard to figure out what he is. He has similar traits to guys like Pietrangelo, Bogosian, Chychrun and Trouba at the same age. It is all about how he pieces it together and whether he has the brain to reach the level of a Pietrangelo or whether he lacks some of that and flames out. At the end of the day, he's just a guy with a whole bunch of great tools and you wonder about the rest. Which we tend to see every couple years.
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Wilde is absolutely an offensive defenseman. Plays like a forward. He is always looking to attack and takes the puck deep literally every chance he gets. Sometimes this gets him into trouble and it leads to a lot of OMRs the other way but he can be one exciting player to watch.
His puck poise is off the charts and handles a forecheck extremely well. He can dangle, has a very hard shot and has soft hands. Takes a ton of risks but they usually pan out.
Big, strong, fast, skilled and plus he's a righty. I wouldn't put him in Dahlin territory but he definitely has No. 1 upside.
His puck poise is off the charts and handles a forecheck extremely well. He can dangle, has a very hard shot and has soft hands. Takes a ton of risks but they usually pan out.
Big, strong, fast, skilled and plus he's a righty. I wouldn't put him in Dahlin territory but he definitely has No. 1 upside.
Surprised not that many people talking about him considering his solid start , he's almost at a ppg.
lawrence
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this is nothing new
Tyler Myers Texan boy played for Canada while, Ontario Born Cam Fowler played for the Yanks.
Canadian born Willy Nylander played for Sweden. Many traitors out there I swear.
William Nylander couldn't have played for Canada (didn't play enough youth hockey there), Nylander actually found him in a rare situation at 16 where he wasn't technically eligible to play for any country, due to the fact he hadn't resided long enough in Sweden to qualify, never played youth hockey in Canada, and didn't have an American citizenship (the only country he played enough youth hockey into qualify).
Wilde, while born in Canada, has American citizenship and played a lot of his youth hockey in Illinois. Fowler's a weird one because he lived in Canada, but played youth hockey for Honeybaked.
