Prospect Info: Tomas Hamara - D - 87th overall - Tappara - Liiga

[scallionjj11]

Tomas Hamara at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Tomas Hamara, 2004-03-09 Praha, CZE Czechia. Most recently in the AHL with Belleville Senators. Complete player biography and stats.

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[Gil Gunderson]

Seems pretty good

 

[starling]

Ranked late 2nd/early 3rd. Not bad.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Sounds like a bit of a poor man's JBD from what I've read. I've seen him play but never really made note of him.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Very good value selection - Probably the best value pick so far.

I had him going in the second round.

 

[Hale The Villain]

 

[GermanSpitfire]

His CHL rights are held by the Kitchener Rangers - he could play there next season.

 

[czechcanadian]

really like this pick. Bit biased but this guy was expected to be a 1st round selection a couple years ago easy. Dominated in Finland.
He ended up with a bad injury that set him back for an extended period of time.
Could end up being really good soon enough.

 

[cudi]

finally get to see one of the guys we drafted in a Sens uni lol

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Love this pick; had him with our 39th before we traded it. Getting him in the 3rd is gravy.

 

[Xspyrit]

Ranked #65 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #56 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #56 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE
Ranked #76 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #46 by TSN/CRAIG BUTTON
Ranked #21 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters)
Ranked #65 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
Ranked #56 by DOBBERPROSPECTS
Ranked #73 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY
Ranked #63 by THE PUCK AUTHORITY

Not bad at #87, anti-climatic pick from the Sens!

 

[saskriders]

I'm thinking this is the best pick of our draft.

 

[scallionjj11]

anyone else have high hopes for this prospect?

 

[Sun God Nika]

anyone else have high hopes for this prospect?

looks like the sens do.

 

[Ouroboros]

It's hammer time.

Wonder if this means he's coming over to play in Kitchener? They used a high pick on him in the import draft.

 

[GCK]

It's hammer time.

Wonder if this means he's coming over to play in Kitchener? They used a high pick on him in the import draft.

Likely

 

[GermanSpitfire]

It's hammer time.

Wonder if this means he's coming over to play in Kitchener? They used a high pick on him in the import draft.

I almost certainly think he’ll end up in Kitchener - which is the best move for him in all honesty.

 

[RangerNation]

Kitchener has 2 empty import spots. Both could be filled by Mesar and Hamara. Immediate top minutes for both.

 

[ijuka]

I almost certainly think he’ll end up in Kitchener - which is the best move for him in all honesty.

That's impossible.

After signing ELC, he can only go back to Tappara. He's under contract until 2024, he can't just breach it to go to Kitchener. Only if he makes NHL will he play in NA.

 

[Xspyrit]

anyone else have high hopes for this prospect?

I have a weird hunch about this guy. Nothing rational yet and it doesn't mean he'll be our best pick from that draft but I think he'll make a name for himself as soon as next season

 

[sennysensen]

Probably signed right away as he can't wait to meet his childhood hero, Thomas Chabot.

 

[Que]

Wasn’t he featured in one of those Upper Deck promotions at the draft?

Probably signed right away as he can't wait to meet his childhood hero, Thomas Chabot.

I seem to recall seeing a video with him in it holding a Chabot card and just BEAMING.

 

[Mingus Dew]

I have a weird hunch about this guy. Nothing rational yet and it doesn't mean he'll be our best pick from that draft but I think he'll make a name for himself as soon as next season

He seems to have been the best pick from a "value" perspective.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

That's impossible.

After signing ELC, he can only go back to Tappara. He's under contract until 2024, he can't just breach it to go to Kitchener. Only if he makes NHL will he play in NA.

I don’t believe that’s how it works. If he didn’t sign an ELC - I believe you’d be 100% correct.

But since he signed a contract in Ottawa, he can be loaned out to Tappara, but can also play in the AHL or CHL.

Him signing in Ottawa allows Ottawa all the control with where he plays next season - that’s why he was signed this early to an ELC.

 

[bicboi64]

My annoying leafer friends and family keep bringing up their prospect Topi Niemela, we have our own developing Finnish stud on the blue line now