Prospect Info: Tyson Kozak, F (193rd overall, 2021) -- SIGNED to 3-year ELC

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Two more goals in an 8-3 Winterhawk win. That's now 28 goals (16th) and 62 points (18th) without giving up his strong d-zone play.

Have to admit, if this is the work Adams and his staff can do... I'm kind of excited about the future.

 

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[Old Navy Goat]

Two more goals in an 8-3 Winterhawk win. That's now 28 goals (16th) and 62 points (18th) without giving up his strong d-zone play.

Have to admit, if this is the work Adams and his staff can do... I'm kind of excited about the future.

His drafts so far are looking good. Pretty much the only prospect not making a huge leap in development is Poltapov

 

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His drafts so far are looking good. Pretty much the only prospect not making a huge leap in development is Poltapov

Kisakov was kind of slumping for a while as well. That said, Kozak has shown a bundle that wasn't in any of the scouting guides I read on him or recall from any Portland viewings last year. They have to be pleased.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Kisakov was kind of slumping for a while as well. That said, Kozak has shown a bundle that wasn't in any of the scouting guides I read on him or recall from any Portland viewings last year. They have to be pleased.

Kozak and Bloom have both blossomed

 

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Kozak hasn't lost any of his defensive chops that he was praised for in the pre-draft scouting reports. He's abrasive and well-positioned and does the right things with the puck. He's captaining a good team at his tier. It's impressive.

 

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95 seconds in, Kozak scores his 29th of the season.

 

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Typical solid night for Kozak last night - 5 shots, the goal, some prickly play in high traffic areas. Granted, they couldn't overcome the Royals use of "Brass Bonanza" as their goal song and Portland fell, 5-3.

 

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Now 21st in the 'dub in goals (30) and 22nd in points (66)... and doing this sort of stuff that is fun to watch:

 

[Fjordy]

Now 21st in the 'dub in goals (30) and 22nd in points (66)... and doing this sort of stuff that is fun to watch:

It's funny when people say late picks don't matter.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

It's funny when people say late picks don't matter.

Generally they don’t. I have a feeling the 2021 draft is going to have a lot of “how did they get picked so late” guys.

The OHL didn’t have a season. The WHL had a short ~25 game season. The QMJHL had a shorter season than normal. There was no playoffs, which is where players really start to rise or fall in rankings, for any of those leagues.

 

[Chainshot]

Generally they don’t. I have a feeling the 2021 draft is going to have a lot of “how did they get picked so late” guys.

The OHL didn’t have a season. The WHL had a short ~25 game season. The QMJHL had a shorter season than normal. There was no playoffs, which is where players really start to rise or fall in rankings, for any of those leagues.

The point remains - taking zero swings guarantees no results.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

The point remains - taking zero swings guarantees no results.

They’re all swings. That’s why generally I think you take them on high skill guys (and goalies) from 5-7. If they make it, it’s a bonus.

 

[UnleashRasmus]

Generally they don’t. I have a feeling the 2021 draft is going to have a lot of “how did they get picked so late” guys.

The OHL didn’t have a season. The WHL had a short ~25 game season. The QMJHL had a shorter season than normal. There was no playoffs, which is where players really start to rise or fall in rankings, for any of those leagues.

Pretty accurate considering most of the CHL junior leagues played less than a third of games.

 

[Fjordy]

Generally they don’t. I have a feeling the 2021 draft is going to have a lot of “how did they get picked so late” guys.

The OHL didn’t have a season. The WHL had a short ~25 game season. The QMJHL had a shorter season than normal. There was no playoffs, which is where players really start to rise or fall in rankings, for any of those leagues.

What difference does it make, the more choices you have, the better. You can pick a player there, especially if you have great scouting, you can move in the draft with that pick, like Adams did with Peterka. I think the more picks you have, the better.

 

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Kozak gets credit for this own-goal by Everett:

 

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Finished the WHL season 33rd overall in scoring with a 32-37-69 stat line in 66 games. Portland faces Prince George to open the playoffs.

 

[truthbluth]

Finished the WHL season 33rd overall in scoring with a 32-37-69 stat line in 66 games. Portland faces Prince George to open the playoffs.

Notably, he was also captain of memorial cup favorite Portland while getting all of the toughest matchups. Kozak and Bloom tick a lot of the same boxes for me and represent guys who are truly two-way, 120 foot forwards. Great job by GMJK , I mean Kevyn.

 

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Notably, he was also captain of memorial cup favorite Portland while getting all of the toughest matchups. Kozak and Bloom tick a lot of the same boxes for me and represent guys who are truly two-way, 120 foot forwards. Great job by GMJK , I mean Kevyn.

Kozak's a guy who I think people who like muckers are going to really like. He's pointy and gets into hard areas of the ice. The main drawback is his height. The last news article I read on him has him at 170 lbs:

Winterhawks' Tyson Kozak finds his scoring touch

Portland's 19-year-old co-captain has surged offensively, helping Hawks to 15 wins in 17 WHL games.

pamplinmedia.com

He's smol, but he haz compeetz.

 

[Ehran]

Kozak gets credit for this own-goal by Everett:

I've watched that video a couple of times and I still don't understand how that goal went in.

 

[Chainshot]

I've watched that video a couple of times and I still don't understand how that goal went in.

What I thought was the guy wins the draw into his own net.

Edit - in clearer English, the Everett player won the draw through the defenseman and into his net.

 

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Not scoresheet dominant in the first round, but he was all over the highlights for just about every game (in a good way). The Western Conference is waiting to see how things re-seed for round 2.

 

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[sabres4ever]

At least he's got a mustache

 

[SundherDome]

How did that first guy not bury that