Confirmed with Link: Wings sign Hronek

[Unfriendly Ghost]

http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=889424

I'm guessing this means he's coming over.

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[SoupNazi]

Can't wait to see this kid.

 

[Vatican Roulette]

Will be nice to compare him with Saarijarvi in the same league.

 

[jkutswings]

Did I read that correctly? He's 6'0" and 163 pounds?

I know that not everybody needs to be a hulk, but I hope he's chauffeured between the rink and the gym for a few years before he gets snapped in half over here.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

Did I read that correctly? He's 6'0" and 163 pounds?

I hope he's chauffeured between the rink and the gym for a few years before he gets snapped in half over here.

Yeah, guy seems like a beanpole judging from the scouting info. Good call getting him out of a men's league.

 

[Frk It]

Did I read that correctly? He's 6'0" and 163 pounds?

I know that not everybody needs to be a hulk, but I hope he's chauffeured between the rink and the gym for a few years before he gets snapped in half over here.

Kronwall was pretty much the same size when he was drafted.

 

[Bench]

Kronwall was pretty much the same size when he was drafted.

All these kids are twigs outside of a few manchildren. And even then, NHL stats pad some players. You won't ever convince me Mike Ribeiro has ever weighed over 150 pounds

 

[Frk It]

All these kids are twigs outside of a few manchildren. And even then, NHL stats pad some players. You won't ever convince me Mike Ribeiro has ever weighed over 150 pounds

He looked like a prisoner of war in his team pictures.

 

[Henkka]

Did I read that correctly? He's 6'0" and 163 pounds?

I know that not everybody needs to be a hulk, but I hope he's chauffeured between the rink and the gym for a few years before he gets snapped in half over here.

MOD

4 years effective Gym training and he'll be 190-200lbs. That's two years in juniors and 2 seasons at Griffins.

A project.

http://files.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=191286

This Eliteprospects picture is from 2016 draft combine.

At least he doesn't look to have body fat... there's some visible muscles to do a workout.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

Will be nice to compare him with Saarijarvi in the same league.

That'll be an interesting comparison.

I'm mostly interested in seeing how he stacks up against other D-men in general throughout the league. Hopefully he has a good year logging some big minutes.

 

[Vatican Roulette]

That'll be an interesting comparison.

I'm mostly interested in seeing how he stacks up against other D-men in general throughout the league. Hopefully he has a good year logging some big minutes.

Well at least Saarijarvi's rookie season.

 

[DRW204]

4 years effective Gym training and he'll be 190-200lbs. That's two years in juniors and 2 seasons at Griffins.

A project.

http://files.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=191286

This Eliteprospects picture is from 2016 draft combine.

At least he doesn't look to have body fat... there's some visible muscles to do a workout.

He doesn't look like a bean pole at all and he has a matureish development beginning in his face. Villi looked like a straight up middle schooler when he was drafted. I think if hronek spends sometime at the gym and lots calories he will be fine.

 

[Frk It]

Wright, the Red Wings director of amateur scouting, said of Hronek after the club selected him: "We had him extremely high. He's a very good skater, has very good hockey sense, a very good puck-mover. He can run a power play. He plays with a little bit of a bite. He's not the biggest guy, which is a little bit of a downside, but everything else he did well for us to not overlook."

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index...016_pick_filip.html#incart_river_mobile_index

 

[taylorjonl]

Is it normal to sign a prospect at 18? I read he had one year left in his EU league, was drafted by a OHL team so by signing him to an ELC that negates his contract in the EU. Is this true?

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Is it normal to sign a prospect at 18? I read he had one year left in his EU league, was drafted by a OHL team so by signing him to an ELC that negates his contract in the EU. Is this true?

Yeah he's coming to the chl

 

[Reddwit]

Can't think about "Hronek" without thinking "Roenick."

 

[Wood Stick]

Did I read that correctly? He's 6'0" and 163 pounds?

I know that not everybody needs to be a hulk, but I hope he's chauffeured between the rink and the gym for a few years before he gets snapped in half over here.

I was 6'1, 155 lbs around my 18th birthday.. It's nothing too crazy, out of the ordinary.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

I'm thinking we should just call this kid "Ron."