Prospect Info: Zack Ostapchuk
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Not this yr, likely going back to junior & will probably need some AHL development time when his junior career is over.
Sorry but with all the camps and games in the Summer I am not certain what this means.
Are you saying he will be at the TC for the 2022 championships team slated to play in August or a Summer TC for the team that will play in December?
Would be sick if he could play both.
From my viewings at the development camp what I noticed was his determination, drive & compete level that makes him really difficult to handle plus being big & strong & his skating is also good. Ostapchuk - Greig - Boucher would be a handful to handle if they were ever on the same line.
I didn’t do anything I just posted on a message board.
I also mean he could be traded
So I saw Ostapchuk play when I went to Vancouver (Langley, if you want to get specific!) in November. They lost that night to Kamloops, 4-1, but Ostapchuk was the best player on the ice for the Giants by a mile. He logged a ton of ice time and played in all situations - PP and PK in addition to his regular ice. Nice skater - he's not Formenton, but very few are. I think he projects well as a middle six NHL power forward - exactly what his scoring touch in the NHL will be is tough to say, but I think it's safe to say at this point that he is a legit NHL prospect. A full year in Belleville next year should round him into form nicely...
I'm pretty excited about this guy. He could be a really nice 3rd, or even 2nd, line player in a couple of years. Really nice speed; not afraid to go in hard on the forecheck and he has some decent hands as well.
Mondays Prospects update late again...
2022-2023 GOALTENDING STATS
| N | PLAYER | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 
| Leevi Meriläinen | Kärpät |
| 13 | 2.03 | .921 |
| 2. | 
| Antoine Bibeau | Belleville Senators | 
| 11 | 3.05 | .909 |
| 3. | 
| Kevin Reidler | totals | 16 | |||
| AIK J20 | J20 Nationell | 16 | 3.23 | .906 | |||
| AIK | HockeyAllsvenskan | 0 | - | - | |||
| LESS THAN 10 GAMES | |||||||
| 1. | 
| Mads Søgaard | Belleville Senators |
| 6 | 4.01 | .899 |
| 2. |
| Kevin Mandolese | Belleville Senators |
| 7 | 3.87 | .856 |
Oof - your Royals are having a tough season. I feel for you. We were there with the 67's a few years ago - when you hit rock bottom in junior hockey you REALLY hit rock bottom...
That's interesting. Instead of having Ostapchuk be a key part of a shutdown line maybe he'll play with top players in a complimentary role.
Wow, the coaches must love Ostapchuk. I guess his role will be to win pucks for his linemates and crash the net.
Think it’s more that they’ve thrown the 6 locks together.
Gaucher will almost certainly be anchoring a 3rd/4th line down the middle.
Would imagine 2 of Bolduc/Roy/Othmann/Fantilli/Schaeffer/Greene will be taking both LW spots on the top line, with 2/3 of the other guys cut.
Interesting article on Zack Ostapchuk, looks like he is going to be a good gritty player, hopefully turns out like Killorn.
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I found the article light on details and facts. I hope Ostapchuk turns out to be a decent NHL player who plays big and has a physical side to his game.
