Anotehr weak draft when it coems to depth, but the top 6 or 7 draftees can become very valuble hockey players at the professional level. Havlat and Zetterberg are expected to go top 5 as they are probably the most pro ready of the Europeans. The question lies now is where the Sedin twins will go as it will be hard for them to be drafted to the same team, and scouts aren't sure how they'll do seperated for the first time. | ||||||||||||||
Scouting Links: TSN.ca-----hockeydb.com-----hockeysfuture.com | ||||||||||||||
The Others Patrik Stefan Pavel Brendl Branislav Mezei Oleg Saprykin Jani Rita Konstantin Koltsov Alexei Semenov Niklas Hagman Mattias Weinhandl Niclas Havelid Jimmie Olvestad Branko Radivojevic Mathias Tjarnqvist Juraj Kolnik Riku Hahl Martin Erat Radim Vrbata Petr Tenkrat Radek Martinek Alexander Khavanov Mikko Eloranta Kirill Safronov Kristian Kudroc Michal Sivek Milan Bartovic Kaspars Astashenko Fedor Fedorov Tommi Santala Hannes Hyvonen |
NAME: Martin Havlat POSITION: Right Wing BORN: April 19, 1981 (Mlada Boleslav, Czechoslovakia---now Czech Republic) AGE: 18 HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'1"/190lbs SHOOTS: Left JUNIOR TEAM: HC Trinec (Czech Elite League) ANALYSIS: He is a very gifted offenisve player capable of making highlight reel plays. He also play a sound game in his own zone, so he isnt a defensive liability. He is VERY injury prone though and can play very un-displined at times, which can hurt his team. |
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NAME: Henrik Zetterberg POSITION: Left Wing BORN: October 9, 1980 (Njurunda, Sweden) AGE: 19 HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5'11"/176lbs. SHOOTS: Left JUNIOR TEAM: Timra IK (Swedish Elite League) ANALYSIS: He is a very gifted play maker and has the ability to see the ice betetr than most players. His hockey sense is above average so he alsways knows where to be on the ice. He is a very small player and can be tossed around with ease at times. |
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NAME: Henrik Sedin POSITION: Centre BORN: September 26, 1980 (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) AGE: 19 HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'2"/200lbs. SHOOTS: Left JUNIOR TEAM: MoDo (Swedish Elite League) ANALYSIS: A very well rounded centre that is responsible in his own end adn can play a physical game as well. He is also a very gifted play maker that can make soemthing out of nothing. IS dependance on playing with his brother Daniel and isn't a natural goal scorer. |
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NAME: Daniel Sedin POSITION: Left Wing BORN: September 26, 1980 (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) AGE: 19 HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'2"/200lbs. SHOOTS: Left JUNIOR TEAM: MoDo (Swedish Elite League) ANALYSIS: He has good hockey sense, which helps him finf open ice. HE is very good in his own end and can play without his twin brother in order to succeed. He is also a very durable player. He still lacks the confidance in the North American game which will hold him back. |
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