Post by chlscouting on Jun 13, 2010 0:07:46 GMT -5
After an 0-2 start, the Tri-City Americans have won six in a row and the only US-based team in the Continental Junior Hockey League sits in first place. 16-year-old centre Carlos Ailsby leads the team - and the league - with 10 points in 8 games, as the talented youngster has shown more of what was expected of him than he did in a lacklustre pre-season. Perhaps even better news for the team is that if this is a sign of things to come, they're in great shape - the Americans have six of the league's top-15 scorers, and none of those six players are older than 16. Meanwhile, 16 year old goalie Zion Ross picked up a 45-save shutout in his debut.
At 4-3-1, the Calgary Hitmen are second in the league, despite having it's second worst offense. Nobody on the team has more than three goals or five points and as whole they've only scored 21 in the season's first eight contests, but the awesome play of netminders Alberto Trebil and Aidan English have carried the team. Trebil sports a league-high .923 save percentage among majority starters while English is at .921 in his two apperances.
The Brandon Wheat Kings sit next with a 4-4-0 record. Their problem has been goaltending, as starter Cade Danton has the worst save percentage in the league. The Wheat Kings' top line is maybe the most deadly in the junior league, with Clifford Mason tied for the league scoring lead with 10 points in 8 games, while this year's #1 ranked draft prospect Rashad Flett has 5 goals and 7 points and highly touted rookie Austin Boo has also put up 5 goals and 7 points.
The Regina Pats have been very mediocre, and could probably be considered lucky to be at 3-4-1. Defenseman Jamari Casey has been a steady force while putting up 6 points, but the offense has been relatively quiet. The only draft eligible goalie this year who is playing in a starting role, Reuben Ronty is 2-4-1 with an .890 save percentage and has been relatively unimpressive.
In fifth place, the Medicine Hat Tigers have been unlucky. They actually boast the second-best GF-GA ratio in the league, but have been unable to convert that into wins as they're 3-5-0. The Tigers have two of the league's top four scorers - Maddox Vojta and Jan Leeman have 9 and 8 points respectively and are both highly ranked for the upcoming entry draft. Unfortunately, along with Vojta and Leeman, Rylan Alexeev, Solomon Ouimet and Giovanny Micheletti - three of their next highest four scorers - are also draft eligible. With the vast majority of the team not returning, the Tigers are facing the pressure to get the ship righted this year.
While the Vancouver Giants are also 3-5, they have been considerably worse. Their offense - dismal; just 15 goals for in 8 games. Despite this, there is reason to hope for the future: left winger Silas Thurier scored 8 goals and 11 points in the pre-season, and has scored a third of his squad's goals (5) with 6 points so far in the regular season, and recently signed Kyree Britz (15 years old) has two points, 19 ChG and 45 ChA in his first three contests.
At 4-3-1, the Calgary Hitmen are second in the league, despite having it's second worst offense. Nobody on the team has more than three goals or five points and as whole they've only scored 21 in the season's first eight contests, but the awesome play of netminders Alberto Trebil and Aidan English have carried the team. Trebil sports a league-high .923 save percentage among majority starters while English is at .921 in his two apperances.
The Brandon Wheat Kings sit next with a 4-4-0 record. Their problem has been goaltending, as starter Cade Danton has the worst save percentage in the league. The Wheat Kings' top line is maybe the most deadly in the junior league, with Clifford Mason tied for the league scoring lead with 10 points in 8 games, while this year's #1 ranked draft prospect Rashad Flett has 5 goals and 7 points and highly touted rookie Austin Boo has also put up 5 goals and 7 points.
The Regina Pats have been very mediocre, and could probably be considered lucky to be at 3-4-1. Defenseman Jamari Casey has been a steady force while putting up 6 points, but the offense has been relatively quiet. The only draft eligible goalie this year who is playing in a starting role, Reuben Ronty is 2-4-1 with an .890 save percentage and has been relatively unimpressive.
In fifth place, the Medicine Hat Tigers have been unlucky. They actually boast the second-best GF-GA ratio in the league, but have been unable to convert that into wins as they're 3-5-0. The Tigers have two of the league's top four scorers - Maddox Vojta and Jan Leeman have 9 and 8 points respectively and are both highly ranked for the upcoming entry draft. Unfortunately, along with Vojta and Leeman, Rylan Alexeev, Solomon Ouimet and Giovanny Micheletti - three of their next highest four scorers - are also draft eligible. With the vast majority of the team not returning, the Tigers are facing the pressure to get the ship righted this year.
While the Vancouver Giants are also 3-5, they have been considerably worse. Their offense - dismal; just 15 goals for in 8 games. Despite this, there is reason to hope for the future: left winger Silas Thurier scored 8 goals and 11 points in the pre-season, and has scored a third of his squad's goals (5) with 6 points so far in the regular season, and recently signed Kyree Britz (15 years old) has two points, 19 ChG and 45 ChA in his first three contests.