2023 Young Stars Classic Thread

[Jess]

Another version of the thread for those who want to discuss it here:

Canucks roster:

[Jess]

7-1 win tonight!
 

Excited to see a lot of these guys in Abby this year.

[German Canuck]

Scorers?

[Jess]

4 minutes ago, German Canuck said:

Scorers?

Probably a box score somewhere, but off the top of my head: Johansson, Alriksson, McDonough, Gatcomb, McWard...missing two.

[Alflives]

14 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

7-1 win tonight!
 

Excited to see a lot of these guys in Abby this year.

We embarrassed this smelly Cowpie losers. 
 

[gerg]

how did hodgson look?

[Smashian Kassian]

From what I saw I really liked Alriksson.

He's not just a big body. He can skate, handle the puck, and process the game quickly. Excited to see his progress.

[Sherwood]

Thanks @-AJ-

 

that was a great first game of the preseason, and several prospects stood out

[Alflives]

7 minutes ago, Huggy Bear said:

Thanks @-AJ-

 

that was a great first game of the preseason, and several prospects stood out

Yup. Our young guys embarrassed those cowpie smelly bastards. 

[Jack Gordon]

The Wranglers would have started a line brawl in the last minute if they lost 7-1. This won't go down smoothly in Cowpatty.

[24K]

Honestly a little hard to judge anyone given how dog shit Calgary looked.

All I can conclude is I would send every Calgary player they ice back to junior if possible.

[Jess]

6 minutes ago, 24K said:

Honestly a little hard to judge anyone given how dog shit Calgary looked.

All I can conclude is I would send every Calgary player they ice back to junior if possible.

Yeah, I do wonder if what Conroy was saying was pretty relevant. We had guys like 24-year old Hirose playing, which may have given us a significant advantage.

[Ghostsof1915]

Great game.

Horrible about losing CDC.

Great to see everyone migrate here.

[kilgore]

Watched the game posted after it was over.

I guess we should have won over the younger cowturds, but it was still immensely enjoyable to watch the baby Canucks lay down a beating.

Players who stood out for me in no particular order were

Bains

Gatcomb

Klimovich

McDonough

Maillet

Sasson

Johansson

McWard

And the goalie Tolopilo wasn't busy but looked sharp when he was

Edited September 16, 2023 by kilgore

[Jess]

2 minutes ago, kilgore said:

Watched the game posted after it was over.

I guess we should have won over the younger cowturds, but it was still immensely enjoyable to watch the baby Canucks lay down a beating.

Players who stood out for me in no particular order were

Bains

Gatcomb

Klimovich

McDonough

Maillet

Sasson

Johansson

McWard

And the goalie Tolopilo wasn't busy but looked sharp when he was

I'm honestly super high on Klimovich after what I saw from him in Abby last year. Kid is still young and took a huge step last year. Another step like that and he might even get some NHL games this year. I'm banking on him being one of the top forwards in Abbotsford this year.

[Smashian Kassian]

3 minutes ago, -AJ- said:

I'm honestly super high on Klimovich after what I saw from him in Abby last year. Kid is still young and took a huge step last year. Another step like that and he might even get some NHL games this year. I'm banking on him being one of the top forwards in Abbotsford this year.

 

He's got a ton of raw physical ability it just seems to be a matter of how engaged he is in the game.

Gaining that pro maturity is part of the process for him being so young, but he definitely has the ability to be a player.

[Psycho_Path]

For anyone that missed the game. Didn't see a Canucks post of the game. Probably no real difference between them:

 

 

[Smashian Kassian]

Not the busiest game for Tolopilo but you see why they signed him. The size is obvious but he moves so well - and not just quickness but the precision in his movement to not overcommit - small sample but he looks like he could be a player, will be very interested to see how he does in Abby.

Hirose looked like an NHL player obviously, and Max Sasson looks pretty close too. He looked physically better than almost everyone with his strength + skating ability, and plays a dependable game.

As far as the younger guys I think Brzustewicz & Alriksson were the best.

Brz wasn't perfect but you see the talent in his puck handling & he's very smooth. Its also a tough tourney for young D given its a very choppy game & your often playing against guys with pro experience. And he also played a ton in all situations, I thought he did well.

Alriksson might be the most impressive guy relative to expectations imo. You see the raw ability on top of the hulking size. He skates very well, he has quick hands, he reads the play very well & knows where his teammates are when he picks up the puck, plus he's willing to play hard in the dirty areas. I really liked what I saw from him. 

[Snoop Hogg]

2 hours ago, gerg said:

how did hodgson look?

I think he’ll call it a day.

[Bobby Lou]

1 hour ago, 24K said:

Honestly a little hard to judge anyone given how dog shit Calgary IS*

All I can conclude is I would send every Calgary player they ice back to junior if possible.

There fixed that for ya

[Canuck-Oni]

1 hour ago, -AJ- said:

Yeah, I do wonder if what Conroy was saying was pretty relevant. We had guys like 24-year old Hirose playing, which may have given us a significant advantage.

Having a cool, calm, experienced defenceman out there for the Nucks, one that already has some NHL ice time under his belt probably made a huge impact upon the team as a whole.

Didn't notice, but wondering if he was wearing an A?

[Jess]

14 minutes ago, Canuck-Oni said:

Having a cool, calm, experienced defenceman out there for the Nucks, one that already has some NHL ice time under his belt probably made a huge impact upon the team as a whole.

Didn't notice, but wondering if he was wearing an A?

I didn't catch it. I noticed Gatcomb had an A.

[Ghostsof1915]

Sad thing is I like all these young players. That was one hell of a game last night. And best of all they worked well as a team.

Going to have to see some Abby Canuck games this season.

[WHL rocks]

Great time of year!!

NFL just started now the NHL and the Canucks camp is here. 

Good to see the kids play last night. Hopefully a couple of them break out and take a big step this coming season. 

[stawns]

59 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said:

Sad thing is I like all these young players. That was one hell of a game last night. And best of all they worked well as a team.

Going to have to see some Abby Canuck games this season.

I highly recommend the AHLTV package........saved hockey season for me last year.  I expect they're going to be more fun to watch this year, though I don't know if they replicate last year's success