Here's my report from the NAHL Showcase/Midget Showcase. I spent about 16 hours there over two days, but with 48 teams playing, I didn't see everything. I tried to write as much as I could.
There were such a wide range of players playing there that I decided it would be easiest to separate it all by birth year. Here it is:
1987 Birthdates
1988 Birthdates
1989 Birthdates
1990 Birthdates
1991 Birthdates
1992 Birthdates
1993 Birthdates
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I'll comment on your observations of the top 4 92's on the U-18's;
Merrill > Big. Doesn't use his size to his advantage enough. He definitely made the right choice not playing USHL. U-18 is all he can handle at this point. Skating needs to improve.
Clarke > 14 playing U-18 is a stretch for any player. Does hang on to the puck at times too long. Is very composed with great vision and is an incredible scoring threat when on the ice. Game 2 on Friday was not his best for sure. 3rd game settled in and showed his defensive capabilities as well in game 4. Game 5 was a total meltdown for him. Maybe too much pressure being placed on him to perform at such a young age. Not sure. Of the 4 listed here, certainly the best skater and has the scoring touch. Defense needs some work.
Johns - Uses his size and strength. This guy is going to be a future star. Would take him over Merrill. Not a great scoring threat but really looks after his end well. Best defensive player of these 4.
Saad - Maybe should have played another year at U-16. Seemed out of place. Gifted, however maybe rushing things by playing as an under-ager.
I somewhat agree. Clarke is certainly the more offensive threat of the 4 listed. Johns is a pure stay at home defence style of player however will jump in at times. Of the 3 D-men listed, Clarke and Johns played much better than Merrill and I thought Clarke was more of an impact player for his team than either of the other two were.
Why even comment about players who weren't even playing in this tournament (90s)? Report on what you actually saw. Above posts are somewhat accurate from what I observed.
From your reports, it appears you did not cover all the teams! Someone copied the reports you did on a individual age groups and copied them over to complete hockey. They titled it TOP 93,'s 92's, 91's, & 90's. This caused a bid steer up on the 92 reports, leaving out some players and teams.
where is it written that he has to cover all the teams?
if eric ringel was that good he would be in the ushl this year and thats that.
Chris, who would you compare Colin Jacobs to?
Notre Dame thinks Ringel is that good, oh well we will see...
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