Player's Profile
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- Name: Jerome Flaake
- Position: LW
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 187 lbs
- Birthdate: 1990-03-02
- Eligible for Draft: 2008
- Drafted: 2008
- Hometown: Guben, Germany
- Acquired: 5th round (#130 overall), 2008
- Playing In: Europe
Jerome Flaake
Prospect Grade: 0.0 (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2007-08: Flaake took the DNL, Germany's top junior league, by storm this season, finishing as the top scorer with 80 points in only 36 games. He also managed another six points in four playoff games. His 2007-08 season ended up being quite a long one, as he put in time playing for both the U18 and U20 national teams as well as a 30-game introduction to the DEL, Germany's top men's professional league. In his time there, he was exposed to life as a professional hockey player, surely profiting from the experience of playing and practicing alongside ex-NHLers such as Ivan Ciernik and Dave McLlwain.
Talent Analysis
According to Cologne general manager Rodion Pauels, Flaake's strengths lie in his skating abilities, intelligence on the ice as well as his nose for the net. U18 head coach Jim Setters takes this assessment of this particular asset even further, stating that Flaake "has a very good sense around the net. In any league he has played he collects a lot of points. He very rarely misses the net when he shoots. He has great stickhandling skills."
Future
As with many young players at his age, any path to the NHL will have to be accompanied by a significant gain in strength and weight. This will no doubt go hand in hand with Cologne's plans to give Flaake every chance to be a regular member of their men's team in the 2008-09 season, a plan that proved fruitful for the aforementioned Philipp Gogulla.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: June, 23rd 2008
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