In this report, I’m going to cover what is undoubtedly the most important position on the ice. Take a look at Stanley Cup winners throughout history, and what do they all have in common? Goaltending. At the very least, it’s been good, if not great. Detroit has had Chris Osgood and Mike Vernon. In previous years it’s been names such as Broduer, Roy and Richter. So who’s going to be the goaltender for the Sharks when they eventually win the Cup? Will it be one of the below named players, or someone else currently with another team or in juniors?
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San Jose Sharks
Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
- Two-way awareness among forwards
- Goaltending
Weaknesses
- Depth at right wing
- Overtly physical power forwards
- Little blue-chip talent at any position
Legend of Players' Leagues
- Pro
- Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
- CHL
- Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
- NCAA
- Playing in NCAA
- Europe
- Playing in Europe
- Junior
- Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
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- Not Categorized Yet
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Sharks Prospect ReportWell, first off, I owe everyone an apology. I said in my last post that I would be writing stories back to my normal pace, but unfortunately things came up, and that wasn’t possible, but I’m back… In this report I’m going to focus on some players currently in Kentucky of the AHL, and briefly on one player currently playing in Richmond of the ECHL. The Sharks have had some surprises in Kentucky this year, fortunately, they have all been pleasant surprises thus far. Perhaps the biggest surprise is right up at the top, in their coach, Roy Sommer. Last year, Sommer was the eye in the sky for the San Jose Sharks. At that point, the Kentucky Thoroughblades decided that while Jim Wiley may be a good guy, being the Head Coach of the team wasn’t quite his spot, so he was re-assigned, demoted, whatever you want to call it to Director of Hockey Operations. Roy Sommer was brought from the San Jose Sharks to fulfill his first Head Coaching job in the AHL. Roy has coached in the ECHL, oddly enough with the Richmond Renegades, now the Sharks ECHL affiliate, and won it all there on multiple occasions. Many people will tell you that Sommer could possibly be the next Head Coach of the San Jose Sharks if things work out well enough there. After a very disappointing season in Kentucky last year, rookie Head Coach Roy Sommer has put the Tblades into a position where they are challenging for their division title. Sharks 1998 Training CampWell, the San Jose Sharks have completed their 1998 training camp. As always, some guys were impressive, some not. The players who were sent down in the first set of cuts I did not get the chance to see… The others however, I have seen. Some of the guys sent down in the first set had write-ups in the paper about them, and I recorded those comments in the players review… 1: Sean Gauthier: G-Many have been impressed by him; unfortunately, I’m not one of them… He has given up tons of rebound opportunities… Bruce Racine should get the #3 job, only question is does Gauthier go to AHL or the ECHL? Sharks prospect reportName: position, height/weight, age, where picked (year in parenthesis) League/team, statistical information Description/star ranking… The star ranking is the player’s chances of just making it to the NHL/1998 destination, where he’ll probably be next year. *=longshot Matt Bradley-RW Finished 4th on the team in scoring, 16th in the league, which tells you how much offense his team has. He’s surely benefited from this, but his offense has steadily improved over the years. His ability to be the first to the puck helps not only in getting the puck out of the defensive zone, but also in picking up loose rebounds. His defense has always been great. He can be a very good 3rd line guy. Doesn’t have the scoring ability for 1st or 2nd line duty, but would be perfect for 3rd line duty. There are a lot of players who fit that role perfectly, and he can fill that role very well for the Sharks. Read more» Looking up to the youngsters…any team in the NHL in fact. There’s some good regarding that, and some bad. The bad being that if you need to have that many in the first place, the chances are your team hasn’t been playing to well in the past. As of course has been the case with the San Jose Sharks in recent years. The good news, is that of the five, four are regularly in the lineup for the Sharks, and all have played well for us. The young guys, not only rookies, but other young players such as Jeff Friesen who’s 21, Mike Rathje 23, Owen Nolan 25 and Andrei Nazarov 25, are a big reason to why the Sharks are currently in 7th place in the Western Division, and at the time of this article, unbeaten in their last 6. What I’ll be covering here is only the rookies who have played for the Sharks this year. Those players being Patrick Marleau, Alexander Korolyuk, Andrei Zyuzin, Richard Brennan (currently in AHL), and Rookie of the Month for November, Marco Sturm. Patrick Marleau-The youngest player in the NHL this year earned a spot on the |
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