Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Tigers Make A Big Move

Their was a 3 way trade involving Saskatoon, Medicine Hat, and Regina.

To Medicine Hat
’00 Bryan Lockner
1st Round Pick 2020 WHL Bantam Draft
2nd Round Pick 2021 WHL Bantam Draft

To Saskatoon
’98 Max Gerlach
 http://tigershockey.com/article/tigers-acquire-lockner-and-picks


Scouting Report
He is a 2 way player responsible in both ends of the ice. Good on ice awareness. Defensibly responsible. Hard work ethic. His passing skills threading pucks through tight situations seems high.
Average Skating, turning a little slow. Stands up for teammates and not afraid to get into the dirty areas. Pats were using him on the 3rd line, with PP time standing in front of the net.

Bryan Lockner(17)(.21/.31) 6'1 209lbs.

Lockner's Highlight Reel





Initial Thoughts 
The Tigers have significantly bolstered their 2000 age class. Their 2000 and 2001 age groups have the makings to be exceptionally strong when they mature in 2 seasons.

They acquired Two 17's who will be impact players, so even though they lost a good piece with Gerlach, these deals will probably make this years team stronger, and the deals are also geared for the future. They also aquired a 1st and 2nd rounder. Those returns for Gerlach are massive.


Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Tigers Aquire 17yr Old Forward Elijah Brown

Technically he is 18 but in his 17 yr old hockey season.

The Medicine Hat Tigers announced on Tuesday that they have acquired 17-year-old forward Elijah Brown from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick in 2018 and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2019.
http://tigershockey.com/article/tigers-acquire-elijah-brown

Elijah Brown
Elijah was part of the Seattle Thunderbird's WHL Championship team last season. He put up 13 points in 64 games, as well as dressed for 6 playoff games.

Brown is listed at 5'9 168lbs.

Scouting report
A left-handed centreman. Scouting report says he has a lot of speed. Lots of skill and creativity.
His stats suggest that he has the tools to be a point per game player in the future.

Left Seattle Earlier in the year
Brown left Seattle earlier in the year, and Seattle put him on their suspended list. Seattle's GM Russ Farwell revealed to the media earlier in the year that Brown went home because he was unhappy with his ice time.  His last game was at the end of October, where he totalled 5 points in 14 games.


Thoughts
It feels like a great move to bolster their 17yr old depth. It sounds like he could step into a 3rd line centre role right now with hopes that he becomes a 2nd line centre next season.
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Cameron MacPhee
The Tigers traded the playing rights to Cameron MacPhee to Prince George for a 7th round pick.

Monday, January 8, 2018

Trade Deadline Thread

Just creating a new thread so you folks don't have to scroll  to get to the Comments Sections.

Massive Deals
Their have been some absolute massive deals around the league this season. Prices are through the roof. I'll post an Eastern Conference Review after the deadline passes, but in the mean-time here is a short summary of some key deals.

http://whl.ca/article/whl-trade-deadline-2018-live-blog

Tigers
Nothing so far from the Tigers, but if something happens, I'll edit this post.