2018-2019 Moose Jaw Warriors

Moose Jaw Warriors

Offense

Tristan Langan(20)(.6)	Justin Almeida(19)(1.36)	Ryan Peckford(19)(.67)
Nick Bowman(18)(.21)	Tate Popple(18)(0.31)	Brecon Wood(18)(.15)
Tristyn DeRoose(19)(.15)	Chance Petruic(19)(.07)	Tyler Smithies(18)(.22)
Brayden Tracey(17)	Yegor Buyalski(17)	Danill Stepanov(17)

*Barrett Sheen(20)(.35)
*Branden Klatt(20)(.22) Playing Junoir A

Notes:
Up front, they will be a 1 line team. Almeida and Peckford is still a pretty good combo. Langan made a big point increase last season.  After that they have a lot of fillers and depth players filling out the roster. 

A Lack of depth suggests that Moose Jaw may have troubles scoring goals next season. If they don't keep an overage goaltender I expect them to keep Barrett Sheen.

Defence

Josh Brook(19)(.71)	Jett Woo(18)(.57)
Brandon Schuldaus(20)(.42)	Matthew Benson(18)(.22)
Daemon Hunt(16)	Brenden Kwiatkowski(18)(.05)

Notes:
Their defence looks to be very strong. Woo, Brook and Schauldaus are a powerhouse combination on the back-end.


Other OA &Player Notes
Kale Clague, Brett Howden are signed, drafted and expected to play pro
Defenceman Dmitri Zaitsev and Oleg Sosunov are both eligible to be back as 20yr old Imports. It is hard to see them returning as they are strong defensively and need forward depth. Moose Jaw has also signed 2 Import picks from last draft and are coming over.

That leaves them with Sheen, Langan, Schuldhaus, Wilms fighting for 3 spots.


Imports
Danill Stepanov(17) *Signed
Yegor Buyalski(17) *Signed
Dmitri Zaitsev(20)
Oleg Sosunov(20)

Goalies
Brody Wilms(20)
Adam Evanoff(18)
Ethan Fitzgerald(17)

Notes:
Not sure if their plan is to keep Wilms or not. If they don't keep him they have an extra OA to potentially use up front. Goaltending appears to be slightly above average. if Wilms doesn't return it may drop to about average because Evanoff is only 18 with 20 games experience but seems capable.


Drafting Outlook

Draft Positioning	Age	Picks	Position
2013	20	1,4,4,5	5th
2014	19	1,2,3,5,5	4th
2015	18	1,1,2,3,4,5	4th
2016	17	1,3,5,5,5	Late
2017	16	1,3,5,5	MidLate
2018	15	1,4,5	Last

Notes: Suggests this year should be strong and there will be 3 tough years ahead; however, their run from last season has changed that outlook.


Last Season
.757 Winning Percentage

Offensive Strength
240-205


Prognosis
Their defense and goaltending could be very strong. it is difficult to read their forward group. They have numerous depth players that will be forced up into the lineup. Their defence and goaltending could be strong enough, along with a good top line and veteran depth to vault them into competitive territory.

My initial instincts have them as likely a favorite for the 1st wildcard spot. They should be behind Saskatoon, PA, Brandon. They could become prime sellers come deadline time as they have some very intriguing pieces.

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