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Friday, April 30, 2010
USHL Draft Coverage- Jakob Batcha
I have been contacted by sbnation.com to write up some profiles on players that may be drafted into the USHL this year in the USHL Entry Draft. I will be writing a profile almost every day leading up to the draft beginning with forwards, then on to defensemen, and finishing with goaltenders. These are in no particular order, as the Entry Draft is hard to predict. I haven't seen these players play either, so if you have seen them play and have something to add, please do. Enjoy!
Jakob Batcha (Milwaukee Jr. Admirals) will continue the trend of big players with scoring ability. Batcha plays at the midget major level which is the closest level in overall speed and difficulty to the USHL (junior hockey). Batcha is huge for a 16 year old at 6'3" and 175 pounds. The Jr. Admirals play in the NAPHL, which is AAA midget major hockey. Batcha has that great mix of size and skill which has scouts and coaches in the USHL drooling. He played in 64 games this past season and had 52 points in those games. Of those 52 points, 21 were goals and 31 were helpers. To compare Batcha with a USHL player from last year is tough, but I would compare him to Green Bay's star forward Anders Lee. Now I'm not saying Batcha will be in the top 10 in scoring next year, I'm just saying that based on size and numbers, Batcha matches up pretty well with Lee. As with the other prospects I've been writing about, Batcha will most likely be playing in the USHL this year, so definitely keep your eye on him.
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Nice info on these kids, I definitely haven't heard much about any of em so nice job. Are you going to be doing any on MN-HS kids since they provide a lot of talent to the USHL?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thank you for reading. As for the Minnesota Hish School kids, it's tough to find out info on those guys. Access to the Tier 1 Elite and NAPHL is more easily attained.
ReplyDeletewww.mnhockeyhub.com
ReplyDeleteThere are some very good 1992's playing in the NAHL this year. You may want to check them out too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Force Blogger, I used that website write the article on Wilkinson above.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, yes, there are good players coming out of the NAHL and I'm sure I'll be writing on them soon.
In addition to Jacob Batcha- this Milwaukee Admirals U-18 will prove to be very prolific at sending kids to the next level. The first scholarship accepted was by goalie Alex Rigsby who will be playing goalie for Mark Johnson’s Wisconsin Badger women’s team. She was the first female ever to be selected in the USHL draft last year. Jose Delgadillo accepted a midseason offer to play for the Sioux City Musketeers and played over 30 games for them this season. Jarrod Rabey played a series with Indiana and this big defensemen will play for the Ice this season. Keep an eye on Noah Nelson, Dan Scherer and Peter Maric as all three of these players will also play in the USHL next season. Great coaching and player development is the key to this AAA programs success.
ReplyDeleteCertainly seems like someone has some inside info! Thanks for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know exactly what time the Draft is? Website states 1:00pm and also shows 10:00am. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question. I'm a little confused as to when it actually starts. I think it's one, because that's what it was last year, but I could be wrong.
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