Heidt is much the same. There’s no disguising the fact that 2018 was a rough year for the WHL, but after analyzing the incoming talent, there is good reason to believe the influx of talent is really as strong as ever. bragdeal. Savoie and Bedard BATTLE at CSSHL Championships!!! North Vancouver 14-year-old Connor Bedard is the first player to be granted exceptional player status by the WHL. I’d only give Yager about 15% odds at the achievement. Other metrics were also used. Prior to last year, only five players had ever received the CHL’s so called Exceptional Status. Remember, Paddock was behind the bench for Teemu Selanne’s rookie season when he found the back of the net 76 times for Winnipeg during the 1992-93 season, so Paddock’s more than qualified to speak on what a good shot looks like. It will be lots of fun to watch these players develop into established junior stars in the next few years. As for right now, the focus is turned on 2019 where the WHL will be front and center on day one of the new year. Here’s some highlights from some of his games. West Van went 2-0-1 in the tournament and Bedard put up 12 points. The age group below the trio is also thought to be heavy on Western Canadian talent by many I have heard from. It was truly a poor year for the West, especially for high-end forwards. The first took place in Vernon, B.C. It’s incredibly rare that a player plays with an older age group (in this case the 2003’s) and becomes the best player in that particular age group. His skating and puck handing at that speed is so elite it is truly shocking. bragdeal. Bedard’s coach there was former WHLer Steve Marr, who has previously had the opportunity to witness first-hand the pressure young players face when projected as phenoms. The strength gained over that time, along with the typical routine of firing pucks wherever and whenever, have allowed him to score 107 times over the past two seasons. The borderline hit knocked Savoie unconscious and immediately raised question of if a player of his age should be facing off against 20 year olds. Of all the assets the young phenom possesses, the one that resonates most with Pats GM John Paddock is his shot. Connor Bedard officially became a member of the Regina Pats last week after becoming the first WHLer to be granted exceptional player status. Marr claims this set-up allows a coach to “teach in much more depth,” and that the biggest challenge he had in coaching Bedard was “making sure that he needed to live up to his potential every day.” Sometimes that meant challenging Bedard in practice, sometimes it was a gentle pat on the back, but mostly, it was making Bedard as accountable as his teammates despite being the only one who was chasing exceptional status. (Apologies for the Twitter link, I know everybody hates them), https://twitter.com/tpehockey/status/1085660523952132097?s=21. There’s the on-ice element (does the player project enough skill to compete at the CHL level?) To seek better competition and avoid having to play another year in a league they were already lighting up, Savoie and Wright applied for Exceptional Status. After his 84-point season the hockey box was checked. Good shot good iq but i think he need to work on his skating if he wants to get even better than he already is. Taking A Look At Team Canada’s Preliminary World Juniors Active Roster: Part 3 – WHL, Sault Ste. Bedard has no such tandem and has more than doubled Savoie’s goals total. He has 24 goals (32 points) in 7 games in his WSI U13 tournament this year. (Not to put down Savoie, he’s exceptional in his own right). While a phenomenal hockey player, he isn’t exceptional and I don’t think he’s on the level of Savoie or Wright. Marr and his staff knew there would be people in attendance who would have an impact on Bedard’s exceptional status application. I believe without a doubt he will be granted it and will be eligible to play full time for the 2019-20 season. He had already drawn an assist on West Van’s lone goal, then scored twice more and added another assist in the period, but West Van still trailed 6-4.