As a follow up on my draft profile on the elite S31 SMJHL Draft prospects, I will be writing about some of the top first generation players in the draft. This draft pool seems to be strong (my only frame of reference being that a previous player of mine, Hank Powers, was drafted second overall in a previous SMJHL draft solely because I was pretty active on the boards for a couple weeks and had like $9 million in the bank), so it's hard for first generation players to be noticed if they're competing against established vets of the league. These guys deserve some love, too.

LW - Niklas Flower



An addition through the SHL's wildly successful Reddit recruiting campaign, Niklas Flower is an offensive forward that can be a plug-and-play point per game player. With a strong acumen for passing and a nose for the goal, Flower could easily find himself selected in the top two rounds of the SMJHL draft. He's not a great defensive player, nor the fastest skater, but what Flower lacks in speed he makes up for with bonafide offensive production.

G - Kyle Wahlgren

A talented netminder, Kyle Wahlgren is handled by kwahlgren36 and could very well be the second goalie off the board. Like Jason Aittokallio, Wahlgren's a balanced hybrid goalie whose handler already has an SHL job. It's likely that Wahlgren hears his name called before the first round is over.

D - Kristofer Hallfredsson

A member that can already boast being among the best-avatared members in the league, Darth_Invadeher has brought along a good one in Kristofer Hallfredsson. A defensive defenseman with impressive balance to his game, Hallfredsson is building first round hype, both with his talents and his viking ship origins.

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But i've got way more TPE than that scrub flower guy

Just kidding, I haven't done too well of a job hyping myself up, which is what half of this draft is. Keep up the great work, I'm pretty bored right now and I'm just reading a bunch of articles. Make more pls

Grindle Waters-Johnson || LW || Great Falls Grizzlies || 241 TPE
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210 lbs
Birthplace: Rimouski, Japan

Transactions
S78: Drafted by Great Falls Grizzlies with the 5th overall pick in S78 SMJHL Entry Draft
S78: Signed to a 5m rookie contract by the Great Falls Grizzlies

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Originally posted by smallwater17@Jul 22 2016, 10:42 PM
But i've got way more TPE than that scrub flower guy 

Just kidding, I haven't done too well of a job hyping myself up, which is what half of this draft is. Keep up the great work, I'm pretty bored right now and I'm just reading a bunch of articles. Make more pls

I want to fly under the radar. I want to become a miracle.

I want to fly under the radar. I want to become a miracle.

The next Jamie Benn? The next Henrik Zetterberg? THE NEXT SUPERMAN? get it, "fly" under the radar. I'm gonna take a guess and off my memory say you're Johnny Pollak, so cya at the draft Johnny boy

Grindle Waters-Johnson || LW || Great Falls Grizzlies || 241 TPE
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210 lbs
Birthplace: Rimouski, Japan

Transactions
S78: Drafted by Great Falls Grizzlies with the 5th overall pick in S78 SMJHL Entry Draft
S78: Signed to a 5m rookie contract by the Great Falls Grizzlies

Stats

Awards

Originally posted by AtomikMK@Jul 22 2016, 10:52 PM

I want to fly under the radar. I want to become a miracle.

Too late!

You were the first reddit recruit this season, all the GM's saw you :lol:

When ya can't even be unknown right

Grindle Waters-Johnson || LW || Great Falls Grizzlies || 241 TPE
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210 lbs
Birthplace: Rimouski, Japan

Transactions
S78: Drafted by Great Falls Grizzlies with the 5th overall pick in S78 SMJHL Entry Draft
S78: Signed to a 5m rookie contract by the Great Falls Grizzlies

Stats

Awards

Originally posted by smallwater17@Jul 22 2016, 05:42 PM
But i've got way more TPE than that scrub flower guy 

Just kidding, I haven't done too well of a job hyping myself up, which is what half of this draft is. Keep up the great work, I'm pretty bored right now and I'm just reading a bunch of articles. Make more pls

Well to be fair I just picked random players from mock drafts and cross referenced to see if they were first gens or not, my bad.