Scouting Report: Tank Sharksy, 17-year-old Center
Height: 6’ 2”
Weight: 212 lbs
Tank Sharksy plays the game with dexterity, a strong skater and an excellent offensive presence. Not intimidated by defensive pressure, Sharksy is slippery and stable enough to find open space in the critical areas to shoot. He can handle the puck with effective range and can find the open areas with his speed, and he’s got a great shot, which he can release from almost anywhere. He’s also very adept at taking faceoffs, utilizing his balance and quick stickwork to battle at the hashes or winning outright at the dot. He can take contact well, and he can engage the play at high speed. Most desirable for coaches is his motor, which can withstand heavy minutes all over the lineup, and on the powerplay. There’s a lot to like in Sharksy’s game, and that makes him an impressive kid.
What I find admirable about Tank’s game is that very few of his skills can be characterized as bad. Many of his base abilities are at a skill level one would find “fine”. His ability to screen the goaltender in front of the net is fine, his passing ability is fine, his ability to use the body to separate the player from the puck is fine, his positioning in the defensive zone, his ability to use his stick to strip opponents, his ability to read the play in his own end are all fine. His acceleration and agility on his feet, and his strength are unnotable. Sharksy only struggles with two crucial parts of the game, his ability to deliver hits, and his ability to deploy his body to block shots. All else is reasonable, and leaves room for a great amount of improvement.
Sharksy appears to be one of the highlighted players in preparation for the S75 SMJHL Draft, as his game is one that can quickly adapt to the speed and toughness. He will likely be an asset for the United States in the future, with the WJC teams, Blue and White. For whatever team claims him, he will be an important piece to their future, provided he put in the work to polish his skills from “fine” to a shimmering gleam.
Eddie Morozov signing off for now. Stay tuned for more info and more reports from my trips abroad scouting the next SHL stars!
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-----------------★ #23 Hải Nam Hoàng ★-----------------
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★ Milestones Reached ★
9/5/22 (S67): 200 TPE reached
9/9/22 (S67): Drafted 33rd Overall to SMJHL, Great Falls (Round 3, Pick 5)
9/12/22 (S67): Signs 4-year contract with GFG, $5 million per ($3M + $2M bonus)
9/19/22 (S67): First SMJHL Point/Goal, 3:07, 3rd Period, for a 3-1 Score (5-1 Final)
10/2/22 (S67): 250 TPE reached
10/17/22 (S67): First SMJHL Playoff Goal, 6:39, 4OT, For a 3-2 Win (Series Tied 1-1)
11/5/22 (S68): Drafted 21st Overall to SHL, Minnesota (Round 2, Pick 1)
11/9/22 (S67): Signs 3-year contract with MIN, $3 million per (ELC)
11/15/22 (S67): 300 and 350 TPE reached
11/27/22 (S68): 50th SMJHL Point
11/29/22 (S68): 1st SMJHL Hat Trick
11/31/22 (S68): 400 TPE reached
12/5/22 (S68): New SMJHL Career High in Points and Goals (40P, 21G, 19A)
1/5/23 (S68): Named S68 GFG Team MVP
1/5/23 (S68): Named to S68 All-Star Team
1/16/23 (S69): 500 TPE Reached
1/16/23 (S69): 100 SMJHL Points Reached
1/24/23 (S69): 550 TPE Reached
2/20/23 (S69): 600 TPE Reached
3/5/23 (S69): Named to S69 All-Star Team
3/7/23 (S69): Named to S69 WJC Team World Roster
3/20/23 (S70): 700 TPE Reached
4/22/23 (S70): 750 TPE Reached
5/22/23 (S70): 800 and 850 TPE Reached
6/3/23 (S70): 900 TPE Reached
7/7/23 (S71): Signs 3-year contract worth $13 million
7/30/23 (S71): 950, 1000, and 1050 TPE Reached
8/10/23 (S72): 100th SHL Point, 12:06, 1st Period, for a 1-3 Score (6-4 Final)
8/10/23 (S72): First 4-Point SHL Game (Personal Best)
9/21/23 (S73): 1200 TPE Reached
11/12/23 (S73): 1250, 1300, and 1350 TPE Reached
12/2/23 (S74): 1400 TPE Reached
12/25/23 (S74): 1450 TPE Reached
1/15/24 (S74): 1500 TPE Reached
1/24/24 (S74): 1550 TPE Reached
2/10/24 (S75): 1600 TPE Reached
3/2/24 (S75): 1650 TPE Reached
3/20/24 (S75): 1700 TPE Reached
3/29/24 (S76): 1750 TPE Reached
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Draft Year: S68
Position: Left Wing/Center
Handedness: Right
Jersey Number: 23
Height: 5ft 9in
Weight: 151 lbs
Birthplace: Buôn Đôn District, Viet Nam
Salary: $5,000,000 to MIN (3 years remain)
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★ TPE Tracker ★
1540
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★ Career Stats - Regular Season ★
(S67) [SMJHL, Great Falls | 66 GP | 22 G | 15 A | 37 PTS | -22 +/- | 71 GR] [TPE High: 269]
(S68) [SMJHL, Great Falls | 66 GP | 31 G | 28 A | 59 PTS | -14 +/- | 76 GR] [TPE High: 350]
(S69) [SMJHL, Great Falls | 66 GP | 29 G | 55 A | 87 PTS | 24 +/- | 74 GR] [TPE High: 425]
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(S70) [SHL, Minnesota | 66 GP | 21 G | 25 A | 46 PTS | -28 +/- | 69 GR] [TPE High: 734]
(S71) [SHL, Minnesota | 66 GP | 19 G | 19 A | 38 PTS | -33 +/- | 69 GR] [TPE High: 946]
(S72) [SHL, Minnesota | 66 GP | 20 G | 29 A | 49 PTS | -27 +/- | 72 GR] [TPE High: 1103]
(S73) [SHL, Minnesota | 66 GP | 38 G | 37 A | 73 PTS | 7 +/- | 73 GR] [TPE High: 1251]
(S74) [SHL, Minnesota | 66 GP | 47 G | 34 A | 81 PTS | 12 +/- | 73 GR] [TPE High: 1458]
(S75) [SHL, Minnesota | 66 GP | 34 G | 32 A | 66 PTS | -8 +/- | 73 GR] [TPE High: 1615]
(S76) [SHL, Minnesota | 32 GP | 14 G | 21 A | 35 PTS | -16 +/- | 75 GR] [TPE High: 1798]
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★ Career Stats - Playoffs ★
(S67) [SMJHL, Great Falls | 6 GP | 3 G | 1 A | 4 PTS | -6 +/- | 72 GR] [TPE High: 279]
(S69) [SMJHL, Great Falls | 7 GP | 3 G | 7 A | 10 PTS | -2 +/- | 76 GR] [TPE High: 450]
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(S70) [SHL, Minnesota | 4 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | -3 +/- | 63 GR] [TPE High: 773]
(S73) [SHL, Minnesota | 5 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 PTS | 0 +/- | 70 GR] [TPE High: 1251]
(S74) [SHL, Minnesota | 4 GP | 2 G | 2 A | 4 PTS | -4 +/- | 67 GR] [TPE High: 1458]
(S75) [SHL, Minnesota | 6 GP | 2 G | 4 A | 6 PTS | -3 +/- | 74 GR] [TPE High: 1615]
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★ Career Stats - International ★
(S67) [WJC, ICE | 12 GP | 5 G | 8 A | 13 PTS | -2 +/- | 67 GR] [TPE High: 279]
(S68) [WJC, ICE | 12 GP | 5 G | 8 A | 13 PTS | -1 +/- | 76 GR] [TPE High: 350]
(S69) [WJC, World | 12 GP | 3 G | 5 A | 8 PTS | -5 +/- | 68 GR] [TPE High: 425]
(S70) [IIHF, Japan | 12 GP | 1 G | 0 A | 1 PTS | 2 +/- | 62 GR] [TPE High: 774]
(S71) [IIHF, Japan | 12 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 PTS | 4 +/- | 61 GR] [TPE High: 938]
(S72) [IIHF, Japan | 12 GP | 0 G | 3 A | 3 PTS | 3 +/- | 60 GR] [TPE High: 1103]
(S73) [IIHF, Japan | 12 GP | 3 G | 3 A | 6 PTS | -1 +/- | 64 GR] [TPE High: 1251]
(S74) [IIHF, Japan | 12 GP | 3 G | 6 A | 9 PTS | -1 +/- | 76 GR] [TPE High: 1540]
(S75) [IIHF, Japan | 12 GP | 5 G | 9 A | 14 PTS | 3 +/- | 79 GR] [TPE High: 1615]
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★ Career Stats - Totals ★
[SMJHL, Great Falls (Regular Season)| 198 GP | 83 G | 100 A | 183 PTS | -12 +/- | 74 GR]
[WJC, ICE, World (Round Robin) | 36 GP | 13 G | 21 A | 34 PTS | -8 +/- | 71 GR]
[SHL, Minnesota (Regular Season) | 428 GP | 193 G | 195 A | 388 PTS | -93 +/- | 74 GR]
[IIHF, Japan (Round Robin) | 72 GP | 13 G | 23 A | 36 PTS | 10 +/- | 67 GR]
-------------★ Eddie - Management Career ★------------
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★ Milestones Reached ★
12/20/22 (S68): Hired To WJC, GM of Team ICE
1/10/23 (S68): First WJC Win (8-4 Win over DACH)
1/14/23 (S68): Finished 5th in the Tournament Stage
5/16/23 (S70): Longest Tenure as ICE GM Reached (3 Seasons)
5/16/23 (S70): Nominated for S70 Elias Armia Award
5/16/23 (S70): Franchise Record for Wins in Round Robin Play Broken (WJC, ICE, 6)
5/24/23 (S70): Win Bronze Medal in 2-1 OT Game vs. Finland (First in ICE History)
7/7/23 (S71): Hired To WJC, GM of Team United States
8/22/23 (S71): Win Gold Medal in 5-2 Game vs. British Isles
10/29/23 (S73): Rehired To WJC, Co-GM of Team United States
12/2/23 (S73): Win Gold Medal in 3-2 Game vs. Rhine
12/2/23 (S73): Won S73 Gunnar Söderberg Award (shared with Cloud_Robot)
12/18/23 (S74): Hired as Minnesota Monarchs Co-GM
2/5/24 (S75): First SHL Win (8-4 Win over EDM)
2/17/24 (S75): Hired as Minnesota Monarchs Interim GM
3/1/24 (S75): Hired as Minnesota Monarchs Head GM
3/1/24 (S75): First Playoff Appearence Clinched
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★ Career Record ★
(S68) [WJC, ICE | 4 W | 7 L | 1 OTL | 13 PTS | 8th in Round Robin | 5th in Tournament Play]
(S69) [WJC, ICE | 0 W | 11 L | 1 OTL | 1 PT |10th in Round Robin | Did Not Participate]
(S70) [WJC, ICE | 7 W | 5 L | 0 OTL | 20 PTS | 4th in Round Robin | 3rd in Tournament Play]
(S71) [WJC, United States| 10 W | 1 L | 1 OTL | 29 PTS | 1st in Round Robin | 1st in Tournament Play]
(S73) [WJC, United States| 7 W | 5 L | 0 OTL | 20 PTS | 5th in Round Robin | 1st in Tournament Play]
(S75) [SHL, Minnesota | 26 W | 36 L | 4 OTL | 56 PTS | 15th in Reg. Season| Out in Conf. Quarter.]
(S76) [SHL, Minnesota | 0 W | 0 L | 0 OTL | XX PTS | Xth in Reg. Season| Out in X]
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★ Career Stats - Totals ★
[WJC, ICE, United States | 28 W | 28 L | 3 OTL | 2 Gold | 0 Silver | 1 Bronze]
[SHL, Minnesota | 26 W | 36 L | 4 OTL | 0 GM Awards | 0 President's Trophies | 0 Challenge Cups ]
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★ Scouted & Drafted Players ★
(S75) Mia Lavoie [SMJHL, Maine | 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 +/- | 0 GR] [TPE High: 580]
(S75) Muon Collider [SMJHL, Anchorage | 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 +/- | 0 GR] [TPE High: 561]
(S75) Masked Stranger [SMJHL, Vancouver | 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 +/- | 0 GR] [TPE High: 501]
(S75) Wyatt King [SMJHL, St. Louis | 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 +/- | 0 GR] [TPE High: 347]
(S76) Jason Warwaha [SMJHL, Newfoundland | 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 +/- | 0 GR] [TPE High: 303]
(S76) Lee Harrison [SMJHL, Great Falls] | 0 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 PTS | 0 +/- | 0 GR] [TPE High: 269]