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Toaster · 02-07-2025, 07:01 PM

{1915ish not counting up here. Fun lil peice while I was waiting for 55 minutes at my physical therapy appointment then continued in free time at work. No ill will meant by this, hopefully all comes across well!}

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Good afternoon everyone, I’m Scott Caster here on 93.1 What The Puck Radio. Today we’ve got a more coverage of the SMJHL, a few days ago we spoke with Toivo Jokinen. Today will be a little different; we’re talking goalies, not with them but about them. With the S81 draft for the SMJHL approaching fast, Scouts and GMs alike are working around the clock to get in their last minute interviews and interrogations with each and every rookie available in this upcoming draft. While I haven't personally talked to any of these soon to be mentioned goalies, I thought it'd be fun to break each one of them down with no given metric as its just me rambling. Will the scouts and GM's look here to make their decisions? Probably not. Will this be a reliable source on the quality of these players? Also no. Should we judge any GM that takes what's said here as a reason to draft one of them for the most important position on the ice? Absolutely.

Lets dive right in, going in order of their numbers.

First up is Andrew Drewski #0.
Andrew Drewski hailing from Charleston... one of them. Who knows if its South Carolina or West Virgina. Starting off strong with the fun back and forth of the name. Is that his last name? Or is it a nickname and he is keeping the last name a secret from the world only to reveal at a later date as part of some master plan? We'll only know if he wants us to. This 6 foot 3 tendie might not be the fastest on his skates but he is always in the right position to make the save regardless of where the shots coming from. Blocker side? Glove side? Doesn't matter.

Next up: Nicholas Scalice #1.
If you thought Juuse Saros was on the short side, get a load of Nicholas Scalice. He measures in at a whole one inch under Juuse at 5 foot 10. Don't let that fool you though, we've been told our whole lives that size doesn't matter. Just like Juuse, Nicholas could surpise alot of people with his over all athletic ability. He'll have to work a lot harder than some of the other absolute mountains of individuals that want to be goalies, but just like the number on his back Nicholas has the potential to wind up as the #1 steal of the draft if he falls to the later rounds.

Third on the list here is Jose Brodeur #27.
Absolutely massive shoes to fill here with that last name and position matching up, however this Brodeur hails from Japan so maybe no relation? This one’s absolutely massive if you line him up next to Nicholas. Jose stands at 6 foot 5, weighing in at a nice even 200lbs. Leaving him big enough to be the massive back stop any team desires, but lean enough to make those quick movements if any puck gets loose in front of him. His poke check might leave some room from improvement, but he makes up for it with his reflexes and strong blocker and glove sides to stop any puck that would be within poke check range anyway.

Fourth in the order comes Jonny Hockey sporting a 31.
So this ones interesting. Big name shoes to fill like the previously discussed goalie, but taking in an opposite direction. Wish nothing but the best and looking at his sheets here that’s the goal(ie). Solid stature at 6 foot 3, good bit of meat on him compared to the previous goalies weighing in at 212. Don’t expect him to be racking up goalie assists from passes but you can expect him to stop everything coming his way.

Fifth is Yuri Satoshui #31.
Hopefully Yuri and Jonny don’t get drafted to the same team, would be quite the tilt if the two of them went at it over the number. Slight height/weight advantage goes to Yuri being 6 foot 4 and 228 pounds. Talk about a solid base for any team to build around, this absolute unit will back stop with ease from his great positioning and reflexes.

Sixth up is Teemu Järvinen #33.
So I was mistaken before, but already said what I said. Any previous talk about monster sized goalies is diminished by this actual mountain man in pads. If you’re looking at a head shot him and Toivo Jokinen could be twins but that’s about where the similarities end. Teemu doesn’t need any skills to stop pucks due to his sheer size, the entire net is taken up. Regardless of that this 6 foot 8 netminder will be a staple of whatever team drafts him for years to come. There’s no part of his game that stands out among others, but that’s entirely fine. His size and being a jack of all trades will surely lead to success. With his size and stamina, the sky is the limit and his head is already touching the clouds even when he isn’t in skates. Teams might have to make special travel accommodations for this behemoth.

Next on the list is Jason Lamy #35.
Watching Jason’s early days one way I’d describe his game is Velcro. Positioning? Check. Rebound control? Check. Some how those aren’t enough? His recovery is some of the best I’ve seen to finish the play and kill off momentum of the opponent. He’s not the tallest of the crop, not the shortest. Right in the happy medium to be a perfect mix of size and athleticism. Not much else to say just a really solid choice for whoever gets him.

Coming in as our eighth goalie on the sheet here is the mysterious Ouri donning #36.
His play to me is as much of a mystery as their name. Is that a first name? Last name? Rebel like Zendaya who likes to go by a single name? Ouri has an imposing stature standing at 6 foot 4, weighing in at 210 pounds. He’s quick on his skates moving around the crease with ease even under all those pads, putting him in the perfect position to make saves like they’re nothing.

Ninth man up is Cj Foley #39.
What does his birth certificate say? CJ? Christopher Jacob? Connor Jones? The world may never know. Unlike his name, his game is no mystery. CJ looks like a Swiss Army knife in the net. His talent has every base covered. Hard to pinpoint a weakness in his game, but also hard to point out anything that’s fantastic compared to all the other goalie tools in his arsenal.

What’s number ten got in store for us? It’s Mrkicksave41 #41.
Think we all know how this one plays out. I mean it’s right in his name. Incredible kick saves. Though, I must admit from the tape it appears he’s also quite capable of flashing the leather and catching the puck high. Would be awkward if he goes to team that already has someone donning #41, but for his sake we can hope that won’t be the case. Leaves one to wonder if he’s even had scouting conversations or if his straight forward name scheme is paying dividends.

Lucky number eleven! George Dankse #59.
Nothing uncomfortably moist about Mr. Dank(se) and his game. Cool, calm, and collected when handling everything that comes his way. Hailing from Halifax, George is probably used to getting attention, and he’ll probably garner a lot of it here in the draft.

Almost to the end of the list here, second to last comes up as Victor Bjork-Pejlikka #68.
Just picture any teams sweater. Got it? Now imagine it saying Bjork-Pejlikka. That’s got to be a super star in the making right? That’s one of the most hockey sounding names in this whole class, and a super star he might just be. At a solid height of 6 got 3 he’ll have the crease covered from left to right, and the net from ice to pipe. Similar to Jonny, you won’t see him dishing the puck around with ease but you will see him in the right place at the right time almost every time. Strong on the glove side, he’s got fast reflexes to match his sound positioning to keep his team in game.

Last but certainly not least Wal Rus #82.
From a legality view his parents probably had to separate into a first and last name, but now it just comes across as dramatic effect. Wal *wait for it* Rus. Maybe it’s the brother of Duncan from the Geico commercials. Pretty straight forward what a team is getting. Wall. Rus. Positioning on point. Blocker on point. Not sure how they’d fit him up for a glove but I’m sure that’d be on point as well.

Looks like that concludes our list here. This has been fun, probably not very informative for any scouts or GMs to look at; then again I’m just a fucking radio host. Never played lick of hockey in my life, not even sure how I got this job. I definitely don’t envy the teams in this years draft, feel like it’s loaded all around with talent. How do you make a decision on who to pick? Thankfully all we have to do as fans is sit back and relax. Hopefully you all enjoyed this segment as much as I did.

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***luke*** · 02-07-2025, 07:09 PM

Awesome first media! Now imagine if you get @Toast @TipToasty all in the same room together

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