Of prospect-related note from a little earlier this afternoon:
In the Swedish Allsvenskan, William Wallinder took 4 shots and finished even at 20:13 as MODO Hockey lost 6-2 to Sodertalje SK;
Gustav Berglund played 15:48 and finished even in Vasteras IK’s 4-0 win over Vasterviks IK;
In the Finnish Liiga, Otto Kivenmaki finished at +1 in 19:16 played, and Kasper Kotkansalo finished at -1 in 19:27 played as Assat Pori won 3-2 in overtime over HPK;
Victor Brattstrom stopped 13 of 15 shots and had an assist as KooKoo won 5-2 over the Lahti Pelicans;
In the Czech Extraliga, Filip Hronek finished at -1 in 23:53 played as Mountfield HK lost 4-1 to Liberec;
Filip Zadina took 3 shots and finished even in 16:49 played as HC Ocelari Trinec won 5-2 over HC Olomouc;
In the ICE Hockey League, Michael Rasmusen had 2 assists and 4 shots in the Graz99ers’ 5-4 win over the Bratislava Capitals;
And in NCAA Hockey, Sam Stange and the University of Wisconsin will battle Notre Dame this evening.
Update: Sam Stange had 3 shots in the University of Wisconsin Badgers’ 2-0 win over Notre Dame.
Update #2: Kyle Aucoin took 2 shots, took a penalty and finished at -1 in the Tri-City Storm’s 5-1 loss to Omaha;
And in other USHL action, Chase Bradley had an assist, a penalty and 3 shots as his Sioux City Musketeers lost 4-2 to Waterloo.
Where does the Ice Hockey League (Ras) rank in the Europe teams. Ras is doing well, I think or is he playing with a lower level team.
Actually it would be good see the Wings prospects and have their teams ranked. There must be a different level of play for some prospects.
Nice to see Ras gain some confidence no matter where he is playing. He was getting lost in the system, while later prospects were look pretty good.
Getting Goals/Assists is never a bad thing in this wacky world.
Hope he continues to grow as a human and a hockey player.
Hard to imagine a Giant like Ras was getting tentative
I’ve been trying to figure out where the ICE Hockey League is play-wise, and I guess I would say that it’s somewhere between the ECHL and AHL. I’ve seen some highlights that look a little fuzzy from time to time, but Rasmussen is on one of the more competitive teams in the league, and he’s really seen as someone who can do some heavy lifting there, so he’s getting a lot of ice time.
Mostly, as you note, he’s playing, which is so important for his development regardless of *where* he’s playing, and it looks like he’s using his size to his advantage.
Where does the Ice Hockey League (Ras) rank in the Europe teams. Ras is doing well, I think or is he playing with a lower level team.
Actually it would be good see the Wings prospects and have their teams ranked. There must be a different level of play for some prospects.
Nice to see Ras gain some confidence no matter where he is playing. He was getting lost in the system, while later prospects were look pretty good.
Getting Goals/Assists is never a bad thing in this wacky world.
Hope he continues to grow as a human and a hockey player.
Hard to imagine a Giant like Ras was getting tentative
I watched a lot of GR games last year. In part this was due to the Wings being sometimes unwatchable. Ras was not playing like a tree. He was driving play and skating. Time will tell what he can do, but I don’t believe he is a bust. #9 overall? That is why the Western scouts are gone and replaced.