Eagles selected for Junior Showcase

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Henry has not been in the league long but he has already played himself into a spot in this years Junior Showcase tournament. The Brigade selected him with the 11th overall pick.

The Junior Showcase Tournament is a tournament for all up and coming prospects that gives them a chance to show off to scouts, mingle with other players and management and gives them an opportunity to try and raise their draft stocks.

 

" This has been an exciting opportunity for me and I am very happy to have been selected " Henry says " Being a brand new player with only 16 games under my belt, I didn't think I would have been selected to participate this year. Surprisingly I got the call from the Brigade and I happily accepted"

It has not been the best of starts for the Brigade as they find themselves last in the tournament with a 1-6-1 record. The team has struggled to find offense and many were hoping Henry could help fill that void. Unfortunately for Henry and the Brigade, he has struggled so far in this tournament. Henry has so far put up 3 points, with 1 of those being goals. Touted as an offensive threat, those skills have not yet shown up.

 

" There are a lot of good players here who are playing their best in order to raise there draft stocks. It just seems like I am a little step behind them but that could be due to the fact that I haven't had a full season under my belt. Still a little rust to shake-off." Henry continued " I just need to play better, focus on the small things and do what I can to help my team win"

 

By selecting Henry 11th overall, the Brigade put a lot of faith in the youngster to produce and the pressure might be getting to the young sniper. He has not played to the same level as he did with Houston where he lit up the league in 16 games. It's not due to the fact he has had no opportunities as Henry has been featured on the first line for the first half of the tournament. With his dwindling offense, he was moved to the 2nd line in the second half of the tournament, where the coach wanted to light a fire under his ass.

 

" It was my first time ever being demoted but I completely understood why. I need to play better and so far this tournament has been a great experience for what is to come in the VHL. Coaches always want their best players to perform and if they don't, they will ride the pine or be demoted. " Henry said " I promised the coach I will turn things around and I have been working hard in order to get that done. The team needs me and I need to reshow my faith that they showed in me when they selected me"

The Tournament had a break yesterday but games will continue today. We will see if Henry can put up some points as the tournament starts to wind down.