The Junior Showcase Tournament - Daniel Weaver

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The Junior Showcase Tournament for Daniel Weaver...

 

I received an invitation once my team, the Miami Marauders got eliminated from the Victory Hockey Minor League in the playoff, for the junior showcase tournament. 

 

I did not hesitate to accept it because it's a great chance to play with my peers and other people around our league. They can teach me a thing or two for my draft entry season and I'm really motivated to showcase my skills as a rookie.

 

I got drafted on the warriors by our general manager, AJ. A notable name on the team was Andrew Tate, a highly ranked defense-men in the upcoming draft. 

 

I'm already being played on the first line of the team, first-line power play, first-line penalty king, and even 3-vs-3 or 4-vs-4. I'm being used in any situation on the ice and quite a lot of ice-time. This will genuinely test Daniel Weaver's stamina and endurance and showcase if he can be at his best in a long period of time.

 

In his first game against the Briga, Weaver already got a goal and assisted in a 5 to 2 win against them. That's a good start for him and his team but in the second game. He went pointless and the team lost 4 to 3 against the same team.

 

In the third game, we won 5-2 in a nail-biter and Daniel Weaver received the game-winning goal. He had a goal and an assist. We can notice a trend here, when Weaver has a good game, the team wins so far.

In another game against the Brigade and Daniel Weaver had less ice time due to condition issues. He still went out there and got an assist and the depth players on our team stepped up and we won the game 5 to 2.

 

The warriors are on a winning streak, let's hope it continues...

 

In the 5th game against the Steel. It was the first time we are playing against each other and we were not sure what to expect. It was a close game and Daniel Weaver got 2 assists in this game, which included the primary game-winning assist to Malachi Booth for a 3-2 win.

 

The next game was against the Royals, Weaver had one assist, but we suffered our second loss in the season in a 2 to 3 score.

 

Most of our games have been 1 goal games, competitiveh hockey has been displayed in this tournament.

 

Our 7th game was a revenge game against the Warriors and we did just that. We won 2 to 0 and Daniel Weaver got another assist. 

 

The last game was at the mid-point of the tournament and it was against the steel. Weaver got another 1 goal and 1 assist game, but we lost in a SO, unfortunately. (Game 16)

 

 

There are still a lot of games left, but from what we see out of Daniel Weaver. He can still produce points despite the fact that he's being used in every situation there is in hockey. He is an exceptional playmaker who can score occasionally. One thing he could become better at is his stick handling so that he can gain more possession time with the puck. We shall see what happens with the rest of the tournament.