Claimed:J. Rhinehart Rookie Profile

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Jakub Rhinehart

Born in Essen, Germany

Defense - #84

 

(DEL) Kölner Haie - GP: 55 G: 2 A: 22 P: 24 +/-: +17 H: 92 SB: 12

(VHLM) Saskatoon Wild - GP: 12 G: 0 A: 0 P: 0 +/-: +6 H:32 SB: 8

 

 

Physicality

 

Rhinehart is a physical specimen, standing at 76 inches and weighing in around 210 pounds. Impressive for a young player trying to break into the league. This young man is not afraid to throw his body around, but he still needs time to grow into the large frame of his. A tad bit on the skinny side from what most have seen, but his ability to punish is not questioned. This player does not go out onto the ice aiming to flatten someone, but to patrol the blue lines to make sure opposing teams don't get too far into the zone with his ability to stick check. Strength is not the best quality but he has expressed interest in spending more time in the gym. Jakub is not a fighter whatsoever, his careless play might drag him into one or two but that is rare; bottom line, this isn't a defenseman that looks to drop gloves on a nightly basis. Skating is absolutely his best ability, using his long leg to make powerful strides. Quick on his feet and responsible, he can keep up with the best of the prospects while on the rush or skating back to return to his position. Given his style of play, Jakub will often find himself in the penalty box for high-sticking, hooking and slashing.

 

Defensive Ability

 

His decision making his questionable. Jakub's defensive abilities are not up to par with the best of them in the VHLM, prone to mistakes and poor play under heavy pressure. The one upside is his skating which allowed him to return to his position faster, making up for a bulk of his mistakes. He has an active stick, combined with his long reach make for impressive play but he needs to make better choices while on the ice. At times he joins the rush at the worst of times, leaving the goaltender and his partner out to dry. He is definitely willing to sacrifice the body, learning from American coaches. These are some the reasons we believe he will need a great defensive partner to cover up for his mistakes. He will not be elite by any means defensively, but he should be able to do enough to be considered a depth defenseman.

 

 

Offensive Ability

 

Decent at best. He has no real stand-out qualities as a wizard or play maker, but he has the tools to become an all-around defenseman. He won't ever be a 'go-to' player for scoring but his abilities should compliment other players nicely. He has no real preference as of yet, the source coming from the games he has currently played in. Conserved but German scouts believe him to be a better passer in comparison to his shooting abilities. Vision is one of the most important factor for players and he has one of the best in the VHLM but still has to put together all his tools for him to showcase the biggest asset in his arsenal. His experience is little in the VHLM so it will be interesting to see what he can do with the season still having lots of games to be played. He has definitely made more progress than the previous season where he played in Germany. There is constant growth in other areas so Jakub should be able to put up points as the season goes along.

 

 

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Content: 5/5

 

Great job with this, look exactly how it should! Hopefully the rest of the season in Saskatoon goes well!

 

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Perfect!

 

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