Claimed:Casper Salomon Rookie Profile [Final 8/8]

[Wilson 25]

RW – Casper Salomon #9

Born: Kessel, Netherlands

Height: 6’3’’

Weight: 190 lbs

 

Casper Salomon is a young free agent looking to be picked up by a team in the VHLM. Having grown up in the Netherlands, hockey was not naturally his first sport. Instead, Casper grew up splitting his time between hockey and soccer. The major difference between his play in the two sports is that he was a large menacing fullback in soccer whereas he uses his strength and size to help out on the offensive end in hockey. Coming in as a virtual unknown, Salomon is looking to make a good first impression on the teams in the VHLM to land himself a spot on a roster.

 

Salomon lived in the Netherlands until he was just 12 years old. Once his special talent for hockey was realized they soon moved the child to Sweden to help hone his game. Casper played in the top tier league in Malmo until he was 15 where he then moved to Helsinki, Finland on a full hockey scholarship to the Helsinki Prepatory Academy. In a total of 52 games in his Grades 10 and 11 years, Salomon scored 72 goals and 49 assists to the league in scoring both seasons while also leading Helsinki Academy to National titles in back to back years. Although, Salomon comes in as an unknown quantity, his stats from his past speak for themselves.

 

 

PROS:

 

Size:

Coming in as a 17 year old who stands at 6’3’’ and 190 pounds Salomon certainly isn’t a player who is going to get pushed around. He knows how to protect the puck and he knows how to retrieve it. Both of which he does very well with his size. Once Salomon gets caught up to the skill of the VHL game he will have no problem throwing his weight around and making an immediate impact due to his large physical build.

 

Scoring Ability:

Casper is a natural scorer. He’s proven it at every level of the game he has played. He broke the Finnish Prep league scoring totals and only played two of a possible three seasons. On top of that he holds the record for most goals scored in a single season in the Dutch Minor Hockey League, with 267 goals as a 12 year old. The level of competition will rise for Salomon and although that may slow down his scoring pace, it won’t be able to stop it.

 

Speed:

This is Salomon’s hidden talent. When people look at him on the ice, standing so high and weighing in at a sizable portion, they don’t expect him to be able to move as well as he can. Speed kills. Growing up on the soccer pitch and ice rink has had Casper moving his legs for his whole life. He skate as fast as the wind and he can do it all day long.

 

CONS:

 

Defense:

Although Salomon grew up playing soccer as a fullback, his offensive tendencies seem to be erasing his defensive past. This will be the weakest point of his game that he will need to spend time on if he intends to be a top player in the VHL. Goals are great, but defense wins championships and if he can receive the proper training and coaching to round out his game, Casper will be a force to be reckoned with at the professional level.

 

Passing:

The offensive end of the ice is where Salomon makes his mark. However, he has been cited as being selfish on a number of different occasions. Perhaps playing in a league where he was far the superior of his teammates and competition made him this way or is this just the way he is? We’ve seen Casper show flashes of excellence as a playmaker when he opts to, it’s just that this doesn’t’ happen too often. Perhaps given the chance to play along side better quality teammates will change his attitude but this may be something GMs will be wary of when looking at Salomon.

 

Discipline:

Always being the best player in the league may have had a bit of a negative effect on Casper Salomon. He has been referred to as being a “spoiled” player. Always being catered to by coaches, players and even the league management from time to time has given him a sense of entitlement. When things don’t go his way he has been known to lose his cool and make bad decisions putting his team behind a man and even getting himself kicked out of games and suspended for further contests. A solid coach and positive environment around Salomon may be necessary to keep his emotions caged.

Edited March 6, 2015 by Wilson

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Overview: 2/2 - Great rookie profile. For a player starting out you are looking great.

 

Pros & Cons: 3/3 - Meets all the requirements and they are all solid. Good work.

 

Grammar: 2/2 - Nothing much to be seen here, which is awesome for somebody just starting out.

 

"He skate as fast as the wind" - he SKATES as fast as the wind. Missing an 'S'.

"doesn’t’" - there's an extra apostrophe there.

 

Presentation: 1/1 - You give everything that is asked.

 

Overall: 8/8

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