Beaver Beaverton: Rookie Profile

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Beaver Beaverton – Rookie Profile

 

 

 

Full Name: Beaver Beaverton

Position: RW

Age: 18

Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Junior team: Penticton Vees

Last season stats: 56GP 53G 49A 102PTS (BCHL)

 

 

 

 

Year                                     Team                                        League                               Stats (G-A-PTS)

 

2013-2014                      Winnipeg Warriors                         WBAAA                             50G 39A 89PTS

2014-2015                       Penticton Vees                               BCHL                               24G 22A 46PTS

2015-2016                       Penticton Vees                               BCHL                               53G 49A 102PTS  

 

 

Beaver Beaverton, a Penticton Vees prospect out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, comes into the draft as a highly touted offensive dynamo. After registering a 102 point campaign in what many scouts predict will be his last season in the BCHL, he is exhilarated to take the next step in his career.  Many scouts that I have talked to proclaim that this guy will be a hard-nosed sniper who is a threat to score on every shift once he reaches his full potential.

“[He] is a player that embodies the worn out cliché, ‘good Canadian boy’ on and off the ice.”

-Former teammate – Tyson Jost

 

 

Serving as an assistant captain in the 2015-2016 season, Beaver Beaverton cemented himself as a key player in the Penticton Vees journey towards a league championship. Along with being a main contributor in the teams’ leadership core, scouts were very pleased to see a jump in production in his second year in the league. This jump in production saw Beaver accumulate 56 more points than his rookie campaign, where this year 57.8% (59pts) of his points came at ES.

“His qualities that stick out the most are his sneaky quick release that he can fire off the rush and his ability to find open space, he’s going to be a good one.”

-Anonymous VHL scout

 

 

Strengths

 

Scoring: Whether he’s finding a dead spot in coverage on the powerplay, crashing and banging for those garbage goals or sniping one past the goalies ear on the rush, Beaver just finds a way to put the puck in the back of the net. This multi-dimensional right winger is not afraid to put the pucks on net, in fact, he amassed 224 shots in 56 games during the 2015-2016 season with the Vees. If he were to fire the puck at that rate during an 82 game season, he would have racked up 328 shots, fantasy hockey players rejoice.

Passing: Although at first glance he may seem like a shoot-first kind of player, Beaver definitely has some underrated passing abilities. While many teams overplay his shot on the powerplay, he uses it to his advantage and is able to find those open seams that get created because of this. He thrives off of the cycle game to find an open man in the opponents’ zone, but he is also great at finding his uncovered teammates off the rush.

Leadership: “I remember one game early on in the year where I was skating into the corner to retrieve and puck and got hit pretty hard from behind. After collecting myself, I looked up and Beaver already has his gloves off going after the guy that hit me. That’s all you need to know about his leadership abilities.” – Tyson Jost

 

 

Weaknesses

 

Strength: Standing at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 lbs, Beaverton will have to fill out his frame a bit more to withstand the hits he’ll be facing in the big leagues. Although his game doesn’t rely on him delivering the big blows, he will have to put on more strength if he wants to continue driving the net like he did in juniors.

Skating: I wouldn’t say skating is one of his biggest flaws, in fact he has above average top end speed, but Beaver will have to work on his first couple of steps if he wants to activate on the rush at the pro level. His lateral movement will have to be refined as well which will benefit his overall defensive game.

Defense: Although he has exceptional work ethic in his own zone, he does sometimes get lost in his coverage. Whichever team drafts Beaver will have to sit him down and run through some game footage to show him some areas he can improve on. The good thing is, you can teach defensive coverage but you can’t teach heart or the god given talent to put the puck in the back of the net like this guy.

 

Shoutout to Tyson Jost for the kind words.

Edited November 22, 2016 by beaverNBFD

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Wow, love the depth of your profile here! I didn't even put stats from old playing days in mine haha, nice work!

 

I would recommend, however, that you color strengths and weaknesses different colors to make this piece truly pop. The rest is fantastic, including your quote from Jost. Let's see how much of a Leader you become!

 

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