Scheel Seeks to Prove Himself

[MD9 139]

Scheel Seeks to Prove Himself

VHL.com // J.S. Augusta

 

Closing the season, Jake Scheel was touted by many scouts to be a potential 3rd overall selection. After a disappointing playoff outing, he slipped even further to 4th overall in the mock draft. In the end, he slid down another slot to 5th overall, selected by the Calgary Wranglers. While this may have been a fortunate turn for the Wranglers, who walked away with two of the more highly touted prospects of this draft class in Savard and Scheel at 1st overall and 5th overall respectively, it means that Scheel's stock around the league has been slowly, but steadily declining. Continuing to put in work in the gym and on the ice, Scheel appears to be unbothered by his fall in the draft.

 

"The top ten or so were all fantastic players. Teams will draft who they think fits their roster and their play-style. I'm thrilled to be a part of Calgary, and I'm looking forward to putting in as many successful seasons as I can with them once I finish my junior career in Saskatoon. If anything, this is just motivation. I still went high, but I'd like to do whatever I can to overcome -- well, whatever it was that led people to start dropping me down their rankings. After all, if you're not trying to be the best player of your draft class, you might as well just pack up and leave, right?"

 

From what correspondents saw from Scheel in training camp this week, it's apparent that this effort to prove himself a steal at the fifth spot is translating into credible, on-ice work. Skating and passing seem to be what he's focused on primarily over the past few days, with a mind to both prevent the scoring slump that saw his playoff performance so inferior to his regular season campaign, and to eventually progressing to the point that he can be an offensive threat in the VHL itself.

[eaglesfan036 4,603]

Was very happy you fell to me! Prove those silly gms wrong