Arroyo to the Bigs

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After winning a Founder's Cup with the Yukon Rush last season, Oyorra Arroyo was expected to spend one more year in the minors (this time with the Saskatoon Wild) in order to mature and further develop his game. With many talented players in this season's VHL draft, it was a bit of a shock to see Arroyo drafted 2nd overall, though after consensus first pick Veran Dragomir, the talent pool was quite similar all around. Many expected Arroyo to fall to the 4th-5th range, but it's not that far out that Calgary felt comfortable snagging him with the 2nd pick. What is surprising though is that Calgary felt good enough to employ Arroyo straight into the VHL. He definitely felt the jitters early on, and was mostly useless in two losses to the Titans to start the season. Fortunately a couple of matches against the Muete helped right the ship. In two winning efforts, Arroyo tallied up a total of 3 assists, good for 2nd on the team this season. He is still raw out there, though, as he has yet to score a goal this season. He has also taken up the role of secondary face-off man, something that he really was not prepared for. Jasper Canmore is really the only player on the team who is practiced in Face-offs, so someone has to be the backup, but Arroyo's lack of strength makes him a poor choice for the role, and his 38.46% Face-off percentage is third worst in the league for players averaging at least 10 a game. At 2-2 the Wranglers are solidly in the middle of the pack early this season, but as their young players mature, watch out for them to make some noise later on this season.

Edited April 22, 2018 by omgitshim

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If we need a second faceoff guy, I could put a little into it. I don't really mind doing that