C - Dan Montgomery Rookie Profile [1/2]

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Dan Montgomery

Position: C

Age: 21

Height: 6'0"

Weight:  195

Jersey #: 9

Hometown: Garden City, NY

College Team: Bowling Green State University

NHL Comparables: Jay Beagle, Casey Cizikas

 

Description

 

Dan Montgomery is a 21 year old center hailing from beautiful Long Island, NY where he grew up watching the relics of one of the greatest hockey dynasties in history at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum around the corner. His favorite player growing up was the great Michael Peca, former captain of the New York Islanders, and definitely one of the greatest players to ever wear #23 in American sports named Michael. Dan grew into his body late in his high school career, so while he ended with many single season points and assists records in his high school and county, he didn’t get much recognition from Juniors programs or Universities, except for Bowling Green. His parents pushed hard for him to get into an Ivy League hockey program, feeling that hockey wasn’t a sustainable profession, and that Dan wouldn’t be able to make a living on skates. While Harvard was his first choice, when he didn’t get in, he decided to go to the more hockey oriented Bowling Green State University, where in his Junior season he led them to a Frozen Four. After that season, Dan decided to take his talents to the VHL to better hone his skills as a future hockey superstar.

 

Strengths

 

Dan is a good puck moving centerman, who fancies himself a faceoff specialist. While scoring goals is nice, there’s nothing Dan likes as much as setting his teammates up for a beautiful goal to really set the tone in a game. His ability to weave the puck through the defensive zone after a faceoff win is what sets him apart from his contemporaries, and what his teammates appreciate when they check their stat sheets at the end of the game. While he’s able to get into the crease and use his frame to screen the goalie and deflect shots pretty well, he still prefers to skate around defenders and play a more finesse style. He’s a very gritty overall player, willing to do what it takes to earn the W, and if that means shot blocking or holding onto the puck 1 extra second even if it means getting hit, he’s happy to oblige. In the VHL currently, this slots him as a valuable role player, but watch out in the future as these strengths continue to develop.

 

Weaknesses

 

The biggest flaw in Dan’s game to date would be his shot, which for a center leaves a little to be desired. Of course he can score with an empty net on a one timer, but his slapshot won’t always find the “toy department” as Butch Goring would say, making those skill goals hard to come by. To improve on this he’s been spending lots of time in the gym on strength and speed as to get more open opportunities. Another weakness Dan may have is his inexperience in big game situations. He’s a young player, even for the VHLM, meaning that he may make the wrong pass at times, or simply just get muscled off the puck by a bigger stronger player.

 

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3 minutes ago, Banackock said:

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I am #9 on the sheet #1 in your heart

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15 minutes ago, BarzalGoat said:

I am #9 on the sheet #1 in your heart

Quickly, you have earned a place in my heart  

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Review:

Quickly up the draft rankings you went with all of these big TPE articles.

Montgomery is going to be a stud in the VHL.