Brady Stropko Jr. Rookie Profile [1/2]

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Name: Brady Stropko Jr.
Position: Defense
Current Team: Ottawa Lynx
Number: 49
Age: 17
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225 Lbs.
Born: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 
Brady Stropko Jr. was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, but he was raised in Seattle after his father was drafted by the Victory Hockey League Bears. Although the younger Stropko was raised in a hockey household it was not his first love as that would be American Football. Although Stropko tried his best to make it in football it was eventually evident that he was not going to make it but hockey provided him an avenue to pursue. After losing out on his dream of football Stropko put more effort into hockey and wound up getting a scholarship to the University of Minnesota to play for the Golden Gophers. After becoming one of the best defenders in NCAA he decided to forgo the NHL and head to the VHL where he was scooped up by the VHLM Ottawa Lynx for a season to help polish his game before applying for the VHL draft next off-season.

Player Review
Pros

Skating: It's been part of his focus for a while now, preparing to skate at a pro level has made Stropko one of the fastest skaters in the VHLM. If he continues at this pace he will one day be as fast as his father who was a premier skater and one of the best offensive threats in the VHL for a long time.
 
Work Ethic: All this guy does is work and he will continue to do so I'm sure. We will see how this plays out but I highly doubt this guy even sees a VHLM draft, to be honest. If it's leadership by example that a team is looking for then it might be this defender they should look to add.

 

Point Shot: This guy has a howitzer from the point and most goaltenders are scared to death to step in front of it. If you want a right hand shot to run the back end of your power play then this is your guy. Look for Stropko to be featured in future hardest shot competitions in the VHL.
 
Cons
 
Discipline: Stropkjo Jr. is labeled a discipline problem but that is mostly from fighting and one bad incident. Although fighting is a part of hockey he did do it excessively at points. The McSorley move in the NCAA was what mostly fires this stigma. It looks like he has calmed down this part of his game a bit since coming to the VHLM however. 
 
Knowledge: He doesn't know the league well yet and has a long way to go before he can have a Victory Hockey League career. I would say he is on the right track so far remaining very active in the league and even taking on a leadership role in the Ottawa Lynx organization.
 
Aggressiveness: Despite having all of these fights under his belt and the two hand chop hanging over his head, if you talk to this young man you can soon realize that he has been goated into violence his entire career by former coaches and player and his nature is actually more to the scoring game which he can hopefully thrive with soon in the VHL. 

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Review:

Solid RP, but never expected anything less from you. ALways great PT's, etc.

Knowledge is a con. If he's learning from Bushito he should be decent.