Rookie Profile - John Perdue [1/2]

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Selected 37th overall, John Perdue is to begin his career as a part of the Saskatoon Wild.  Take a look at Perdue's stats and strengths as the 65th VHLM season approaches:

Name John Ryan Perdue
Born November Eighteenth, Nineteen Ninety Eight 
Height Six Feet
Weight One Hundred Seventy Five Pounds
Hometown Buffalo, NY, USA

Perdue entered the DEL (Germany's elite hockey league) at age 16 and began playing as a defensive winger for the Hamburg Ice Freezers, a now defunct team.  He spent three years with the organization and accrued seventy nine goals, ninety seven assists, (one hundred seventy six total points) and a career plus/minus of +Sixty. The Ice Freezers made two playoff appearances while Perdue was on the team, but were never able to advance past the quarterfinals.  

 

In John's own words, here's a quick introduction to the kind of player he is:

 

Pros about John Perdue

Skating
With my defensive training, My lateral movement and sprints are some of the best in the league. Period.  I have plenty of time to improve, I am far from my peak performance.

 

Puck handling
Puck protection was a key skill I worked on during my time in Germany, and 85% of my goals were from the hash marks.  It takes some serious dangling to get scoring chances in the slot the way that I do.

Passing
My teammates will always have a chance to touch the puck when I'm on the ice with them.  There's a reason I have ninety seven assists, and that's due to my passing skills.  Whether I'm at the blue line or I am taking the puck from the crease, I'll be able to hit my open teammate's stick.

 

Cons

Strength
I can hardly do a pull up, it's pretty embarrassing.  I don't rely on my body as often as other defensive forwards because I have the forecheck and puck handling skills that can make up for it. However, I know that in a league like the VHL players need to be ready to use their body so I'm going to have to start working on my overall strength if I ever want to make a name of myself.

 

Faceoffs 
I can take a puck from a player rushing in the neutral zone, but for some reason, I can't seem to nail the faceoff zone.  That is going to take some practice, but luckily The Wild has a solid center core where that isn't my first priority as a winger.

 

Shooting
As I mentioned in my puck handling attribute, my goals normally come from right in front of the net. It's tough for me to hit the net from the blue line or any sort of angle other than the slot, let alone get enough power to shoot a one timer correctly.  My natural talent of puck carrying has helped me score, but I can't rely on that anymore now that I'm on the Wild.

 

Perdue is a promising prospect in this league with his defensively conscious attitude for the sport.  With the potential to be a key component in both the scoring or defensive departments for the Saskatoon Wild, it is up to John to prove everyone that he was a fifth round steal in the VHLM.

[TheFlash 317]

Review- Love, LOVE, the hockey card. It’s original and nice to see someone put effort in. Rest of it is well written, you switched from “I” to “Perdue” when talking about your player, maybe just pick one. Could be just me being nit picky! But overall well done. Best of luck in your rookie year