Cody Parkey Scouting Report [1/2]

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Name: Cody Parkey

Age: 18

Birthplace: Pyongyang, North Korea 

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 223 lbs.

Position: Defense

Shoots: Right

 

    Cody Parkey is a well built defensemen who has unearthly athleticism. His height and weight plus his past sports history make him one of the most promising talents in the upcoming draft. Scouts have him going in the 40s for the draft, but his draft stock has been steadily improving in the past weeks.

 

Strengths:

 

Size: Parkey’s 6’4” 223 lbs. frame makes him a large player even on defense. Playing football all his life has taught him not to stay out of the weight room and to use his size to his advantage. Compared to other defensemen in the draft Parkey is well above average and scouts can see that play out in his playing style.

 

Defense: Appropriate to his size Parkey’s defensive skills are exceptional. From previous sports like soccer and football Parkey brought that awareness to hockey. Being able to see plays allows Parkey to stop the offensive possessions before the scoring chances. Parkey actively searches the ice scanning for the perfect opportunity to check someone and rid them of the puck possession.

 

Toughness: Parkey had a tough road reaching the VHLM. Parkey was born in the worst country in the world of North Korea, and had a little opportunity to showcase his talents. Landing a lucky break in a summer visit, Parkey has it good compared to other kids from his home country. Parkey wants to use his new found fame to hopefully bring the joy of the sport of hockey to all kids of North Korea.

 

Weakness:

 

Scoring: Due to his size and speed, Parkey doesn’t get many chances. Throughout his playing time at the academy Parkey played countless minutes on the ice and had 3 goals to come from two seasons. Currently the Philadelphia Reapers are attempting to use Parkey as a big puck moving defensemen who one average maybe one shot on goal a night.

 

Discipline: Parkey’s awareness and urge to seek puck carriers has him taking countless numbers of unnecessary penalties. His team probably would like to see him less in the penalty box and more time on the ice. Second on his team with 18 penalty minutes in 13 games Parkey looks to be a regular with the box. 

 

Experience: Playing hockey for only about 6 years now, Parkey doesn’t have the same experience as some of the players who have been playing since childhood. Also Parkey didn’t train for hockey primarily because Parkey pursued a career in the NFL before being cut and finding himself in the VHLM.

 

 

Conclusion:

 

Parkey has some strong potential but has to work on his fundamental hockey skills. If Parkey can work on his hockey skills with playing team and stay out of the penalty box, then he can have a successful VHL career. Parkey can also use his size and previous professional sports experience to lead himself into the VHL. 

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Review:

 

On 3/11/2019 at 8:35 PM, SaltyTalty said:

Birthplace: Pyongyang, North Korea 

 

Ruh Roh

 

How did he amass that much weight, given his birthplace?

 

On 3/11/2019 at 8:35 PM, SaltyTalty said:

Landing a lucky break in a summer visit, Parkey has it good compared to other kids from his home country.

 

Tell us more about this break. What happened?

 

On 3/11/2019 at 8:35 PM, SaltyTalty said:

Strengths:

 

Overall fairly solid. Maybe go into a bit more detail about how an NK kid came to play hockey.

 

On 3/11/2019 at 8:35 PM, SaltyTalty said:

Playing hockey for only about 6 years now,

 

Does this tie into the recent summer break?

 

TBH this seems fairly generic except for the NK spin, and there's not much in the report to detail how he overcame that. Flesh this out a bit and tie historical events more neatly to the actual stats and you'll have a much better report put together.