AJ Axelsen Rookie Profile [1/2]

[littleboi 26]

 

 

 

AJ Axelsen

Age: 19

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 177 pounds

Position: RW

Handiness: Left

Birthplace: Karlstad,Sweden

Team: Halifax 21sts

 

Short Bio:

Born in Karlstad, this speedy winger began playing hockey at the age of 5 but it wasn’t until he was 14 that he started to play like the best. It was always his dream to make it to the VHL but his family never had enough to pay for his hockey training. At the age of fourteen a coach recognized his skills and paid for his training. Ever since then he has worked hard to reach the top and will continue to do so at the highest levels.

 

Pros

 

Skating

His skating is described by scouts as very speedy and combined with his puck-handling this can make him a lethal scorer. His skating is seamless on the ice and it seems flawless, scouts report. His speed also helps him skate faster so that he can avoid getting hit.

Passing

His passing makes him a very complete player because he is not very selfish when he has he puck. His stellar passing earned him the most assists for the Swedish team Frolunda in a single season. Scouts report that he is always very accurate with his passing and his vision on the ice is great because he understands where to play the puck for a good play.

Puck Handling

His puck-handling skills make him a useful player to carry the puck out of his own zone and play it into the slot. His puck-handling also makes him a hard player to defend. This also helps him to keep from losing the puck and keeping his giveaways in check.

Cons

Defensive Game

His smaller frame prevents him from being confident on defence and he finds it difficult to mark his man and can struggle with his plus-minus because of this. He often is not able to block a shot or deliver a solid hit. Even though his defense is bad he is trying to work towards better play in his own zone rather than focusing on point totals.

Checking

Another con for his size is his checking because he does not have the confidence to check a player or to steal the puck. He often is not able to take the puck back from an opposing player because his checks are not strong or he does not land them. He also struggles to forecheck because he is afraid of getting hit or getting injured. His checking could ended up being a major problem for teams that have had him in the past because he often would lose a forecheck to lose the puck for his team.

Penalty Shot

His penalty shot is another factor of his game that Axelsen should work on because it seems that he is never able to score in the shootout or score a goal on a penalty shot. He seems to not be able to score in the shootout because he is easily fazed and loses confidence very quickly. This could be a problem for teams that rely on shootout wins a lot to help them get points.

 

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Review:

 

Why is everything bold? It's best to use bold to highlight, not to write the body of your profile.

 

Otherwise the formatting could stand to be broken up a bit more.

On 3/26/2019 at 5:16 PM, littleboi said:

His skating is seamless on the ice and it seems flawless

 

This is a little redundant. Strengths overall are good otherwise.

 

Maybe add a summary down at the bottom of where your rookie is projected to go, what the ceiling is, where he hopes to play, more character info.

 

Looks like a solid player though, with a few small tweaks you'll be able to have a real contender here!

[littleboi 26]

everything is bold because that is how it is if you copy paste from google docs

[DollarAndADream 3,356]

2 hours ago, littleboi said:

everything is bold because that is how it is if you copy paste from google docs

If you want to fix it, you can go into the editor, highlight it all, and unbold it.

[Beketov 8,653]

11 hours ago, littleboi said:

everything is bold because that is how it is if you copy paste from google docs

 

8 hours ago, DollarAndADream said:

If you want to fix it, you can go into the editor, highlight it all, and unbold it.

Also when you paste something there’s a dialogue that appears at the bottom asking if you’d like to paste in plain text.