Claimed:Brock Waldron RP

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Brock Waldron - Goaltender

 

 

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 220 lbs

Born: March 14, 1996 in Guymon, Oklahoma

Junior Hockey: NCAA (Penn State University)

Nicknames: The Brock Wall, Brocky 44, Brocksteady

 

Amateur Career

 

After showing potential as a young goaltender in soccer, Brock Waldron developed a love for hockey after seeing Dallas Stars games on television and visiting relatives in Minnesota.  He also developed a knack for goaltending on the rink just as well as he did on the ice, and after his family moved to Dallas when he was 11 he was able to log some time playing on the rink and, eventually on his high school hockey team.

 

  While high school hockey in Texas doesn't quite measure up to football in terms of popularity or talent, Waldron's skills got the attention of college hockey scouts, and he was given a full scholarship to backstop the soon-to-be-revitalized program at Penn State University.

 

At Penn State, Waldron guided the Nittany Lions as their program received the financial backing necessary for it to begin play at the NCAA level.  Prior to that, the team competed in the ACHA (a hockey-devoted NCAA offshoot), where Waldron guided them to a record of 84-20-3.  Waldron, for his part, posted a 1.51 GAA, a save percentage of .941, and provided many highlight-reel saves over those three seasons.  He was generally regarded as the leader of the team, although postseason success eluded them.

 

For Waldron's senior season, the team made the jump to the NCAA, where the level of competition grew significantly.  While the team struggled to a record of 13-14-0, Waldron did manage to post a respectable 3.81 GAA and a .908 save percentage, remarkable numbers given the defensive deficiencies of the team around him against the top-flight competition.

 

Strengths

 

Positioning - Brock knows where to be to stop the puck.  He is adept at reading shooter's eyes to know where they will be looking to place the puck, and he is quick enough to get there to stop them.  He is capable of dropping into the butterfly stance, but prefers to stay upright to better defend against higher shots.

 

Rebound Control - Brock is good at holding onto the puck when shooters are crashing the net, and he makes sure to keep any rebounds he does have to give up as far away from the slot as possible.  When in doubt, however, Brock covers up and lets his centers do their job in the faceoff circle.

 

Skating - A good skater for any position, Waldron, moves around the crease and behind the net very well.  He is almost never caught out of position due to his decision to play a puck out of his range, and he moves side-to-side in the net very well.

 

Weaknesses

 

Passing - Waldron isn't very good at moving the puck along, and has given up several goals that can entirely be blamed on his inability to clear the zone.  It creates a problem given his propensity for playing the puck, although he clears the zone well enough to negate this somewhat.

 

Glove - Waldron can make saves with his stick as well as any goalie out there, but his glove work leaves a lot to be desired.  He does tend to rely on the range of his stick, so when he does have to use the glove he just isn't practiced with it well enough.

 

Temper -  Growing up in the Deep South, Waldron has always been a fighter.  If an opposing player gets in his face, he won't back down.  In fact, he's been known to instigate fights on occasion.  As a result, he's more prone to penalties than the average goaltender.

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