Wroclaw Times - Greg Eagles gets drafted!

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GREG EAGLES GETS DRAFTED

 

Greg Eagles

 

Hello Readers,

New Sreportski back for another weekly article. Today we will be focusing on the VHLM draft. Our weekly focus, Greg Eagles, was taken in the 2nd round as the 15th overall pick and the 4th goalie to go in the draft. Many scouts had Eagles ranked as one of the top goalie coming out of Europe but Greg was still generally unproven and was not garnishing hardly any interest from VHL or VHLM clubs.

 

In fact, only three teams in the VHLM held a pre-draft interview with him when he first announced that he was going to play in the VHLM. Those teams were Mississauga, Mexico City and Philedelphia. All three teams would not select Eagles. In an interview with Wroclaw Times after the draft, Eagles jokingly commented “those were apparently not good interviews.”  When San Diego came up on the board, Eagles was not even paying attention and had to be called up twice. " I was shocked my name was called and I just didn't react when it was first called" Eagles said.

 

InstantRockstar giving an interview on drafting Eagles



"He was one of the better goaltenders in the draft with a huge upside and we wanted to take him a little bit earlier as to not lose a chance at having a great goaltender for our team," said Marlins general manager @InstantRockstar. "We're building an organization from scratch and we wanted a good young goaltender. We have that in Eagles and he will be our starter this season, we have faith in him" 

 

Eagles, a six-foot-one goalie from Wroclaw, Poland has been called a cross between Martin Brodeur and Carey Price because of his laid-back personality off the ice and tenacity under pressure on the ice. In mock draft's he was being taken later in the 3rd round but the Marlins surprised everyone and took him early. " I am grateful for the faith shown in me by the Marlins, I was surprised going so early in the second round but I know the GM made a great choice. They will not regret it"

The Marlins made some other great picks in the draft and should be able to compete this year in the VHLM. Greg's goal is to make the playoffs and he is very confident in the teams ability. " I look at the team that was drafted and there is great potential if we play to our best ability. We have solid 2 lines of forwards and some great defenders on the back end. We are all making history here as we will be the first ever players playing on the Marlins. It is exciting and we have a lot to prove. Our GM did a great job in the draft and we as a team have full faith in him to lead us into a playoff hunt. I can't wait for the pre-season to start!" Eagles said as we wrapped up the interview.

 

San Diego Marlins on the ice for the first time

 

From a hockey analyst review I tend to agree with Eagles, even though the Marlins are a new team, the other teams should not take them lightly. It will be an exciting season in the VHLM and you can count on the Wroclaw Times to be there following every step of Eagles and his new team the San Diego Marlins.

Until next time!

New Sreportski

 

 

 

 

Edited May 2, 2019 by Greg_Di

[Phil 5,133]

Read great!!

[Big Mac 310]

Let’s get this season started Greg.