Acyd Burn Rookie Profile [2/2]

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Name: Acyd Burn

Position: Left Winger

Current Team: Halifax 21st

Age: 16

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 190 lbs.

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York

Preferred Number: 52

 

 

 

Brief Bio:

Burn was a surprise success in the OHL, starting hockey at a late age. He picked the game up quik and was able to contribute due to his superb hand eye coordination and natural skating ability. His mentality and ice IQ has cemented him as a top 6 winger at any level he plays in. He has developed at every level that he has played at.

 

 

Notes From Scouts

“Kids a real snipe celly, boys” with a quik wrister and an accurate slapper, he finds the back of the net. A little reckless, taking untimely penalties but a good coach can instill some discipline. he knows how to get into tight spaces and follow through. “Kids a rocket, passes by defenders like they’re standing still.”

 

Pros

Scoring: Scoring is what he does best, being put on PP1 has made a tremendous impact on his goals last season. Playing in the CHL for a season has given him more confidence in his scoring ability. Most of his goals come from his quik and accurate wrister and loves to beat goalies glove side.

 

Passing: Burn’s passing is on par with his ability to score, he can find his teammate through traffic with a gorgeous saucer pass or up ice with a straight laser. He’s not afraid to pass the puck to make the play.

 

Puck Handling:

With great scoring and passing comes great puck control. His dekeing ability has led to some of the most beautiful plays I’ve seen at the OHL level. He’s a dual threat when touching the puck, If he’s not blowing past defenders with his speed he’s putting the puck right between their opens to open the lane.

 

Skating: Graced with the skating ability of Michelle Kwan he slips past defenders and crashes with the net with ease. He has the ability to create lanes and open up the ice with his speed. His speed has led to multiple breakaways and is rarely seen passing the puck backwards. The neutral zone is his best friend being able to cut right through.

 

Cons

 

Checking: The undersized forward has a long way to go with checking. His physical presence is very seldom seen, mostly trying to go around players compared to into them.  Due to being undersized if he gets caught he usually gets laid out. This has led to a few take aways. 

 

Discipline: Burn didn’t lead the league in PIM but wasn’t the most disciplined player on the ice. He took a couple untimely penalties being a bit too over eager on the play.

 

Leadership: Even though Burn is mostly responsible on the play he’s not much of a leader. He would rather be working on improving his stats than worrying about how he appears to the team. That’s not to say he won’t help out a teammate in need, his priorities are becoming the best player that he can be. He spends most of his time working on passing and stick handling skills by himself.

 

Final Thoughts:

This is not a player who is in the sport for the glory or the money, he truly loves the sport and wants to be the best player that he can be. While he has many short comings and is still developing as a player he would make a great addition to the wing for any team.

 

 

Edited May 6, 2019 by Acydburn

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Review:

BISON!! Great profile, formatting is great it makes things very easy to read. Burns looks to be a player that will be cellying on the regular in this league.

 

I enjoyed the reference, must be an elite skater. LOL

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Graced with the skating ability of Michelle Kwan he slips past defenders and crashes with the net with ease. He has the ability to create lanes and open up the ice with his speed. His speed has led to multiple breakaways and is rarely seen passing the puck backwards. The neutral zone is his best friend being able to cut right through.

 

 

 

Overall an enjoyable read with lots to look forward to in your player! Cheers.