Davos Grabs Samuel Ross at #10

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VHL.com 

September 11, 2019 

 

Davos Welcomes Samuel Ross as 1st Round Selection @Brrbisbrr

 

After trading out of the 4th overall pick in the S68 Entry Draft and moving back to pick #10, the Davos Dynamo selected goaltender Samuel Ross from the S67 VHLM Champion Ottawa Lynx. The pick surprised some experts around the league when General Manager Shawn Glade announced Ross as the selection, but Davos is getting themselves a potential franchise goaltender here at the end of the first round. Ross played 24 games for Ottawa and registered an impressive 20 wins and a 2.11 goals against average, while splitting starts with fellow first round pick Raymond Bernard. 

 

Ross is not expected to come in and be the savior of the franchise right from the get go. The team has a seasoned veteran and one of the top goaltenders in the league in Finn Davison between the pipes. However, this is a smart long-term move for Davos as they hope to have found a potential starting goalie when Davison eventually moves on. Davos previously experimented with the likes of Pekka Pouta and Wrike Chyrnoble to be the heir apparent to Davison, but when both goalies were shipped off to Vancouver in a trade, it was obvious Davos would consider a goalie early in this draft. 

 

Ross is a very technically sound goaltender with his positioning and hockey IQ being his biggest strengths. He also has a baseball background, which provided him with a quik and reactive glove hand that caught the eye of many scouts across the VHL. The one knock on Ross is his size. At 5'10 and 183 pounds he definitely gives up some size to the other goaltenders in the league, but his positioning and athletic ability has compensated for this lack of ideal goaltending size. Overall, Davos is very happy to land Samuel Ross in this draft and everyone is expecting this move to pay dividends down the road.