Andrew Su Junior Review

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Andrew Su Junior Review

 

Growing up in the western Canadian city of Edmonton, Andrew Su spent his playing hockey with his twin brother, Chris. Despite coming from a family that didn't especially care about sports, they both developed a passion for the game of hockey. From as early as they could stand, both brothers had skates on and were playing hockey at the local ODR in winter. After being brought to multiple VHL games in the neighbouring city of Calgary, both brothers were entranced and made a promise to each other to both play in the VHL someday. 

 

Both Andrew and Chris started their hockey careers playing for the local clubs in the Edmonton South area. They often played with others who would be two to three years older than them. From novice till peewee, the two brothers developed a fearsome reputation of being the best center/winger duo in the province. Andrew took most of the glory being a renowned sharpshooter that could put the puck in the back of the net from anywhere. Chris was his wingman, being a skilled puck-mover and power-forward. The two brothers, in one of their championship seasons, had the absurd stat of having over 90% of the team roster's total points. Although Andrew was more of an eye-catching player than his brother, most scouts agreed on the fact that Chris was the better player. Andrew often had defensive lapses and wasn't a great skater or puck handler. All of which were covered up by Chris' play. 

 

Unfortunately, in the offseason leading up to their highly-anticipated bantam season, Chris died in a tragic car crash. Andrew, devastated by this loss, changed from #6 to his brother's #7. Once being known as the locker room clown, in the following season, one of Andrew's teammates said, "He's so silent now, it's insane. Before you couldn't get him to shut up, but now it's like he's an entirely different person." Andrew's change in demeanour also marked a huge change in his game. Without his brother to cover up the flaws of his game, scouts were worried that Andrew would regress. Despite the uncertainties, Andrew would catch the attention of the VHLM and prove the scouts wrong with a monstrous bantam career. Over the four seasons he spent in AAA bantam, two of which he was underage, he posted insane numbers of 142 G, 41 A in just 128 GP. Not only did he improve his already deadly shot, but he also developed into a smooth skater and puck handler. One of his coaches, Shidney Crosby, said, "He's a tough kid, it's hard to come into this league underage and dominate it. He's got a great drive and work ethic; it shows in how he rounded out his game." Andrew had already gotten the VHLM's attention but reinforced that with a great showing in the U16 Canada Winter Games, with stats of 12 G, 3A in 8 games.

 

Entering Season 71 VHLM draft, he was ranked as a top S72 player. Despite that, Andrew dropped to the 3 round being selected as pick #25 by the Missisuaga Hounds, due to the presence of S71 players also being included. Now being one step closer to the promise he made to his brother long ago, Andrew is looking to make it to the VHL with his brother's number on his back.