A look at some Bears prospects

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As I thought about what to write about for the theme week I figured why not learn about some future teammate careers by seeing how some bears prospects are doing so far.   With the major expansion needs next year who knows if Uhtred or any of these prospects will still be here next year but excited to get to know them if we are. 

 

The bears currently have 4 prospects listed on the roster.  They are two season 71 prospects defensemen Bo Burrows and Erik Hjalmarsson.  The two prospects from season 72 are forwards Conor tanner and Timothy brown.  The two players with the brightest future are are brown and Burrows.  Here is how the bears prospects rank. 

 

Timothy Brown RW Season 72 12th overall  @a_Ferk

Brown definitely tops the bears prospect pool and looks to have a bright future in Seattle.  So far this season Brown has scored 39 goals and 39 assists in 46 games for the Saskatoon Wild.  His phenomenonal play has pushed the wild into second in the VHLM.  Brown is a feisty player who is not afraid to through his body around despite being on the smaller side at 5'11 and 165 pounds.  Brown sits 4th in scoring but leafs the league in hits showing that he is not afraid of the physical side of the game.  Brown has also accumulated a great deal of TPE which should allow him to have a successful transition into the VHL next season.   He will add some extra depth and make up for whoever the bears may lose in this offseason expansion draft.   The bears have had some good performances from rookies with Uhtred and Vikingstad last season and Randy marsh this year.   With the retirement if guy Legrande there is at least his post open on the roster plus whatever happens in the expansion draft.  Brown will be in the VHL next year. 

 

Bo Burrows D season 71 19th overall  @Walter Fizz

Bo Burrows is a hulking 6'5 225 lb defenseman who plays in Mississauga.   Burrows has had a solid campaign this season scoring 12 goals and 23 assists.  Burrows sits sixth in the league with 147 hits.  The strength of Burrows game is his size and ability to defend.  The bears currently have 4 dmen under contract next season and may only make an impact if one of them is traded or lost in the expansion draft in the offseason.   He has slowed down in earning TPE lately but is still earning practice tpe the past few weeks. 

 

Connor Tanner C season 72 33 overall @Keygan

Conor tanner is a giant center at 6'8 but is more like a genital giant.  Tanner has just 66 hits despite his monstrous size and is the total opposite of brown in the physical aspect of the game.  Tanner has posted 5 goals and 17 assists for Vegas this season.  His strength of his game is his defense and he could become a good defensive forward if he can develop a bite to his game.  At this time tanner looks to be a longshot to make the Bears as he hasn't earner much TPE lately and hasn't updated since mid may. 

 

Erik Hjalmarsson D season 71 45 overall @Erik

Hjarmarlson is a teammate of Brown with the wild.  Erik is 6'2 and has 14 assists this season.  Hjalmarsson has an impressive plus 52 rating on the season.  He hasn't developed enough so far in his shirt career and appears destined to be a career VHLM player. He has been getting practice level TPE but at his current rate he will not become a bear in the future. 

 

From the bears prospect pool I can see two players make the roster in the next season or two.  Brown looks like he willbe an impact player for the bears while  Burrows seems to have bottom pair potential at this stage of his career.