Scouting Report Venus Thightrap

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Scouting Report: Venus Thightrap

 

Payer Name: Venus Thightrap

Age: 21

Position : C

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 140 lb.

Nationality: Danish

VHLM Team: Houston Bulls

VHLM S73 Draft: 13th Overall

 

Hailing from Denmark Ms. Thightrap has proven her self to be an interesting player both on and off the ice. At the beginning of Season 73 not  much was know about Ms. Thightrap's commitment to the game. There was buzz about Venus only entering the VHLM on a bet  made between her and  a long time friend. This story initially  caused scouts to view Venus as bad or questionable stock . When you think about it no one could  really blame teams for buying into the negative media buzz once that story went public?  There were a lot of questions swarming around just who Venus was and whether we would see much out of her once she truly hit the north American market.

 

I wish I could say Venus hit the VHLM with a bang, she first joined Vegas wee out of the whole roster she was given the least amount of ice time. At that point she was really living up to the negative projections that scouts had originally been predicting. It is not that Venus didn't do anything while she was in Vegas but unlike other rookies she was just not given the chance to prove what she could do for a  team both offensively and defensively. What scouts were able to see in these early days was Venus' dedication to bettering herself. It is unfortunate that it didn't show on the stat sheet because there was not a single practice or workshop that girl did not attend. It is because of this diligent effort that she was eventually picked up by Houston in the VHLM draft .  It is worth noting that Thightrap did fall significantly in that draft and there were questions to if it would happen again in the VHL draft.

 

Of course there was still the season ahead to consider and Venus was out to prove that the VHLM general managers had made a huge mistake by letting her drop to the 2nd round.  With 125 points and 149 hits Venus showed she was a present physical powerhouse who was not willing to fade into anonymity.  When it came time for VHL GMs to looks closely for Value in the VHLM some people were still not sold on the Value of having Thightrap in their locker room. VHL intel was relaying that Thighrap was amongst the hardest workers that have graced the VHLM and that she had been a constant positive locker room presence. She was at the very least entertaining, enthusiastic and determined to do well for both herself and her team.

 

At this time we would like to congratulate the Vancouver Wolves on snagging this Danish Dynamo, hopefully she can continue to play a similar role in their future.