John Callahan Jr Prospect Review

[Callahan 39]

As he has only played 6 games in the VHLM, VHL Draft Prospect John Callahan Jr. is excited about the opportunity to get drafted into the VHL. He is quickly going up the draft ranks and excelling each week with more practice and ice time. He is currently playing on the 4th line on the Philadelphia Reapers in hopes to get more shifts in the coming time. Though he hasn’t had a single point yet in his career but his rapid growth in the last couple games seems there will be an upside in his game play. It should be an exciting rest of the VHLM season for Callahan Jr and the Philadelphia Reapers as they are in a playoff spot and looking to make a big impact and go for the championship. He is loving his time as a professional in the VHLM and is incredibly happy that he can make his dreams of playing hockey professionally a dream come true.
    Even though the first 6 games for Callahan Jr have been slow his scoring and puck handling have vastly improved in those games making him a viable threat especially playing against other 4th liners. He started out his career in the VHLM with only 74 TPE and now has risen drastically to 93 TPE in those 6 games. With the rise in Callahan Jr’s TPE this will show VHL GM’s his dedication to playing in the league and continuing his career in hoping to be a world class VHL player. Callahan Jr’s puck handling and skating have been increasing weekly which will bring more opportunities to get the puck into the zone and on net. While some of his other pro’s are his scoring. His shooting and scoring ability has also dramatically increased and he hopes that this will keep improving as he plays more games and gets ice time. Only time will tell to see if his hard work will actually pay off in games!
    Even though there seems to be a positive upside with Callahan Jr’s play and growth as a player he does have some con’s that he needs to work on. His physical play definitely needs some work. Though he coins himself as more of a “finesse” player his checking and physical play could use some work. He would rather play the puck than the body in some situations where the body would have done a better job. Adding to that his defense can also improve, as of right now he seems to be very offensive minded but given that he's only played select games in the VHLM, his defensive abilities will rise and his draft stock will rise along with it.