And the Gens 1st pick is ...

Jarrod Maidens

what makes you say that?

The Gennies brass are blown away by this kids ability. If he is available that is who they are taking.

I see. Did you see him play this weekend?

Yes he looked very good. Strong powerful skater with good hands.

I assume 'beats is already considering his options for "intro music."

You might be best to wait on who the brass thinks will be # 1 as - Hamilton only played 4 games with Jarrod getting 3 points - yes he has size at 6 ft 1 but listed as a center

There was a lot of games the GENS scouted after Hamilton was eliminated including yesterdays semi and final - Campagna as 1 who had 12 points and Sean Monahan 13 pts - game winning

goal in the final and was the OHL Cup MVP - NOT sure how we would pass up on this guy he is 6ft 1 - 170 lbs and a L F

There is a good defenceman - Pelch rated 2nd rd - look good in a GENS uniform

The next big decision for Maidens will be where he lands in the future. The OHL will certainly come calling, but the NCAA isn’t completely out of the equation.

“I don’t want to close any doors,” Maidens revealed.

In the meantime, the goal is simple: Win a league championship, then set out to take the OHL Cup, which features teams from across Ontario and the U.S.

“All the guys have to be skating hard,” Maidens said of Hamilton’s mission. “When you work hard, the best is yet to come.”

Prep Watch, which features minor hockey players destined to become big names in major junior or the NCAA, appears every second Thursday throughout the season.

Is Maidens a centre? The Gens need another big centre a la Jenner! Oops, I missed that line above that said "he was listed..."!

The Generals also need to make sure whoever we draft will

SHOW UP - another player looking south

We have a lot of holes to fill.....


URGENT NEEDS
1) A number 1 centre and hopefully a number 3 will step up or come in. Labardo/ Hughes / Alcock are not the answer .. yet.
2) A number 1 left winger and some depth at left wing. This may be our weakest position. You could move them all and I would not be upset.
3) Some experienced defensemen - we have some good young ones, Dehart and Valentine will need help if DeHaan is not back.
4) A number 1 goalie - need to move 1 of the 2 we have and solidify this position.

How we are going to get all of this (of course it is impossible) but fill at least a couple of them. If not, we are going to be here in a year without playoff hockey again.

Depth Chart



FORWARDS

Centre Boone Jenner
John Padulo
J.P. Labardo
Brian Hughes
Cody Alcock

Left Conor Stokes
Andy Andreoff
Daniel Pachis
Emerson Clark

Right Christian Thomas
Jeff Brown OA
Nick Esposto
Alain Berger OA (Do not think he is coming back - AHL)

DEFENSE

Scott Valentine
Colin Sullentrop
Tony Dehart OA
Jimmy McDowell
Andrew Wilson
Kyle Hope
Calvin Dehaan (Do not think he will coming back – Islanders)

GOAL

Mike Zador
Kevin Baillie

We may need one more D.... DeHart is currently playing with Springfield (AHL) and he has no points but is a +2.

Mind you Springfield is in last place in their conference but it will be go experience for De Hart

I agree with your urgent needs gogeneralsgo. I think Labardo can be a 2nd or 3rd line centre and it would be nice to move out all those left wingers , but, realistically ..you can't. It would hurt to lose DeHart, big time. DeHaan will not make the Islanders, especially after his injury. Besides, we need him back for the trade deadline to move him for players and picks!

We need help - mainly putting the puck in the net

We could land Campagna and Monahan slated 2nd rd - if Pelch slides to 3rd rd that would be great but I doubt it

In a perfect world Campagna - Monahan OHL Cup - MVP

Solid def Pelch and a goalie

Berger and De haaan return - talk Biggs and Lessio and WOW

I'm excited

Lessio and Biggs are the key to immediate success

I think we could get Campagna at three if Sarnia or Belleville take a defenceman. Monahan is slotted for the 2nd round but likely won't fall to London's 2nd as I don't think we have our own 2nd this year. Correct me if I'm wrong! Pelech will defitely not fall out of the 2nd round so we get one of the three. Elsewhere it says Sarnia might be looking at Ebert or a wild card pick. It all depends too, on whether the two teams picking ahead of the Gens like Campagna over Marcantuoni (sp) as the former is bigger and the latter is considered a "softer" player.

We do have our 2nd rd pick - we gave up London's 2nd rd pick in the Niagara deal for Lessio

We have the 3rd overall - 23 rd overall then 3 - 3rd picks

Ebert is slated at # 2 - a franchise type defense - hard to pass up

This is the list of the top ten I found on the scout.ca
and list Ebert as No. 1 and he has his eye set on the NCAA route,I would like to see the Gen's draft
Mathew Campagna,I didn't see him @ the OHL Cup but saw him play prior to that and he was a stand out.

1. Nick Ebert
2. Matia Marcantuoni
3. Mathew Campagna
4. Alexander Galchenyuk
5. Slater Koekkoek
6. Jarrod Maidens
7. Marcus McIvor
8. Brendan Gaunce
9. Scott Laughton
10. Jacob Trouba

Thanks for clearing that up Gens Camper. I couldn't recall whether it was our 2nd or the London 2nd for Lessio. We might get a crack at Campagna as a Sarnia thread on HF says they are into Ebert or Galchenyuk. One never knows!