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USHL Scouting Report: Green Bay vs Waterloo

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GREEN BAY 2 WATERLOO 1 (OT)

After a scoreless first period Dante Palecco got lucky on a goal that re-directed off the defenders stick to open up the scoring. Waterloo responded with a nice shot by the point from Mickey Anderson that slid by a screened Maksim Zhukov. No score in the third so the game went into overtime and it was Chris Grando who scored a beautiful goal in 3v3.

Below are scouting reports on the top players in this particular game. It is not a reflection of the best players overall, rather simply a recap of the standouts in this game.

#3 Chris Grando-LW (L) – 5’10/159-8/22/98

Chris is a fast, shifty forward with quick hands. He uses a combination of pace, acceleration and hustle to create a lot offensive opportunities for himself and his linemates. He was the hero in overtime, beating the oppontents to a loose puck and taking it in for a top shelf game winner. Grando isn’t the biggest guy on the ice, but he’s smart, savvy and has excellent vision and passing ability. College: Boston College

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U16: NJ Avs, NJ Titans, Boston Advantage

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1/21 AYHL U16 Boston Advantage 2 @ NJ Avs 6

The Avs played sloppy but still dominated. These two teams played each other in the morning and NJ prevailed in a 10-2 blowout. There was a lot of bad positional play especially by the D zone. Adam Robbins led the way with 3-1-4.It was a case of pure talent prevailing, not team play.

Forwards

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Adam Robbins (5.07 154 00 Avs) 3-1-4

A hot day for Adam, he opened and closed the scoring with the 1st, 5th and 6th goals. He also had 2-4-6 in the morning blow out. His points were classic cases of Adam being opportunistic and positioning himself well. He has a good shot and a knack for finding the dead ice to make the play. On the first goal it was an in tight wrist shot, the second was a great wrist shot from the slot and the third a redirect off a Seitz feed.

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EHL January Showcase: Top 100

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Neutral Zone headed to two of the three days of the EHL Showcase at Tri-Town arena in Hooksett, NH on January 15-17. There were a lot of Division III and some Division I college coaches in attendance. We did not see Valley or the Little Flyers and had limited viewing of the Cyclones.

Below are the players we feel stood out. Grades are for this showcase only and are relative to others on this list. We have attended all of the EHL showcases this season and this was the last. Several players below are new to our profiles and others are repeats.

Chris Peters #21 (F, Walpole Express, 6’2”, 165lbs, 1997)-Peters was the most impressive player here in our opinion. We have noted him before as he plays on the first line for Walpole but he really showed up in Hooksett. Beyond the fact that he added four points to his impressive total, he played a strong, smart game. He moved without the puck. He had a good stick and created a lot of turnovers. He played poised and managed the puck at a very high level. His straight line speed is not great but it didn’t affect his ability to make plays. Grade: A

 

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