| Boston Buckberger | Brooks Bandits | AJHL | L | D | 5’11” | 172 | Wisconsin | 2022 | Saskatoon, SK | 2003 | 2021-2022: C+ |
AJHL Finals: Spruce Grove vs Brooks, May 8, 2022: Buckberger is a two-way defenseman who was steady throughout. He maintains good gap control and doesn’t give up open ice easily. He is confident holding his spot as well as stopping the puck along the boards. He defends with good balance and positioning. He skated into a hard pass and used his strength to lean into and rip a hard one-timer on goal. He assisted on the 1st goal in game 5 on the PP as he used several quick shot fakes and change of direction at the point before passing it over to the R flank for a shot leading to a rebound goal. Grade: B
AJHL: 9 Game Player Evaluation, February 14, 2022: Buckberger is an average size, mobile defenseman with skating and puck moving ability. He is a good skater with decent speed and mobility. He made good reads and decisions on when to pinch down the offensive zone wall. He did well at taking the boards away to keep pucks in the offensive zone. With the puck, he used good head and shoulder fakes to throw off attackers. He also did well at delaying and changing his shooting angles. Grade: B
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