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USHL: Lincoln (2) at Tri-City (3)

Game played on 1/3/2025.

Yan Shostak (G, L, 6’0″, 185, Lincoln Stars, 03/30/2004, St. Cloud)

Grade: A

Comments: Lincoln: Yan Shostak (2004) The USHL veteran has a strong foundation that sees a constant regain of his back leg, centering on pucks, an upright chest and feet underneath him. This allows the St. Cloud commit to move with power but under control getting the center of his body on pucks. An ability to drop into pucks and square his chest provides ease with controlling rebounds to his upper body. At times his power and movement see him outside of his crease unable to stop his momentum and set his feet. Comfortable around his posts and maintaining his feet/not overusing a reverse keep him mobile while pucks are down low is an elite skill. Able to gain depth and reduce angles as well as using a stance differential allows him to add size on line rushes and see through screens in zone. Showing some elite skills and foundation but coming up short in this contest stopping 27 of 30 in the loss.

Erick Roest (G, L, 6’0″, 180, Tri City Storm, 10/26/2004, Cornell)

Grade: B+

Comments: Tri-City: Erick Roest (2004) The 2004 born Storm goaltender moves with power and uses his athleticism to make saves. His movement is powerful but hindered by widening feet and his hips dropping. This reduces his balance and ability to move effectively at times. Instead of dropping into pucks the Cornell commit drops and reaches which sees him struggle with pucks low above his pads to his hands. When these occasional issues don’t arise, his movement is smooth. Comfortable around his posts he uses a reverse effectively, creates a nice seal, and can move out effectively. He tracks pucks well and you can see him visually scanning the zone and taking shoulder checks to aid his movement and identify threats away from the play. Gaining depth adds to his average size and cuts down angles. A solid effort here but some aspects of his game to improve to see more success. Stopping 25 of 27 in the win. Grade: B+

Photo Credit: Dan Hickling/Hickling Images

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