Two Games played on Mar 1st and 2nd, 2025
United States Hockey League
Game Played in MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex
Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau (G, L, 6’3″, 196, Des Moines Buccaneers, 09/14/2005, New Hampshire)
March 1st Game Rating
B+
Eliot Séguin-Lescarbeau is a physically gifted goaltender who utilizes his size and fundamentals to excel in the crease. He has impressive movement and precision, but can struggle with rotational issues when losing his feet. To counter this, he relies on quick backside leg adjustments to maintain mobility and center himself on pucks. Séguin-Lescarbeau is adept at controlling rebounds and tracking pucks, often scanning the zone frequently to identify threats. While he shows flashes of success, he can be vulnerable in high-traffic areas and occasionally settles for a more conservative approach. However, when staying composed and controlled, his game comes together nicely, allowing him to control rebounds and trap pucks effectively.
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Comments: Seguin-Lescarbeau the Quebec native uses his size effectively to limit larger movements and center his body on threats. Gaining depth and setting his feet on threats is where the 2005 born goaltender thrives. He drops into pucks effectively showing his visual tracking abilities and angle adjusts while maintaining his feet to get his center line on pucks. Although his center line fids pucks often his body tends to flatten on angles and his stance tends to widen along with his butterfly and knees creating holes. This causes reaching instead of dropping and creating a nice seal of the ice and contributed to all three of the goals in this contest. Using an overlap and a reverse comfortably the New Hampshire commit makes awkward angles a breeze. Controlling rebounds effectively to his chest and hands helped eliminate second chance opportunities. Excelling and showing a strong ability to play the pucks in this contest is a bonus skill in aiding the puck going north. A decent appearance in this 3-2 loss to Tri-City stopping 27 of 30. Grade: B+
Kyle Jones (G, L, 6’2″, 181, Tri City Storm, 02/27/2007, UMass Lowell)
March 1st Game Rating
A-
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Comments: The newcomer to the Storm uses his size effectively pairing it with fluid and powerful movement to create a sought-after game for a draft eligible goaltender. The 2007 born goaltender stands at about 6’3′ and uses his size effectively playing with his toes out towards the top of the crease and gains and loses depth effectively. Paired with his movement which is smooth, precise, and agile it is a nice combination to have. The UMass Lowell commit makes it difficult to beat him as pucks needed to be deflected in front of him in this contest. With a taller frame he has some filling out to do to condense his stance/hands and improve his body control. Tracking pucks effectively allows him to control rebounds either placing them or smothering them for a whistle. Maintaining his feet as much as possible even in his posts keeps him mobile and favoring a reverse when pucks are in tight creating a nice seal. Taking scans of the zone aids with his movement as well as reading plays, and he takes them frequently which is a positive for the young California native. With a solid performance in this contest leading the Storm to a 3-2 win with 27 saves. Garde: A-
Max Weilandt (G, L, 6’5″, 190, Des Moines Buccaneers, 07/29/2005)
March 2nd Game Rating
B+
Max Weilandt is known for his athletic play style, which relies on his confidence and active hands in the crease. He excels at maintaining balance and keeping his feet centered to make successful saves. However, he sometimes struggles with pucks outside of his reach and lateral movements. Weilandt plays well when able to turn his feet quickly behind the net and maintain control over rebounds. While not technically sound, Weilandt’s athleticism allows him to get into position for key saves. He is comfortable in his posts and excels at precise movement in and out of them. However, he can struggle with pucks outside of his body and width issues that affect his rotational ability.
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Comments: The Northbrook Illinois native relies on a more athletic playstyle with movement from a condensed body and is a solid first save goaltender. Staying condensed with his feet underneath his shoulders enables any movement to be powerful and precise as well as being balanced. Although he has strong and precise movement his rotations and hip mobility seem to be hindered or limited setting his body off square. Sealing the ice well and eliminating holes through his body allows him to swallow pucks and eliminate rebounds to his upper body easily. A more active stick could aid in control to lower shots as well as sealing his midsection along the ice. Capable of dropping into pucks is an elite level skill to have but isn’t used consistently and at times dropping and reaching for pucks to his hands. Using scans of the zone but at times getting puck focused could be a cause of his off centered chest and body. Solid use of an overlap, reverse, and maintaining his feet in his posts gives him the selection and comfortability in awkward angles. Showing a solid foundation to his game and an athletic ability the Buccaneers goaltender is rounded. Stopping 26 of 29 in the 4-2 loss to the Storm. Grade: B+
Michal Pradel (G, L, 6’5″, 195, Tri City Storm, 03/10/2007)
March 2nd Game Rating
B+
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Comments: The young Slovakian native a 2007 born has the size and skillset that are highly sought after for his age. The 6’4 Storm goaltender uses his size effectively and plays about a mid-depth to limit larger movements. His movement is a little choppy, unprecise, and sloppy but easily cleaned up can help produce an elite level goaltender with his size. With his chest falling forward his balance is a key to this movement and where he finds success as well as keeping a condensed stance/body to eliminate holes and produce power. A strong tracking ability and taking shoulder checks/scans he effectively sees the zone and reads plays identifying threats outside of the puck holder. His rebound control is another small detail that when cleaned up can help make him elite. Rebounds tend to spit back into dangerous areas and bounce off him at times creating multiple scoring chances. Comfortable in a reverse using his size and focusing on sealing the short size and creating a nice clean pad connected with the ice. Movement low again is determined by balance. A lot of solid attributes and just a few areas to clean up to become elite. Stopping 20 shots in the 4-2 win for Tri-City: B+
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