While it is exciting to see the new players recruited for next year we also must be realistic. These players are young and rarely does a new player have any immediate success or impact on the game. Look at our young guys this year, Bieksa & Taylor had energy but very little finish. Czaja & Duhamel came in later, played more regularly but still were finding their way in this league. To be successful we will need veteran 19 & 20 year olds to carry the mail. The rookies certainly will be important and need the ice time to acclimate to this league but we must be patient, it will take them time to get to a level of competency & productivity. Unfortunately the Viper coaching staff for the past 5 years has been unwilling to nurture & develop these young players, giving up on them very quickly. How many of these new recruits will be around for Christmas and who will be the veterans we will count on for consistent play & leadership?
Good stats, Not that big but room to build & grow these kids. Matt Cookes getting a lot of 18 yr olds
ReplyDeleteNot the biggest or heaviest kid but put up some good numbers this season with the Vancouver NE Chiefs U18 AAA team.
ReplyDeleteHere are the other players that have committed/signed to the Vipers for the 2026-27 season,
Defencemen Keegan Shirley 08
Forward Eli Milinkovich 07
Forward Luke Assi 08
Goaltender Luukas Moffat 09
Forward Jonathan Bitonti 08
Defencemen Bruce Basin 09
Forward Henry Colbert 08
Forward Garrett Trench 07
Defencemen Jason Piccirillo 08
Defencemen Eli Sciborski 08
While it is exciting to see the new players recruited for next year we also must be realistic. These players are young and rarely does a new player have any immediate success or impact on the game. Look at our young guys this year, Bieksa & Taylor had energy but very little finish. Czaja & Duhamel came in later, played more regularly but still were finding their way in this league. To be successful we will need veteran 19 & 20 year olds to carry the mail. The rookies certainly will be important and need the ice time to acclimate to this league but we must be patient, it will take them time to get to a level of competency & productivity. Unfortunately the Viper coaching staff for the past 5 years has been unwilling to nurture & develop these young players, giving up on them very quickly. How many of these new recruits will be around for Christmas and who will be the veterans we will count on for consistent play & leadership?
ReplyDeleteHere are the players from this season that could possibly return for next season
ReplyDeleteDefencemen:
Oscar Bjrok
Jack Bousquet
Liam Magnuson
Brayden Pankey
Seth Tansem
Aaron Zulinick
Forwards:
Cole Bieksa
Oliver Czaja
Thomas Duhamel
Toms Trockis
Anthony Nolan
Dmitrii Kubantsev
Dario Laas
London Taylor
Goaltenders:
Oliver Kanat
Lane Maarhuis
Jesse Sanche