HockeytownRules19 902 Report post Posted January 2, 2018 Continues to tear it up with Prince George... Had 2 Goals last night (4 Goals 2 Assists in his last 2 Games this weekend against the Vancouver Giants) 35 Games 12 Goals 23 Assists 35 Points +6 (Leads the Team) Heck of a year so far by the 19 year old. 5 MabusIncarnate, BinMucker94, krsmith17 and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) In Holland we trust. #8 in scoring among league defensemen. Edited January 2, 2018 by kickazz 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,914 Report post Posted January 2, 2018 Fire Sale! Dump vets and bring up kids! Rest of the year "training camp!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, F.Michael said: 8th in the WHL? lol Yeah - he's nothing special...Go figure...It's why I don't have any faith in Holland, and the rest of the Wings front office anymore. As a rookie. The top 7 have been in the league longer. This is his first year. Edited January 3, 2018 by kickazz 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, F.Michael said: I'd be impressed if this were AHL numbers. Sounds like another Brendan Smith in the making. Not even close. Smith was an idiot. Cholowski is a smart player, not super highly skilled but uses his brains and works hard. We'll see, I'm not high on him yet but I'm content so far. Edited January 3, 2018 by kickazz 3 Jonas Mahonas, kliq and THATANK911 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 Talk about glass half empty. 8th in scoring for an 19 year old defensemen is promising in any league. He's playing against 20 and 21 year olds. Besides he's a defenseman, so I'd rather he maybe be good at say...defense. 2 krsmith17 and kliq reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kliq 3,755 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 2 hours ago, F.Michael said: 8th in the WHL? lol Yeah - he's nothing special...Go figure...It's why I don't have any faith in Holland, and the rest of the Wings front office anymore. F. Michael....just try to look at this from an unbiased standpoint. The kid is a 19 year old rookie in the WHL. 35 games into his career and he is already 8th in scoring among D. The WHL has 22 teams, 6 D roughly per team. That is 132 D-men in the league. How can 8 out of 132 be anything but a positive? The fact that this achievement garners a response from you of "Yeah - he's nothing special...Go figure" should alone show you that you have an extreme negative bias towards the team right now. Nobody is saying the kid is a guaranteed future Norris winner, and I think most here will admit this doesn't guarantee anything. But, what it does say is that he is doing exactly what he should be right now, and there is no reason for a negative response. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) All that information aside though like I said he’s the only one among the top scorers that’s in his first WHL season. All the other top 7 ahead have been playing in the league a few years. Most of the others are not much ahead by the way (a point or two) and some have played more games. Edited January 3, 2018 by kickazz 2 Jonas Mahonas and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,914 Report post Posted January 3, 2018 God, we REALLY need a defenseman to turn out!!!! PLEASE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 Pshhh Chychrun is better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,458 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 I'm actually not as worried about our defensive prospects as I was a year ago. Saarijarvi and Hronek are playing well in the AHL. Cholowski and Sambrook are playing well in juniors. Hicketts is still a "maybe" to me, despite the feel good story. If we hit high in the lottery this year and take another standout defender I'll feel really good about our puck moving defensemen going forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, kipwinger said: I'm actually not as worried about our defensive prospects as I was a year ago. Saarijarvi and Hronek are playing well in the AHL. Cholowski and Sambrook are playing well in juniors. Hicketts is still a "maybe" to me, despite the feel good story. If we hit high in the lottery this year and take another standout defender I'll feel really good about our puck moving defensemen going forward. Saarijarvi and Hronek both outscoring Dahlin at the WJC right now 1 Neomaxizoomdweebie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRules19 902 Report post Posted January 6, 2018 2 more assists tonight and was +1 in a 4-3 win... 37 points now in 36 games 1 1 Neomaxizoomdweebie and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) From 8th to 6th in points in the league. For defense Edited January 6, 2018 by kickazz 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 11:26 PM, kickazz said: Not even close. Smith was an idiot. Cholowski is a smart player, not super highly skilled but uses his brains and works hard. We'll see, I'm not high on him yet but I'm content so far. How does he compare to Jiri Fischer? Anyone know? Is there a good comparable? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRules19 902 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 Another shock... 2 more points from Cholowski last night (Goal and an assist) also was a +2, in a 6-5 OT Loss... 39 Points (13 Goals, 26 Assists) +9 in 37 games 6 Game Point Streak (10 Points in his last 4) 2 amato and krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 10 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said: So why not pull him up to GR at this point? Because it's not allowed until he's 20 or played 4 years in the major juniors. It's the agreement with the NHL to protect the CHL. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Pred 48 337 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 6:54 PM, kipwinger said: I'm actually not as worried about our defensive prospects as I was a year ago. Saarijarvi and Hronek are playing well in the AHL. Cholowski and Sambrook are playing well in juniors. Hicketts is still a "maybe" to me, despite the feel good story. If we hit high in the lottery this year and take another standout defender I'll feel really good about our puck moving defensemen going forward. Don't forget about my boy Sulak , top PPG D in the Finnish top league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buppy 1,720 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, PavelValerievichDatsyuk said: Because it's not allowed until he's 20 or played 4 years in the major juniors. It's the agreement with the NHL to protect the CHL. Actually, since Cholowski wasn't playing in the OHL when he was drafted, that rule doesn't apply to him. I don't know if there's any rule about being moved mid-season though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PavelValerievichDatsyuk 1,935 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, Buppy said: Actually, since Cholowski wasn't playing in the OHL when he was drafted, that rule doesn't apply to him. I don't know if there's any rule about being moved mid-season though. I guess it's slightly different situation due his year in college team and starting in the BCHL when drafted, but I imagine the 20 years old rule would kick in as soon as he signed on with a WHL team. Do have any link that says the rule doesn't apply to him? The whole idea of the agreement is so that the CHL doesn't get players taken away mid season or a year early which could hurt revenue, or when they've used assets to draft of trade or whatever the case may be (I know that later doesn't apply to Cholo). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 9:46 PM, F.Michael said: 8th in the WHL? lol Yeah - he's nothing special...Go figure...It's why I don't have any faith in Holland, and the rest of the Wings front office anymore. Dennis Chowloski is now 6th among defenseman points and 2nd in defenseman goals in the WHL. He must have seen your post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Jonas Mahonas said: You are high on him. No. I just like arguing. Someone can tell me to argue against everyone that Paris Hilton is not a ***** and I would do it. Edited January 7, 2018 by kickazz 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buppy 1,720 Report post Posted January 7, 2018 3 hours ago, kickazz said: No. I just like arguing. Someone can tell me to argue against everyone that Paris Hilton is not a ***** and I would do it. If you really liked to argue you'd argue against the person telling you to argue. 4 hours ago, PavelValerievichDatsyuk said: I guess it's slightly different situation due his year in college team and starting in the BCHL when drafted, but I imagine the 20 years old rule would kick in as soon as he signed on with a WHL team. Do have any link that says the rule doesn't apply to him? The whole idea of the agreement is so that the CHL doesn't get players taken away mid season or a year early which could hurt revenue, or when they've used assets to draft of trade or whatever the case may be (I know that later doesn't apply to Cholo). Nothing that mentions Cholowski's exact situation, but from https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/who-can-play-where-and-why/c-889461 Quote for young players signed out of Europe or collegiate players who give up their remaining NCAA eligibility in order to sign an NHL entry-level contract or AHL minor league contract, the minimum age to play in the AHL is 18 Jeremy Morin is an example of a USDP player who went to the AHL at 19 after one year in the CHL. Again though, I'm not sure if that means Cholo could be moved mid-season. Moot point anyway, I'd say. 1 PavelValerievichDatsyuk reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HadThomasVokounOnFortSt 878 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 This thread is hilarious lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Buppy said: If you really liked to argue you'd argue against the person telling you to argue. I prefer arguing with amateurs. It's easier to win. Gotta pick your battles. Edited January 8, 2018 by kickazz 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites