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Originally Posted by Major Major
You might be right on age. Keetley was drafted in 2005, and went to Memorial cup final in 2007, losing to a couple other bust Flames prospects and Milan Lucic of the Vancouver Giants.
Brossoit drafted in 2011, went to Memorial cup in 2012 but did not have a good showing. Perhaps again in 2013. Not EXACTLY like Keetley, but pretty close I think.
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You are really underestimating the amount of development that happens between the ages of 18 and 20.
Also the trajectory is not nearly as close as you stated. Let's look a little closer.
17 year old season
- Brossoit played in 34 games going 13-12-2. His #s were 3.32gaa & .887sv% and was then drafted in 6th round
- Keetley played in 3 games going 0-1-0. His #s were 4.17gaa & .881sv% and went undrafted
18 year old season
- Brossoit played in 61 games going 42-13-5. His #s were 2.47gaa & .914sv% and was WHL playoff MVP en route to a WHL Championship and Memorial Cup appearance.
- Keetley played in 32 games going 21-5-3. His #s were 1.66gaa & .933sv% and was drafted in the 5th round
19 year old season
- Brossoit played in 49 games going 33-8-6. His #s were 2.25gaa & .917sv% and is currently in his 2nd straight WHL championship series and is a favorite once again for MVP if Edmonton wins.
- Keetley played 62 games going 42-13-6. His #s were 2.09gaa & .916sv% and reached the 3rd round of the playoffs
20 year old season
- Brossoit's is to be determined
- Keetley played in 55 games going 42-11-1. His #s were 2.19gaa & .913sv% and won the WHL Championship and went to the Memorial Cup.
Seems to me Brossoit has improved every year and is doing everything 1-2 years ahead of Keetley. Keetley's numbers also never showed any improvement while he was a regular in the league.