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New York Times article on Eichel:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/sp...ckey.html?_r=0

If you are not a hockey fan, you may not have heard of Eichel. Those who have seen him, though, already compare him to players like Mike Modano, Patrick Kane, Evgeni Malkin and even Mario Lemieux.

“His first two strides are as explosive as I’ve ever seen at this level,” said Jim Johannson, a USA Hockey executive since 2000.

Kevin Prendergast, an N.H.L. scout and front office executive for 30 years, said: “It’s not just his speed; it’s his skill, his hockey sense. It doesn’t even look like he’s trying, but the puck comes to him. He makes things happen.”

Ed Olczyk, who won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994, said, “His reach — I haven’t seen anything like it since Mario.”

Eichel, a Massachusetts native, is not old enough to vote, but he is being called the new face of American hockey.

“I try not to think about it,” he said last week. “Obviously there’s going to be pressure, but you can’t let that get into your head.”