Wheeler's post-World Juniors write-up on Honzek from the Athletic:
Samuel Honzek (F, Calgary Flames): Assistant captain. On pucks. Tracking. Winning battles. Holding pucks. Going to the front of the net consistently. There are times when he’s holding it with his back turned to the defender inside the offensive zone where I’d like to see him keep his feet moving instead of coming to a glide with it. Excellent on the PK. Drew a penalty shot short-handed. Thought he was their best forward on the PK throughout. Good positioning/awareness. Because of his ability to hold pucks when he gets them, he can kill time against smaller opposition. Wanted more from him offensively late in the tournament, though (he was much better in the early games than against USA and Finland).
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