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Write up on the current NCAA freshman scoring lead

https://calgaryherald.com/sports/hoc...-ncaa-freshman

“What I noticed early was how confident he was, without even stepping on campus,” Edwards said of Wyttenbach, who is listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, and doesn’t turn 19 until mid-February. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, this is good, but this is going to be a challenge.’ Now that he’s played five or six games, he’s like, ‘Yep, I’ve got more. I can be better than this.’ He has lofty goals.

“So I’m really impressed by the level of confidence that he has. He’s not brash and he’s not cocky, he’s just real confident in himself. And when you watch him play, you can see it. If he makes a mistake, he’s not afraid to make that same play again and execute it. A lot of guys, they make a mistake and all of a sudden, you can see the confidence squeezed out of them and now they’re afraid to make that play again. That’s not him. He’ll try it again and he’ll show you, that type of thing.

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“His coach and I have talked a lot about him and as much as we’re really excited about the start, there’s still plenty of area for him to grow,” Edwards added. “I think what’s encouraging is the league and the pace and the strength hasn’t been too much for him. But there’s still another level.”

The reason that he intended to spend another winter at that level was that he was recovering from surgery on a torn medial patellofemoral ligament, an important stabilizer that connects the thigh bone to the kneecap.

“A lot of the people around me just didn’t want me to rush the decision,” he explained. “But I got to a point where I knew I’d be back for the season, I knew hockey-wise I was ready to be in this environment and I think Calgary really wanted me to be challenged.”

“What I noticed early was how confident he was, without even stepping on campus,” Edwards said of Wyttenbach, who is listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, and doesn’t turn 19 until mid-February. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, this is good, but this is going to be a challenge.’ Now that he’s played five or six games, he’s like, ‘Yep, I’ve got more. I can be better than this.’ He has lofty goals.

“So I’m really impressed by the level of confidence that he has. He’s not brash and he’s not cocky, he’s just real confident in himself. And when you watch him play, you can see it. If he makes a mistake, he’s not afraid to make that same play again and execute it. A lot of guys, they make a mistake and all of a sudden, you can see the confidence squeezed out of them and now they’re afraid to make that play again. That’s not him. He’ll try it again and he’ll show you, that type of thing.


“His coach and I have talked a lot about him and as much as we’re really excited about the start, there’s still plenty of area for him to grow,” Edwards added. “I think what’s encouraging is the league and the pace and the strength hasn’t been too much for him. But there’s still another level.”