[News] Wyttenbach and Potter do not make preliminary roster for US WJC team

[Monahammer]

Both are small, too. Potter is probably mostly due to the slow start, and Wyttenbach has just never been in the conversation before. I am not shocked about this.

[mile]

Will be interesting to see how Potter and Hagens' careers unfold


Numbers-wise there isn't a huge gap between them

[SuperMatt18]

Potter also left the USNDP early and there was some frustration there IIRC

Potter is better than Bednarik, Mooney, Kvasnicka, McMoorow and others. Wyttenbach might be - but he's also just very unproven and green at this point, so not surprised he wouldn't get a look.

[Ped]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Good.

Dakoda? With a D. Then slap in a hyphenated name after? Parents have to be C-words.

His mom is Manon Rheaume, who played in an exhibition game for the Lightning. Undoubtedly her name has more recognition in the hockey world.

[bigrangy]

Makes it even easier to cheer against this bunch of ####heads

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Makes it even easier to cheer against this bunch of ####heads

yeah its their loss...weaker team USA

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Bubba17

Just accept the fact that the World (less countries we don't like) Juniors and even the Senior Olympic teams are all an old boys club. Remember back years ago, pre 2005 when the teams would be just about all OHL players and didn't win anything. Hockey Canada put Brent Sutter in charge and he picked kids who could play from across Canada and they smoked everyone for years.

The OHL brass and NHL teams complained their kids weren't getting the exposure so Brent was out and we went back to #### shows like Dave Cameron again.

Suspect the 2004-05 team that won was more because there was an NHL lock out so they basically had a super team as opposed to a bunch of Western guys.

[Circa89]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Good.

Dakoda? With a D. Then slap in a hyphenated name after? Parents have to be C-words.

Mother is Manon Rheume , yes that Lady who played in Net for the Tampa Bay lighting in Preseason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manon_Rh%C3%A9aume

[Canada 02]

Steven Ellis breaks down Team USA

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/br...lines-schedule

The hottest player in the NCAA as of late has been Calgary Flames prospect Ethan Wyttenbach. He has 14 points in his past eight college games, including a four-point effort just last Wednesday with Quinnipiac. His numbers are great – but was the hot run just a little too late? He has never been part of USA Hockey’s junior programs, so it’s not entirely surprising that he didn’t make this group.

Cullen Potter, another Flames prospect, had a strong U-18 World Championship and was great as a college freshman. His inconsistent college season, though, might have played against him. I expect Potter to make USA next year – potentially in a top-six role – but it always felt unlikely they’d bring him in a checking role.

[the-rasta-masta]

Originally Posted by mile

Will be interesting to see how Potter and Hagens' careers unfold


Numbers-wise there isn't a huge gap between them

Hagens' number look better, especially last year. Is the NCHC that much better than Hockey East that it bridges that gap?

[dammage79]

Will Moore missing too. That's a shocker since he's USNDP stock.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Ped

His mom is Manon Rheaume, who played in an exhibition game for the Lightning. Undoubtedly her name has more recognition in the hockey world.

Haha, I didn't know that. I'm an idiot.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

Steven Ellis breaks down Team USA

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/br...lines-schedule

Would be nice for them to play but sometimes it comes down to politics and the fit as I could understand why they wouldn't have Potter in mind for a checking line. Hopefully next season they get an opportunity.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Lol their loss.

[JTech780]

Hagens, Ziemer, Eiserman, Connelly, Stiga, Plante are all forwards that played on last years team, so no surprise to see any of them on the list. Hutson, Kleber and Hensler were also on last years team.

A vast majority of the forwards on the list came up through the USNTDP, and the few that didn't like AJ Spellacy, bring size, which the US is lacking up front.

[McG]

Originally Posted by Bubba17

Just accept the fact that the World (less countries we don't like) Juniors and even the Senior Olympic teams are all an old boys club. Remember back years ago, pre 2005 when the teams would be just about all OHL players and didn't win anything. Hockey Canada put Brent Sutter in charge and he picked kids who could play from across Canada and they smoked everyone for years.

The OHL brass and NHL teams complained their kids weren't getting the exposure so Brent was out and we went back to #### shows like Dave Cameron again.

Did Dave Cameron and crew suddenly get picked up by the USA?

[DuckSauce]

So lame.

[FBI]

Wyttenbach gets a burr in his saddle from the snub, and goes on to score 3 points per game instead of 2?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

Both are small, too. Potter is probably mostly due to the slow start, and Wyttenbach has just never been in the conversation before. I am not shocked about this.

If that's the extent of the evaluation then it's poor evaluation.

Have they seen how high those two rank for % of team offense they contribute to? Potter's "slow" start was more a biproduct of ASU's slow start.

Both guys are beasts within the rosters they have to work with.

Would be neat to see how they fare on a team chock full of talent. Too bad.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Keeps it easier for me to blindly hate that team.