> Some drawbacks are size and defense. He often times breaks out of the
> defensive zone early receiving an outlet pass from Locher and skates in
> on the opposing goalie. Usually this is followed by the red light going on.
> The big question is whether this aggressive style will be successfull in
> Div I Hockey. Will he need to play more defense?
>
Probably.  And this process has already begun, I think.  Spehar and
my son were on the same team at the Gopher's Model camp this summer,
and toward the end of the camp the coaches had him playing defense.
 
 
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