Utah Hockey Club Draft Tij Iginla in 2024 NHL Draft
the pick is in and the Utah Hockey Club has made a selection in the 2024 NHL draft I’m Gil Martin and we are joined by Tom Callahan of locked on Utah HC to break down Utah hc’s selection of T and ginla with the sixth pick in this year’s draft presented by indeed there is no I in team but there is one in indeed and that’s the iring platform you need to build yours to upgrade your job post at indeed.com lockon so Tom talk to me about the historic nature of this pick well it’s fantastic for uh Utah to finally be legitimately on the board uh you know I think it’s something that as fans have uh really looked forward to the birth of this franchise in Salt Lake they first they knew what the name would be for a year and then they know what the colors would be now there’s merch merchandise a draft party and now we have the first ever player drafted under Utah HC so it’s very exciting um you know the the precedent obviously of bringing that franchise with it there’s a lot of excitement already in the roster that’s there but boy I tell you what you could not have started with really a bigger name I don’t think unless you had mlin celebrini coming in the door this is absolutely fantastic what excites you about tjin ginla so I first of all I’m actually a little surprised uh that ainla was the guy they went for I thought like a lot of people they might go defense uh but if they were GNA go forward this is a good guy to have simply because ginla you know you hope the Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree um looking at his dad Jerome and I mean just has every intangible you want in a player he’s got grid he’s got heart uh he’s not afraid to mix it up not a penalty minute guy but you know he’ll play with an edge uh he’s a guy who really is not afraid to engage opponents and force plays um and smart has a great hockey IQ I think he really is the total package and you know had a successful career in the WHL won a championship he’s won a gold medal with Team Canada u8 in World Juniors so uh he’s done a lot already uh Championship experience is really really something you just can’t replicate anywhere else and so uh I really like what they’re doing by picking up ainla here and I I know this franchise has been building a lot of young players and and accumulating draft picks where do you see him fitting into the lineup and how far out do you think he is from reaching the NHL you know that’s that’s an interesting question um because Utah and again thinking if they might have picked a defenseman we might be talking about oh gez really like 80 90% chance you might see him in the lineup right away but don’t forget Utah has plenty of picks in this draft in fact and most of anybody else there’s 13 of them if don’t trade out so to know that they’re going to be stocking the cupboards here um and they they have presence up front um I think what you do is you bring ainla into Camp uh you look at him you give him certainly every opportunity to make this team out of Camp he might surprise and show that he’s ready to go uh in reality uh he he’s going to be one of the guys probably that gets that early try out and then they’re going to watch as he approaches game eight n of that you know early try out period how he’s doing before they decide whether or not they’re going to burn the year on the ELC but I mean I give him every chance of being on the opening night roster all right well for more on Utah HC subscribe to locked on Utah HC on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast now for more on tjin ginla let’s get an inside look at his path to the NHL T ginla isn’t on most top five list for the 2024 NHL draft but he’s better in one particular area than anyone else in this class I’m had kakes from locked on NHL prospects ready to give you the breakdown IGA is a 6 foot 185 pound Winger who plays for the Colona rockets in the WHL he’s a son of NHL Hall of Famer Jerome MCA but he’s been making a name for himself with 47 goals and 84 points and 64 games he was also a key part in Canada winning gold at the recent uing worlds you can already guess by his point spread that he’s a pretty good goal scorer but that’s not even his biggest strength it’s his board play itless the best Prospect in this draft to Turning Puck battles into scoring chances and taking the puck off the boards and into open Ice himself he also happens to be incredibly smart a great playmaker and he’ll outwork anyone that comes in his way it’s hard not to see glimpses of his dad when watching him but a better comparison for tet would probably be Wyatt Johnson of the Dallas Stars for more on the ginet and all things NHL draft follow And subscribe to locked on NHL prospects on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast for continuing coverage of the 2024 NHL draft subscribe to lockon NHL on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast it’s part of the lock on podcast Network your team every day
Utah Hockey Club Draft Tij Iginla in 2024 NHL Draft
The Utah Hockey Club have selected Tij Iginla with the sixth pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
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