Aloitetaan keskustelu Adam Helewkasta, josta odotetaan SaiPan hyökkäyksen uutta syömähammasta. 27-vuotias pelaaja on hyvässä iässä. Viime kaudella voitettu ICEHL:n maalikuninkuus ja koko sarjan kovin ottelukohtainen pistekeskiarvo kertovat siitä, että mies on kunnossa. Yli 270 AHL-ottelun pistekeskiarvo 0,59 kertoo, että hän pärjää myös kovemmissa sarjoissa. Pelannut myös KHL:ssä ja SHL:ssä, ja nyt sitten edessä läpimurto Liigassa.
Näin Helewkaa kuvailtiin NHL-draftin aikaan:
"Player Analysis: Adam Helewka is a strong two-way forward and alternate captain for the Spokane Chiefs…is currently in his third year of NHL draft eligibility after being passed over in 2013 and 2014…his skating is strong and powerful, giving him the ability to fight through checks….doesn’t possess blazing speed but has some agility, making him a tough player to slow down off the rush…he is comfortable carrying the puck and making plays while skating near top speed…is strong on his feet and on his stick, protecting the puck well…owns an absolute cannon of a wrist shot along with a good release…understands shooting angles and lanes and is good at getting in a spot to fire the puck…has a hard one-timer and has the ability to get set up for it quickly…his wide variety of shooting traits allow him to be a threat from nearly anywhere in the offensive zone, evidenced by his 44 tallies on the year…passes the puck quickly, displaying sharp decision making processes…passes the puck very hard…can move the puck through the air or on the backhand, depending on how much time and space he is given offensively…plays in all situations including eating big minutes on the penalty kill"
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Näin Helewkaa kuvailtiin NHL-draftin aikaan:
"Player Analysis: Adam Helewka is a strong two-way forward and alternate captain for the Spokane Chiefs…is currently in his third year of NHL draft eligibility after being passed over in 2013 and 2014…his skating is strong and powerful, giving him the ability to fight through checks….doesn’t possess blazing speed but has some agility, making him a tough player to slow down off the rush…he is comfortable carrying the puck and making plays while skating near top speed…is strong on his feet and on his stick, protecting the puck well…owns an absolute cannon of a wrist shot along with a good release…understands shooting angles and lanes and is good at getting in a spot to fire the puck…has a hard one-timer and has the ability to get set up for it quickly…his wide variety of shooting traits allow him to be a threat from nearly anywhere in the offensive zone, evidenced by his 44 tallies on the year…passes the puck quickly, displaying sharp decision making processes…passes the puck very hard…can move the puck through the air or on the backhand, depending on how much time and space he is given offensively…plays in all situations including eating big minutes on the penalty kill"
Adam Helewka at eliteprospects.com
Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Adam Helewka, 1995-07-21 Burnaby, BC, CAN Canada. Most recently in the Czechia with HC Oceláři Třinec. Complete player biography and stats.
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