Hyvä juttu Luc Bourdonista
Pätkiä:
“For myself, it’s an honour in a country like Canada where hockey is number one. It’s going to be great.”
“I would say that I’m a pretty physical guy. That’s my biggest quality as a player. I also have a good shot for a defenseman and I’m skating pretty well.”
"Now, nobody’s beating the drum and saying Bourdon should’ve challenged Crosby for the ‘consensus number one’ crown, but he’s about as blue chip as they come. At just 17 years-old, he’s a mean defender who carries 200-pounds of muscle on a maturing 6-foot-2 frame and he skates like most people drive their cars. In fact, International Scouting had him ranked as the second best skater in the draft behind only Sid Crosby himself. Add to that a 94 mph slap shot that was the second best in the CHL at the annual skills competition, and you can see why the Canuck draft table was all smiles and back slapping Saturday morning."
“[Being picked 10th] wasn’t a surprise at all,” says Claude Bouchard, Bourdon’s junior coach in Val d’Or. “Last year here he was a bull of a defenseman for us. He played against the other team’s top lines. He played on the penalty kill and the powerplay, and logged between 20 and 25 minutes per game. And he was only 17 years old. That’s not easy. You’re playing night after night against 19 year-olds and 20 year-olds. It’s very tough.”
To hear Bouchard speak of his star defender, you’d think he owned stocks in Bourdon Hockey Inc. He’s unwavering in his praise.
“He’s a very, very good kid,” says Bouchard. “The objective for Luc is to play pro. He does what he has to do on the ice, and he does what he has to off it. He respects the curfew, he watches his diet and he takes his training off ice he takes very, very seriously.”
“For me, it’s fun to coach him. He’s a great example for the other kids.”
Pätkiä:
“For myself, it’s an honour in a country like Canada where hockey is number one. It’s going to be great.”
“I would say that I’m a pretty physical guy. That’s my biggest quality as a player. I also have a good shot for a defenseman and I’m skating pretty well.”
"Now, nobody’s beating the drum and saying Bourdon should’ve challenged Crosby for the ‘consensus number one’ crown, but he’s about as blue chip as they come. At just 17 years-old, he’s a mean defender who carries 200-pounds of muscle on a maturing 6-foot-2 frame and he skates like most people drive their cars. In fact, International Scouting had him ranked as the second best skater in the draft behind only Sid Crosby himself. Add to that a 94 mph slap shot that was the second best in the CHL at the annual skills competition, and you can see why the Canuck draft table was all smiles and back slapping Saturday morning."
“[Being picked 10th] wasn’t a surprise at all,” says Claude Bouchard, Bourdon’s junior coach in Val d’Or. “Last year here he was a bull of a defenseman for us. He played against the other team’s top lines. He played on the penalty kill and the powerplay, and logged between 20 and 25 minutes per game. And he was only 17 years old. That’s not easy. You’re playing night after night against 19 year-olds and 20 year-olds. It’s very tough.”
To hear Bouchard speak of his star defender, you’d think he owned stocks in Bourdon Hockey Inc. He’s unwavering in his praise.
“He’s a very, very good kid,” says Bouchard. “The objective for Luc is to play pro. He does what he has to do on the ice, and he does what he has to off it. He respects the curfew, he watches his diet and he takes his training off ice he takes very, very seriously.”
“For me, it’s fun to coach him. He’s a great example for the other kids.”
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