Owen Beck: a magnificent defensive withdrawal to score his 12th goal of the season – Canada Boosts

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After an enormous 12 months in junior final season (in a 12 months when he additionally performed one NHL recreation as an emergency call-up), expectations had been just a little increased for Owen Beck within the OHL this season.
The younger heart ahead, enjoying in his nineteenth season, was going to should step up his recreation in an effort to proceed his improvement.

The issue is, Beck’s begin to the season has been… laborious. After six video games, the CH prospect had only one level (one purpose) on his document, which was trigger for some concern.

The excellent news is that since then, issues have circled for Beck. In his subsequent 11 video games, he amassed 18 factors, together with 10 objectives.
And final evening, whereas in motion with the Petes, he continued to rack up factors. He began with a pleasant help on his first level of the sport.

Then, lower than three minutes later, Beck put his defensive abilities to good use, as he pressured the disc service right into a defensive retreat to power him right into a foul.

And as if on cue, he took benefit of his opponent’s blunder to attain his twelfth purpose of the season.

Nevertheless, the Petes misplaced 5-2. Beck was concerned in all his staff’s objectives yesterday.

Beck now has 12 factors (5 objectives and 7 assists) in his final 5 video games. For the season as a complete, that’s 12 objectives and 21 factors in 18 video games, a strong manufacturing contemplating his troublesome begin to the season.

He’s not far off his tempo from final 12 months, when he amassed 66 factors in 60 regular-season video games cut up between the Mississauga Steelheads and the Petes.

And when you think about that his impression on the ice goes far past factors, he’s really a whole participant. In truth, he gained 271 of his 444 face-offs this 12 months, a hit fee of 61%.

After a troublesome begin to the season, Beck is clearly again with a vengeance within the OHL this 12 months. It’s harking back to another CH prospect who’s dominating in the same league, in Filip Mesar.

In bursts

– Talking of CH prospects within the OHL.

– The Flyers need to transfer.

– Assist for the Grizzlies.

– George Kittle celebrated his staff’s win final evening by feeding turkey to 49ers followers in Seatlle. I like it.

– Fairly a catch for the primary receiver chosen within the newest draft.

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