2011 Draft Profiles: Mark Scheifele
In this second installment of the MLHS 2011 NHL Draft preview series, we’re going to take a closer look at Mark Scheifele, the Barrie Colts’ two-way centre who has seen his stock climb drastically over the past couple of months. Scouts describe him as one of those well-rounded, hard-nosed players who just love to compete night in and night out. Once viewed as a second tier prospect, Scheifele has silenced critics with a standout OHL season and now finds himself poised to be a Day One selection at this year’s draft.
The Basics: Reliable playmaking centreman from the Barrie Colts; 22 goals and 53 assists for 75 points in 66 games played.
Strengths: Scheifele is one of those players coaches love: he works hard every night, possesses a well-rounded game and manages to positively influence a game in a variety of ways. Offensively, he can effectively use his his large 6’3 frame and surprising agility to protect the puck and play a strong puck possession type of game. Mark loves playing with the puck on his stick and always seems to make calm, intelligent decisions in all three zones. He displays impressive playmaking instincts, vision and smooth stick-handling ability. His skills may be underrated after being asked to be a primary offensive option for a terrible Barrie team. Scheifele never takes a shift off and will do whatever it takes to win: whether that’s chasing down a loose puck, back-checking to break up an odd man rush or absorbing some punishment to make a play in front of the net.
Weaknesses: Thanks to his complete skillset, it’s hard to find any one area about Scheifele’s game to criticize. The biggest question surrounding Scheifele is likely one regarding his ultimate NHL upside, which at this point, seems rather limited. Can he produce enough offense to be a top flight offensive player? Probably not, but that possibility does exist if he continues to get stronger. He can also get caught into too much of a pass-first mentality at times, passing up on excellent shooting chances in an effort to set up a teammate. He’s certainly willing to use his body to make a play, but Mark could stand to be a little more physical and play with a bit more of a mean streak. Scheifele’s skating is passable at the moment but that is another area upon which he could work on in order to really take his game to that next level.
Draft Day Outlook: There are a few out there who are already calling Scheifele the Ryan Johansen of this year’s draft class: a well-rounded player whose character, work ethic and intelligent game could see him go significantly higher than expected. Mark really turned some heads at this year’s World Junior U-18 Championship, delivering an inspiring effort centering Canada’s top line in Germany and perhaps alleviating concerns regarding his ability to step up his offensive production. Originally projected to go somewhere in the mid-second round a few months ago, Scheifele is now a legitimate mid first round candidate. If he continues to trend upward, Mark could go as high as just outside the top ten come draft day.
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Matt Puempel – April 22nd, 2011
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It'll be a year from now, but the guy from the Colts I'd like to see Toronto draft is Eric Locke.
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Great stuff, he's like your historically typical Leafs player, gotta love that.
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Gigueres on TSN Radio 1050 for those interested
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Q: What do being a high rise steel worker and receiving oral sex from an 84 year old woman have in common?
A: Don't look down.
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New thread up to everyone that's lurking.....................
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Just looking and wondering....... WHERE DID 300 OF MY POSTS GO????
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Anyone see that bit on Sportsnet where the guy sarcastically tells us we should cheer for the Canucks and Habs because they're Canadian? It was hilarious.
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5,000 men surveyed were asked:
Why do you like blowjobs?
1% liked the warmth .
2% liked the sensation.
3% liked the eroticism.
94% just liked the peace and quiet
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Here's another one and I promise its the last.
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Four women were having coffee and bragging about their children. The first woman says, "My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, everyone calls him father."
The next woman tries to top her, "Really? My son married the princess of a small European country and when he walks into the room, people call him your highness!"
The third woman chirps, "Well, my son is a cardinal of the church. Whenever he walks into a room, people call him your eminence!"
The fourth woman is just sitting there sipping her coffee silently and the other three look at her in a subtle way, as if to say 'well...?' She smiles and says, "Oh. My son is a very large and handsome hockey player. Whenever he walks into a room, women say, "OH MY GOD...!"
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@ Burtonboy:
@ Bob is your uncle:
LOL!
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@ Bob is your uncle:
You might enjoy this one Bob
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Three Canadians and three Americans were traveling to a hockey game.
The three Americans each buy tickets and watch as the three Canadians buy only a single ticket. How are the three people going to travel on only one ticket?", asks an American.
Watch and you'll see," says a Canadian. They all board the train. The Americans take their respective seats but all three Canadians cram into a bathroom and close the door behind them.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the bathroom door and says,
"Ticket please!" The door opens a crack, a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The Americans see this and agree it was quite a clever idea.
So after the game they decide to copy the Canadians on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment the Canadians don't buy a ticket at all.
How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one perplexed American.
"Watch and you'll see," replies a Canadian.
When they board the train the three Americans cram into a bathroom and the three Canadians cram into another bathroom nearby.
Once the train leaves the station, one of the Canadians leaves and walks over to the other bathroom where the Americans are hiding, knocks on the door and says, "Ticket please!"
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Here's an old joke.
Two guys are talking at work and one of them says, "Hey where were you last week, I didn't see you around."
And the second guy says, " Oh, I had to go to Kirkland Lake for the week to solve a customers' problems. What a shit town. All they've got there are whores and hockey players."
First guy, "Hey my wife's from Kirkland Lake."
Second guy, "Oh yeah, what position does she play?"
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@ Schenn:
What about Jesus Price? I think he would go
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wiski wrote:
I wounder if the habs pens or nucks get knocked out would any goalies be asked to join team Canada?
Luongo will probably be dead if the Canucks don't win tonight, Schnieder will probably wanna rest his injury and I doubt Fleury will go.
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@ wiski:
LOL, Lord knows we Leaf fans have supplied enough schadenfreude for others over the years!
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@ ingy56:
Thks ingy I new there was a word for it, happy schadenfreude lol
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wiski wrote:
Whats it called when you take pleasure from someone else s misery? cause thats what i`m feelin right now.
Schadenfreude - Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others, I hope to have lots of it tonight as a result of Hab and Canuck losses.
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wiski wrote:
I just regurgitated something I heard a hab fan say at work yesterday.Never believe a habs fan... they're notorious for being liars and having whores for girlfriends.
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I wounder if the habs pens or nucks get knocked out would any goalies be asked to join team Canada?
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Lots of Leafs still playing hockey.
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Belarus: Mikhail Grabovski
Canada: Dion Phaneuf, James Reimer, Luke Schenn
Germany: Korbinian Holzer, Marcel Mueller
Russia: Nikolai Kulemin
Slovakia: Juraj Mikus
Sweden: Carl Gunnarsson
USA: Mike Brown, Jake Gardiner, Mike Komisarek
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@ wiski:
1993-94 Boston Bruins - Playoffs:
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-3) versus Montreal Canadiens
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1991-92 Boston Bruins - Playoffs:
Won Division Finals (4-0) versus Montreal Canadiens
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-3) versus Buffalo Sabres
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1990-91 Boston Bruins - Playoffs:
Won Division Finals (4-3) versus Montreal Canadiens
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-2) versus Hartford Whalers
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1989-90 Boston Bruins - Playoffs:
Won Division Finals (4-1) versus Montreal Canadiens
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-3) versus Hartford Whalers
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1987-88 Boston Bruins - Playoffs:
Won Division Finals (4-1) versus Montreal Canadiens
Won Division Semi-Finals (4-2) versus Buffalo Sabres
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And I think there's been a few more.
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Nabeel wrote:
Alec Brownscombe wrote:
Nabeel wrote:
I cant see the reply button to posts or quote button. How are you guys quoting eachothers posts?
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Try clearing your cache Nabeel.
That works!!! Thanks Alec!
What r ur picks for tonite Alec, going with Hawks? Flyers? Bruins?
I always pick the scenario I hope doesn't happen. That way if it doesn't go my way at least my predictions were right. So Habs and Canucks.
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In case anyone is interested over the past 10 NHL seasons, the Presidents' Trophy winner has captured the Stanley Cup four times. Over the 23 seasons that the Presidents' Trophy has been awarded there have been seven Cup winners and two losers in the final round.
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See what happens when you want a team to lose so bad as I want Vancouver too? You start imagining so many crazy things to help the process. :)
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Nabeel wrote:
Alec Brownscombe wrote:
Nabeel wrote:
I cant see the reply button to posts or quote button. How are you guys quoting eachothers posts?
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Try clearing your cache Nabeel.
That works!!! Thanks Alec!
What r ur picks for tonite Alec, going with Hawks? Flyers? Bruins?
I'm going with Buffalo....... The other picks seem good to me though :)
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Alec Brownscombe wrote:
Nabeel wrote:
I cant see the reply button to posts or quote button. How are you guys quoting eachothers posts?
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Try clearing your cache Nabeel.
That works!!! Thanks Alec!
What r ur picks for tonite Alec, going with Hawks? Flyers? Bruins?
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Rick Lanz wrote:
@ wiski:
I thought Boston beat Montreal in the playoffs a bunch of times in the 90?s
Those were the acid and coke days so maybe :)
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