2016-17 CHL Stats: Goalies

2017 CHL Season Review

Canadian Hockey League Leaders (Goalies)

Strong CHL crop highlights deep goalie pool for the 2017 draft
Steve Kournianos  |  4/1/2017 |  New York  |  [hupso]

The Draft Analyst (New York) — Let’s cut to the chase: Instant analysis of amateur goaltenders is pretty much useless. No position in hockey requires such lengthy evaluation and development periods of both technical and physical competence as much as goalies, who are practically in their mid-20’s by the time NHL teams are confident enough to give them a look. Drafting a teenage goaltender and expecting immediate contributions at the NHL level is like asking a fifth grade honor roll student to make the immediate jump to college. Goalies need to be nurtured and fine tuned before they get shoved in front of the proverbial NHL firing line, and the reality is NHL GMs no longer believe in the goalie prodigy, an idea most certainly reflecting at the draft table — in the three NHL Entry Drafts from 2004 to 2006, a total of 10 goalies were chose in the first round. Since 2007, however, only seven goalies saw themselves picked within the top 30, with just one — Tampa’s Andrey Vasilevskiy — resembling anything close to a competant NHL starter. And while several of the 10 chosen between 2004-06 are noteworthy (Carey Price, Devan Dubnyk, Tukka Rask, Cory Schneider), each required a lengthy period of understudy before becoming the impact players they are today 

Nonetheless, goaltending is still a difference maker, and with expansion getting ready to punish teams that are thin between the pipes, there is a vast collection of current major junior backstops who are more than worthy of a draft selection or free agent contract. It’s just going to take a lot longer than it used to.

*Stats presented are neither final nor official. Any changes made by the leagues will reflect once identified.

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