Dec 27, 2011
2012 World Junior Championship
Home Team: Denmark
Away Team: Czech Republic
Prospects Breakdown:
DEN#17(Nicklas Jensen) By far, the best player on Denmark. Very good 2 way player. Had little help all game long. Offensively, used his speed and work ethic to try to create some type of chances. Perfect example would be in the third, when on a forecheck, tracked down David Musil stripped him of the puck and had a partial breakaway. Very good along the boards, uses his body to protect the puck well. Defensively, competes hard, and gets into lanes and keeps plays to the outside. Very good acceleration and quickness all over the ice.
DEN#30(Sebastian Feuk) Hybrid goaltender who faced a ton of shots. By the middle of the 2nd, looked exhausted. Took a knee when the whistle blew a couple of times. Very active legs, and quick on his feet. Loves to challenge shooters. Above average reaction time. Got caught cheating a couple of times, anticipating the cross ice pass.
CZE#16(Radek Faska) 2-way forward who skates very well. Played with some edge tonight. Went to the net hard, and could be seen around the opposing goaltenders to finish off rebounds. Scored a goal by tipping a point shot. Shot was about waist high. Defensively, was frequently used on the PK and kept the Danes to the outside. On the forecheck, used his stick to take away passes very well. Could have kept his game a little more simple tonight. On one instance, made an extra, unnecessary move on the blue line and put him teammate off side on a 2 on 2 situation. Good play making skills and recognition.
CZE#17(Petr Holik) Grinding forward who displayed a high level of intelligence for the game. Arguably the best skater on the Czech team. Twists and turns in a hurry, and has very good acceleration and top speed. Really took the body tonight. Showed off his playmaking skills with a wide array of passes. Possesses a good release. Stickhandling has a tough time catching up to his feet at times. Looked like the spark plug of the team.
CZE#6(David Musil) Physical defenseman who was dishing out hits all game long. Really stood up opponents on the blue line consistently. Hard to knock off from the puck. Biggest issue in his game is skating. Not very fast when skating forwards or backwards. Really depends on his body to keep opponents to the outside. Got burned by Nicklas Jensen in the third when he got stripped from behind. Offensively, has a really good slap shot, but needs to work on accuracy.
SCOUTS NOTES: Very good game by the Czechs. Played hard in both ends of the ice. Very impressed with Tomas Hertl, who is currently ranked 22nd in our drafting rankings. Showed a nice 2 way game, high compete level, nose for the net and play making abilities. Nicklas Jensen looked helpless all game long. Very good player who has absolutely no support from his teammates. Head and shoulders above their level of play. Impressed with Petr Holik and his work ethic. Really energized the whole team. Will be interesting to watch how well the Czechs play against Canada tomorrow.
FINAL SCORE: 7-0 Czech Republic.
