ScottMacMahon Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Too bad for Hano and his team for not moving on to the final. Can't have a cinderella story all the time. I wonder if we will see a contract signing in the next few days, and maybe even a Hano jersey in the lineup? One can only hope! I wonder what the chances of this happening is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulstad Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 From NCAA to NHL. The only way I can see this happening is if he's the water boy. He'd get creamed out there! I don't put him in the big boy lineup until after he's spent AT LEAST half a season on the farm, and then only if there is absolutely no other option available, including signing a local as an emergency replacement (like the Canucks did with the U of C goalie the other night). Don't boardinging rush the kids.....give them time to adapt as they grow, or we increase the risk of boardinging them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreckening Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Press Play. http://pmd.fan960.com/audio_on_demand_2013/Ben-Hanowski-w-Pat-Steinberg-ps-20130401-Interview.mp3 Thanks for the link S4........really like the kid's enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_jones Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hanowski has just signed an ELC with the Flames. Awaiting press release! Edit... Reports are it's a two year, two way contract with the Flames http://www.sctimes.com/article/20130412/SPORTS0401/304120027/SCSU-s-Hanowski-signs-deal-NHL-s-Flames?nclick_check=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross16 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Nice to see him signed but i agree that it make no sense to put him in the NHL right away. He'll join the AHL next season and progress along a proper path not get rushed for no benefit to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymo Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Nice to see him signed but i agree that it make no sense to put him in the NHL right away. He'll join the AHL next season and progress along a proper path not get rushed for no benefit to anyone. Thirded. I know we're in transition and auditioning the youngsters but you have to give our prospects some kind of chance. Hopefully he'll prove a vital cog in Abby next year and progress from there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordxan Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Nice to see him signed but i agree that it make no sense to put him in the NHL right away. He'll join the AHL next season and progress along a proper path not get rushed for no benefit to anyone. Screw that! If he has it he has it let him play right away! However, I say bring him in for the last few games and let him see what he needs to do to be an NHL regular. I got a real good feeling about this kid and I think he'll be a regular 3rd line Ctr for us (and a good one at that), possibly even a decent 2nd line Ctr. Though I do agree, if he could do 1/2 the year in Abby would help to start, the confidence thing is huge as we have seen with Bear. All thing being equal though, if he has what it takes out of the gate next season then what the hell,roll the dice and let him play with the big boys, He's got that compete level to win, not just make it and that normally translates into a quick transition to the NHL and not so much the AHL. We must consider and accept the fact that we may have ruined a few of our prospects the past few years by keeping them in the A too long with all the oldtimers clogging our regular roster. I see Hano being one of those guys you could actually ruin by putting him in the AHL if he is good enough for NHL duty now, and I think he actually may be good enough and thrive on the opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottMacMahon Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Feaster has confirmed that he will be playing in the NHL before seasons end. I don't see this as such a bad thing.. I think alot of you forget how old he is. Hanowski is 22. He is a grown man and has the size to play at this level without getting hurt. Whats the harm in giving him a pressure free tryout since the season doesnt matter anymore? Not like it will "ruin his development". If anything it will give him the drive to keep improving himself in the offseason and make the team out of camp next year. I like it and see no reason why he shouldnt be in the lineup for at least a couple of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4xon Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Too bad for Hano and his team for not moving on to the final. Can't have a cinderella story all the time. I wonder if we will see a contract signing in the next few days, and maybe even a Hano jersey in the lineup? I guess that answered my question. Good to hear he will be tried out in the lineup too. Awesome! The Flames are already light on the RW, I really hope this kid pans out at the NHL level. He seems like a stable minded guy and his big body helps too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottMacMahon Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 I guess that answered my question. Good to hear he will be tried out in the lineup too. Awesome! The Flames are already light on the RW, I really hope this kid pans out at the NHL level. He seems like a stable minded guy and his big body helps too. He is a RW/C, correct? Thats what i thought since we traded for him, but the Calgary Flames listed him as a LW when they announced his signing: http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=665538 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross16 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Screw that! If he has it he has it let him play right away! However, I say bring him in for the last few games and let him see what he needs to do to be an NHL regular. I got a real good feeling about this kid and I think he'll be a regular 3rd line Ctr for us (and a good one at that), possibly even a decent 2nd line Ctr. Though I do agree, if he could do 1/2 the year in Abby would help to start, the confidence thing is huge as we have seen with Bear. All thing being equal though, if he has what it takes out of the gate next season then what the hell,roll the dice and let him play with the big boys, He's got that compete level to win, not just make it and that normally translates into a quick transition to the NHL and not so much the AHL. We must consider and accept the fact that we may have ruined a few of our prospects the past few years by keeping them in the A too long with all the oldtimers clogging our regular roster. I see Hano being one of those guys you could actually ruin by putting him in the AHL if he is good enough for NHL duty now, and I think he actually may be good enough and thrive on the opportunity. Who exactly did they "ruin"? Becuase I think the "ruined" more prospects by brining them up too early then keeping some down there too long. I think rushing prospects is far more dangerous than keeping them in the A. I don't disagree they ddin't handle the transition from A to NHL well under Sutter but I can't think of 1 prospect that was "ruined" by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4xon Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 He is a RW/C, correct? Thats what i thought since we traded for him, but the Calgary Flames listed him as a LW when they announced his signing: http://flames.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=665538 The writers at flames.nhl.com are a bunch of monkeys. Constant spelling mistakes, wrong information and stats. I used to be surprised since it's a professional NHL hockey club. It doesn't surprise me anymore and that they got Hano's position wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrob74 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Who exactly did they "ruin"? Becuase I think the "ruined" more prospects by brining them up too early then keeping some down there too long. I think rushing prospects is far more dangerous than keeping them in the A. I don't disagree they ddin't handle the transition from A to NHL well under Sutter but I can't think of 1 prospect that was "ruined" by it. I think what we're doing now is a good way of developing at the end of the season where we're not making the playoffs. Give the prospects a taste of the NHL. It allows management, coaches and the players gauge where they're at and what they have to work on. So, I don't think this is rushing them up by giving them some experience. Now they can get their assignments in the summer and work on specifics. If the heat make the playoffs, the players can be sent back down to play their roles on the heat and hope for a long run to get some experience in pressure games too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4xon Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 HUGE congrats to Kenny Agostino for winning the NCAA Frozen Four Championship with the Yale Bulldogs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 I think what we're doing now is a good way of developing at the end of the season where we're not making the playoffs. Give the prospects a taste of the NHL. It allows management, coaches and the players gauge where they're at and what they have to work on. So, I don't think this is rushing them up by giving them some experience. Now they can get their assignments in the summer and work on specifics. If the heat make the playoffs, the players can be sent back down to play their roles on the heat and hope for a long run to get some experience in pressure games too. Heat were unable to get a playoff berth, from earlier in the week. They only have 3 games remaing 1 tomorrow and 2 next weekend against the Barons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s4xon Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 The aftermath with Kenny Agostino on winning the NCAA championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claine89 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wild fan here, will we be seeing Hanowski tonight against the Wild? I was going to read through some pages, but there are a lot here and I don't have that much time haha. Congrats on landing this kid by the way. I graduated from Little Falls HS a year before he did, amazing player to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulstad Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Wild fan here, will we be seeing Hanowski tonight against the Wild? I was going to read through some pages, but there are a lot here and I don't have that much time haha. Congrats on landing this kid by the way. I graduated from Little Falls HS a year before he did, amazing player to watch! Probably won't know for 100% certainty until the puck drops, but there's a lot of people around here who hope we see him tonight. According to news reports, he was supposed to have arrived in Calgary on Sunday, so we'll see what happens. Typically, somewhere around noon Calgary time, our local sports radio station will have Morning Skate updates, which usually include who's on the ice during practice, and what the line combinations are. I would recommend keeping an eye on the Game Day Thread for tonight's game (found here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claine89 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Probably won't know for 100% certainty until the puck drops, but there's a lot of people around here who hope we see him tonight. According to news reports, he was supposed to have arrived in Calgary on Sunday, so we'll see what happens. Typically, somewhere around noon Calgary time, our local sports radio station will have Morning Skate updates, which usually include who's on the ice during practice, and what the line combinations are. I would recommend keeping an eye on the Game Day Thread for tonight's game (found here) Thank you so much. I'll keep an eye on that then! I saw he tweeted Saturday that he headed to Calgary on Sunday so I'd assume he will at least take place in team meetings before today's game. I hope we see him though, if not they better have him on the Xcel Energy ice later this month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottMacMahon Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Thank you so much. I'll keep an eye on that then! I saw he tweeted Saturday that he headed to Calgary on Sunday so I'd assume he will at least take place in team meetings before today's game. I hope we see him though, if not they better have him on the Xcel Energy ice later this month! He WILL be in the lineup tonight, wearing #58 i believe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoison Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 a Goal in his first game!, Congrats and a great chance at a second. Good to see. and love the locks, but sounds like they will be going away as he was growing it for charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriforPM Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 a Goal in his first game!, Congrats and a great chance at a second. Good to see. and love the locks, but sounds like they will be going away as he was growing it for charity. NOOOOO not the hair! He looked good last night, and not just his hair, he looked nervous at first but after a couple of shifts, you could see him getting comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamesLogic Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Reinhart and Hano have the noticeably wider bodies to bang and crash that we have been missing from the lineup. Hano's skating seems a bit suspect at this point but he has the man size needed to compete. Strong against the boards and got the dirty inclose goal we havent seen alot of. imo him and bouma are competing for a spot on the 4th line next year and in the end maybe both make it. Unlike guys coming from the AHL I can see Hano benefiting next year by being in a rotation somewhat as he is going to hit the wall trying to play an 82 game season. I really like what McGratton has brought to the team this year too though so I would like to see him in the mix there as well. It would serve some of our younger and smaller guys well knowing they got some meat on the bench to keep other teams in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDeeds Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 They had a Martin Gelinas interview before yesterdays game on the Fan 960. He said he talked to Bens coach and asked him what we should expect. He got the reply "If you give him an inch in front of the net it is likely a goal". We saw exactly that last night. I thought his skating looked choppy. I am thinking that is the first thing the Flames development will get him working on. Most of the other concerns I saw last night may not be concerns because he had no practice with the team and just a bunch of films time along with a skate before yesterdays game. I'll look forward to his next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottMacMahon Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 They had a Martin Gelinas interview before yesterdays game on the Fan 960. He said he talked to Bens coach and asked him what we should expect. He got the reply "If you give him an inch in front of the net it is likely a goal". We saw exactly that last night. I thought his skating looked choppy. I am thinking that is the first thing the Flames development will get him working on. Most of the other concerns I saw last night may not be concerns because he had no practice with the team and just a bunch of films time along with a skate before yesterdays game. I'll look forward to his next game. I agree, his skating looks like it could use some work. That being said, I loved how big he looked out there and the fact that he goes to the front of the net and is capable of scoring some greasy, bang in goals. The Flames absolutely NEED that. I hope in the offseason he can work on that skating and come back faster and better next year. Still, will be good to see him next game once he has had a practice or two with the team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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