Jared Festler

gopher1011 · Post by **gopher1011** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:15 pm

Just saw that he got 4, count it, 4 shorthanded goals in Lincoln's game today. Nice to see this kid make a great transition into the USHL. Must have been a great show in their 7-5 win.

State Champ 97 · Post by **State Champ 97** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:56 pm

Good for him. He is proving good hockey players come from other public schools besides Warroad, Roseau, Moorhead, Edina, Grand Rapids, Duluth East or any of the other so called power-house schools.

dadoc · Post by **dadoc** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:54 pm

I don't think that Jared is a good example to cite the capabilities of a particular school. Mr. Festler has always played with a passion and fire that if you watched him - you knew that he would figure a way to win. I would bet, that his coaches at LF would be the first to say that Jerad benefited from a number of coaches in addition to what they taught him.

lincolnstars · Post by **lincolnstars** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:37 pm

I am ecstatic about this kid. Saw him play once in his first exhibition game last Friday and he played alright and had a shootout goal, but he obviously needed a week to get adjusted

1 assist, 4 shorthanded goals, 3 of them unassisted. I'm no expert, but 3 unassisted shorthanded goals must mean he singlehandedly took the puck from the other team and skated in and scored. Wish I were there to have seen it. Oh well I'm sure I'll see a lot of that from this kid this year. So excited to see how he does in the USHL. Anyone who's seen him play a lot, what makes him so good? He doesn't appear to be a top-notch speedster. Just excellent hockey instincts or what?

Art=BAD_ICE · Post by **Art=BAD_ICE** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:52 pm

What I think makes Festler so good is that he can play so well in the o-zone, down low. He is very strong on the puck (hard to knock off the puck) and he has some very good hands. You are right he is not a great skater, but he plays so well around the net.

Little Falls Fan · Post by **Little Falls Fan** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:44 am

My Boy Festler is SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sticks · Post by **sticks** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:54 pm

I wonder if those 4 goals were cherry picked against weak competition?

The Exiled One · Post by **The Exiled One** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:19 pm

sticks wrote:I wonder if those 4 goals were cherry picked against weak competition?

Chicago isn't the best team in the USHL, but the league is more balanced than MSHSL. Four shorties against ANY USHL team is extremely impressive.

RLStars · Post by **RLStars** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:23 pm

sticks wrote:I wonder if those 4 goals were cherry picked against weak competition?

I don't believe Festler is a cherry picker. He's a smart player that knows where the puck is going next and can read the play very well.