Tommy Novak
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:24 pm
Tommy Novak committed to the Gophers per his twitter account
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OMG!!! It's me and thestickler -agreeing? Slap me!thestickler07 wrote:Congrats to him.
Good get by the Gophers, he'll look good in maroon and gold.
It was STA not CDH. I don't know (other than on the Hub) but he was at the top of his team in points with 47 (25g, 22a) as a Soph!!BodyShots wrote:Just curious. what were his stats at CDH the past couple of years? I've only seem him play twice ('12 Championship, and '11 vs HM) and what stood out to me was the fact that he never passed (or even looked to pass). Great shot, stick handling, and skating. But, then again, Jake Hanson didn't pass much in High School either, and he obviously developed it in the USHL and at the Gopher's.
If you like the Gophers you won't mind me on that front.Bonehead wrote:OMG!!! It's me and thestickler -agreeing? Slap me!
Well, he accepted the invitation to evaluation camp, and it seems at least possible that a)he'd be offered a spot and b) he'd accept it and go.puckster15 wrote:So the assumption is that Novak will go to Michigan? Why not follow Besse footsteps and stay?
It would be great to see him stay.Shinbone_News wrote:Well, he accepted the invitation to evaluation camp, and it seems at least possible that a)he'd be offered a spot and b) he'd accept it and go.puckster15 wrote:So the assumption is that Novak will go to Michigan? Why not follow Besse footsteps and stay?
Which is kind of a shame, speaking selfishly. It would have been fun to watch him play two more years of MN high school hockey.
Maybe the lure of a AA state ship would keep him around? Doubt it though.
Never pass?oldschoolpuckster wrote:It was STA not CDH. I don't know (other than on the Hub) but he was at the top of his team in points with 47 (25g, 22a) as a Soph!!BodyShots wrote:Just curious. what were his stats at CDH the past couple of years? I've only seem him play twice ('12 Championship, and '11 vs HM) and what stood out to me was the fact that he never passed (or even looked to pass). Great shot, stick handling, and skating. But, then again, Jake Hanson didn't pass much in High School either, and he obviously developed it in the USHL and at the Gopher's.
He is a puck possession player with a ton of skill and not a pass first kind of style (and it works for him). He did tie the team lead for assists with 22 which tells me that he can make a play of two for someone else.
We will have to follow his progress in Ann Arbor for the next two years but I'm sure he will develop into another phenomenal player for the Gophers. Best of luck to the kid!!
Don't overlook Conner Hurley here!oldschoolpuckster wrote:It would be great to see him stay.Shinbone_News wrote:Well, he accepted the invitation to evaluation camp, and it seems at least possible that a)he'd be offered a spot and b) he'd accept it and go.puckster15 wrote:So the assumption is that Novak will go to Michigan? Why not follow Besse footsteps and stay?
Which is kind of a shame, speaking selfishly. It would have been fun to watch him play two more years of MN high school hockey.
Maybe the lure of a AA state ship would keep him around? Doubt it though.
What would you do? Stay in MN and play for the most hated team in MSHSL history and be ripped apart every day...or play for your Country?! I don't have any personal knowledge but I would assume that he would play in Michigan next year.
Well said. If a great passer sets up a non finisher neither gets a point.HShockeywatcher wrote:Never pass?oldschoolpuckster wrote:It was STA not CDH. I don't know (other than on the Hub) but he was at the top of his team in points with 47 (25g, 22a) as a Soph!!BodyShots wrote:Just curious. what were his stats at CDH the past couple of years? I've only seem him play twice ('12 Championship, and '11 vs HM) and what stood out to me was the fact that he never passed (or even looked to pass). Great shot, stick handling, and skating. But, then again, Jake Hanson didn't pass much in High School either, and he obviously developed it in the USHL and at the Gopher's.
He is a puck possession player with a ton of skill and not a pass first kind of style (and it works for him). He did tie the team lead for assists with 22 which tells me that he can make a play of two for someone else.
We will have to follow his progress in Ann Arbor for the next two years but I'm sure he will develop into another phenomenal player for the Gophers. Best of luck to the kid!!
He was by far the best passer on the team. He passed all the time. He has some amazing sense of where his teammates are on the ice and got them the puck at the most opportune times often.
Not really sure how anyone could say a guy who led his team in assists, and ended up finishing the season with more assists than goals (28-29-57), doesn't pass.
He clearly likes to score and is good at it, but he is one of the most selfless, good players I have seen. Getting the puck in the net is most important, not who scores the goal.
Yep, the WCHA is full of great passers. But most of the great finishers don't play all four years.WarmUpTheBus wrote:Never undervalue a great finisher.