“From all accounts, he’s a studious kid who’s desirous about the sport and getting greater.”
The Saskatoon Blades added a defenceman in Friday’s import draft. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saskatoon Blades’ general supervisor Colin Priestner appears to be like ahead to observing Tomas Zizka dig his blades into SaskTel Centre ice.
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The Blades chosen Zizka, a defenceman, with the 37th capture in Friday’s CHL import draft. His father, also named Tomas Zizka, is a long-time expert hockey player who suited up for 25 NHL games with the Los Angeles Kings in 2002-03 and 2003-04.
“(The youthful Zizka is) a extremely lawful-skating defenceman, and a guy that’ll be drafted subsequent one year to the NHL,” Priestner acknowledged Friday.
“He’s a honest looking out skater to seek for, very elusive, no doubt lawful offensively and no doubt offensive-minded.”
Priestner says it’s too early to roar what more or less characteristic Zizka can get on the crew this coming season, though he worthy that he has the luxurious of bringing him alongside slowly on condition that the Blades get a solid nucleus of returning defencemen.
Saskatoon secured that 37th desire after procuring and selling Finnish ahead Brad Lambert — a 2020 capture who has by no plan played for the Blades — to Seattle final week for a bundle of draft picks.
Their diverse import space is occupied by 2004-born Belarusian ahead Egor Sidorov.
Zizka, a 2005-born defender, played this past season with Sweden’s Lidingo Vikings, where he collected 14 choices and 16 penalty minutes in 31 games.
Priestner acknowledged he joins an already-solid team of 2005-born Blades.
“From all accounts, he’s a studious kid who’s desirous about the sport and getting greater,” Priestner acknowledged. “He appears inflamed to achieve to Canada to play right here.
“We’re no doubt chuffed with the capture, and I have faith we’ve bought a particular team of 2005s — a entire bunch no doubt, no doubt lawful avid gamers. It felt devour it used to be the lawful age so that you just might possibly add to, and be a help to us no longer most effective this one year however in due direction as effectively.”
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