Corey Pronman recently put out his take on Crouse in a very well done article over at ESPN. He discussed how players who are complete players in junior, guys who excel defensively, tend to carry that over almost immediately into the NHL. He brought up highly drafted players like Jordan Staal, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O’Reilly, and Bo Horvat.
Simon, the founder of Brave Stick Hockey, started playing hockey in 2003. He launched this website in 2018 to help new hockey players and fans learn more about the game and have more fun while learning.