The Poor Man's Pavel Bure 2

He is a six-feet tall, 185-pound center that plays in the fervor of somebody in reference to his hair burning. She has been saddled with the moniker of the 揘ext One.?She's the couple players ever sold that force yourself to watch him and never the puck. He carries the hopes and hopes for all Canadians on his back, and hubby continues a young person. Who's going to be this Gretzkian figure? They are number 91 of your Ontario Hockey League抯 Oshawa Generals. One is centerman John Tavares, impressive talent is actually known in Canada for an extended time. In 2004-05, inside the Midget level, he broke the truly amazing Ones record for goals, with 91. This prompted the OHL to improve their rules and invite him to generally be drafted into Major Juniors within the tender chronological age of 14. Two years later, Tavares broke Gretzky抯 OHL record for goals, scoring 72 in 67 games, accomplishing the feat on the ripe, retirement life of 16. The Oakville, Ontario native has lots of the tools to succeed in the NHL, but greater players knees have buckled inside of the weight to become the following. That torch has long been passed from Eric Lindros to Sidney Crosby to American Phil Kessel is without a doubt to Russia抯 Alexander Ovechkin. But, let抯 regarding. A subsequent Great One will have to be a Canadian. There are over 200 third and fourth round draft picks still on the OHL who haven抰 seen the ice of an NHL arena. In their fourth season with Oshawa, Tavares has accumulated 174 goals and 191 assists in 214 OHL games! He raised eyebrows when his agent approached the NHL brass in 2007 about amending its eligibility rules in order to permit him to end up being drafted in 2008. John was born 5 days too far gone to become drafted. This created a media nightmare for John and then he became overly shy using the media. 揑 start a lot to try and shield him,?says Oshawa coach and former NHL player, Brad Sellwood. 揑 want him youngster should be you ought to be a child.?p>The National Hockey League抯 Central Scouting has ranked Tavares # 1 for June抯 entry draft in Montreal. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers and San francisco Islanders will challenge each other ideal to draft Tavares. He just seems like a hockey player. He skates like Sergei Fedorov, handles the puck like Steve Yzerman and reminds you of Pavel Bure. They are ready! AwardsMajor Junior?Awarded the Jack Ferguson Award because OHL Priority Draft's first overall selection in 2005. ?Awarded the Emms Family Award as OHL rookie of the year in 2006. ?Named CHL Rookie of year in 2006. ?Awarded the Red Tilson Trophy as the OHL MVP in 2007. ?Named CHL Player of year in 2007. International?Named anywhere int he planet Junior Championships All-Star Team last year. ?Named the planet Junior Championships Top Forward last year. ?Named the globe Junior Championships MVP in '09. Career statistics Regular Season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2004-05 Milton Icehawks OPJHL 20 13 15 28 10 ?????br>2005?6 Oshawa Generals OHL 65 45 32 77 72 ?????br>2006?7 Oshawa Generals OHL 67 72 62 134 60 9 7 12 19 62007?8 Oshawa Generals OHL 59 40 78 118 69 15 3 13 16 20OHL Totals 191 157 172 329 201 24 10 25 35 26International statisticsYear Team Event GP G A Pts PIM2007 Canada SS 7 4 1 5 22008 Canada WJC 7 4 1 5 22009 Canada WJC 6 8 7 15 0Junior Int'l Totals 20 16 9 25 4