It’s obviously not talent that the Laval Rocket will be lacking next season.
The Canadian’s school club will have the chance to field promising young hopefuls in Filip Mesar, Joshua Roy, Logan Mailloux, Riley Kidney and Jakub Dobes, who will contest their first-ever season in the pro ranks.
By using a group of less experienced players, Rocket head coach Jean-François Houle knows they will make mistakes. He mentioned that he would give them the best possible chance so that they could do well.
“I see that with patience, especially when you have several young people, it’s important. Yes, they will make mistakes and that’s okay. They are there to learn and we are there to help. “That’s the right way to approach young people today and then give them the opportunity to try things that they are not used to,” he said on Tuesday.
Houle also pointed out that the group of players he will have at his disposal can show big things next season.
“Of course we will be young, but we will be very competitive. We will be a team that will work hard and yet have many great skills. It will be fun to see the Laval Rocket play,” he said.
in front of the net
The situation among the goalkeepers should be interesting for the Rocket. You can also count on youngster Jakub Dobes, who will play his first full season in the American Hockey League in 2023-2024.
“He’s a good-sized goalkeeper and he really seems to have everything under control. Of course he is still young, but we will be patient with him. “I think it’s a big opportunity for him,” Houle said of the 22-year-old masked man.
If Cayden Primeau was automatically in 41 games last season, Dobes could potentially tarnish things.
“If we have two goalkeepers of the same age with us next year, they can push each other,” said Houle. […] I think it’s good to have internal competition and that’s how you get better.