If he makes his debut in the National League this season, will Cole Caufield be the chip of the circuit? Not at all. There are smaller and lighter ones and they are holding their own.
When you first heard Kailer Yamamoto’s last name from the Edmonton Oilers, you probably smiled.
Know that Kailer has been doing pretty well for four years in the big league and he weighs only 153 pounds, almost 10 less than Caufield. Yamamoto, at 5’8 ”, passed the Canadiens rookie by an inch, however.
Incidentally, the most amazing in the land of modern NHL Lilliputians is Columbus Blue Jackets winger Nathan Gerber. Gerber, who is only 5’4 ”, is 33 years old and he has played 427 NHL games with Buffalo, Carolina and for Tortorella in Columbus.
It’s no small feat, Gerber, who is currently staying in the American League, is 5 inches shorter than Paul Byron and Victor Mete, who are 5 feet 9 inches tall. It’s p’tit en titi!
So when Cole Caufield shows up in his new 5-foot-7-inch Canadian uniform, it won’t even be the smallest you’ve seen in blue-white-red if you’re old enough to remember. Mats Naslund who was 5 feet and 6, 160 pounds.
Brian Gionta at 5 feet and 7 was even captain of the team less than 10 years ago. Can Caufield who has just turned 20 still gain a little inch, a few pounds? We never know.
It is often said that Paul Byron is a mini size at 5’9 ” and 165 pounds and yet he is exactly the same build as Johnny Gaudreau of Calgary. If they can adapt, there is now room for athletes of this size in the NHL.
Until recently, Martin St-Louis, 5 ‘8’ ‘, dominated the circuit, but it should be noted that he weighed 176 pounds and all in muscle.
He will succeed
If he skates fast, knows how to position himself and stand out, Cole Caufield will be successful. Talented, intelligent and cunning, he has what it takes.
You don’t have to dig far into history to know that the man who won the most Stanley Cups is called Henri Richard and he was only 5ft 7, weighed only 160 pounds, which is the same format as Caufield. He has never been seen backing up in front of an opponent and he was not looking for safe areas on the ice. Henri’s 11 Stanley Cups will never be beaten.
If we dig further, know that the real slide show that was Aurèle Joliat in the 1920s and 1930s weighed only 136 pounds.
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Photo QMI Agency, Joël Lemay
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- It seems quite obvious that Cole Caufield will win the Hobey-Baker Trophy awarded to the best college hockey player in the United States. Will he be delivered to Laval where he will begin his professional career this week?
- Tom Kurvers, and 1984, et Blake Geoffrion, in 2010, are two Canadian alumni who also won the Hobey-Baker.
- Happy birthday to a super nice guy who spent 3 years with the Canadiens in a wonderful 15 year career in the NHL. Yanic Perreault celebrates its 50th anniversary today. He works in player development for the Chicago Blackhawks after his son, Jacob, was drafted by Anaheim in the first round last fall.
- Alain Danault, Philip’s father, is still the general manager of the Victoriaville golf club. Alain was also the house announcer for the Victo Tigers.
- The first woman to hold a position as general manager of an NHL team could be Meghane Hunter, the niece of Dale and Mark . She is now Stan Bowman’s assistant in Chicago. Meghan knows tobacco.
- Charles Hudon, spectacular and efficient, is still adored and adored in his team in Lausanne, Switzerland. He collects points at the rate of one per game. 28 in 28, Charles counts Mark Barbeiro and Tim Bozon as a teammate.
HAPPY EASTER…
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