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Prospect Profile – Wacey Hamilton

Darren has covered the team for the local newspaper for 7 years and has seen the best of the WHL come through town in that time.  He shared some of his first-hand insight, on the relatively unknown (in these parts at least) prospect, with SenShot.

Darren Steinke :  First off, Hamilton is strong in the faceoff circle and he is durable. During his career with the Medicine Hat Tigers, he became someone the team relied on, when the club needed to win a critical draw. Over the past two years, he has been extremely durable. He will play with all sorts to ailments to his body and not look out of place. That is something Hamilton takes pride in, because he personally felt he was seen as a Band-Aid during his first two years with the Tigers. He missed time as a rookie with a concussion, and he was limited to 37 games as a sophomore missing time with a shoulder injury and a fractured an ankle. He fractured his ankle blocking a shot, as the puck found an unpadded area to cause that injury.  He also displayed the ability to be a playmaker collecting 100 assists in his final two WHL seasons.

DS:  The big thing he will need to work on to make the next level is consistency, and that is something that is a challenge to anyone coming out of junior. Over his past two seasons, Hamilton is as good of a two-way player as there is in major junior hockey. That said, the veterans in the professional ranks will exploit weaknesses or tendencies a junior never realized he had. The best way for Hamilton to overcome that problem is just go in there and play and not be afraid to fail. He has to learn from errors he makes, and that shouldn’t be a problem. As with all juniors, Hamilton will have to get physically stronger. There is a big difference between the body of a player that turns 21 in September compared to a seasoned 27-year-old NHL player.

DS:  Hamilton can be considered a power forward. He is pretty fearless and has no problem in battling in the hard areas in the corner or in front of the net to get a goal. He plays physical. Part of this goes to his leadership qualities too. As the Tigers captain, Hamilton always showed a pretty gritty work ethic, and the other players on the team see their captain selling out, so they fall in line quick.

The Invitational Bouts of Mystery – August 13th | Medicine Hat Media

Roller derby is back from a summer hiatus and your local league is pumping up the heat with 3 games in 1 day and presenting our first ever co-ed bout! Men and women battle it out on the flat track for the first time in our city and the mixed game will truly put the battle of the sexes to the test.

The Gas City Rollers present, “The Invitational Bouts of Mystery” Aug 13 at the Cypress Center Pavilion. The event will feature 80 skaters from leagues in the prairies near and far and features some of the fastest rollers from both Alberta and Saskatchewan! Hatters of all ages will enjoy coming out to watch this full contact sport and enjoy the spills and thrills of the fastest growing sport in the world.

This Austin Powers’ themed event features a rookie game at 2 pm, Intermediate game at 6pm and presents our first co-ed game at 8pm! Rookie game is free to the public, everybody is welcome and doors open at 1 pm. Intermediate and Co-Ed games are $10 for both games, $2.50 for children under 12.  Doors open at 5 pm for the night games.

Pre-sale tickets are available at Lavish Apparel or by phone at  403-526-2022 . For more information find Gas City Rollers on Facebook, Twitter or email us at:  media@gascityrollers.com .

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