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J.J. Wiebusch is a 6’0”, 176-pound right-shot forward in his second season with Penn State University. Undrafted to this point, he’s turning heads early in 2025-26 with 11 goals in his first 10 games — one of the hottest starts in the NCAA.
After a 33-point freshman campaign (14 G, 19 A in 40 GP) and a breakout 63-point season in Sioux Falls (USHL, 2023-24), Wiebusch has proven he can consistently produce offense at every level.
He’s not known for his physical play, but his offensive instincts stand out. Wiebusch owns a quick release, a deceptive wrist shot, and a knack for finding soft ice in scoring areas. His skating is average overall, yet he compensates with smart positioning and timing.
While there’s nothing that currently separates him enough to secure NHL attention, his goal-scoring touch and steady improvement make him a player to monitor closely. If he sustains this level of production, scouts may start to view him as a legitimate pro prospect later this season
re: Burko
Could some of that 0.54/game be due to his injuries?
Has “coming back from” or “dealing with” injuries been an ongoing factor with him?from NHL dot com:
“Injuries limited him to 64 games in 2016-17 and 56 in 2017-18, though he had 60 points (24 goals, 36 assists) in the 120 games he did play.”
If he’s regularly dinged, maybe that has limited his effectiveness?Mentions of his playoff success:
“Burakovsky was one of the unsung heroes in the Washington Capitals’ first Stanley Cup championship. After missing most of the first two rounds of the 2018 playoffs with an upper-body injury,
Burakovsky scored two goals in the second period of Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Final to help the Capitals defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 and advance to the Stanley Cup Final
for the first time since 1998. He also had four assists in Washington’s five-game victory against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Final.”
and with the Avs:
“a pivotal overtime goal against the Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finaloverall playoff stats look pretty good:
“In 93 career playoff games, André Burakovsky has 20 goals, 27 assists, and a plus-minus rating of +14.
He has also scored 3 game-winning goals in the playoffs and has 2 goals and 5 assists in 7 Stanley Cup Finals games.”Hopefully he’s Mikheyev 2.0 for the Hawks.
MH, I don’t think Mikhayev has the same class of hands and skill as Burakovsky. We’ve seen some quick good hands outa Mik every once in while but we see that every game with Burakovsky. I have Mik as middle 6 at best and Burakovsky as a legit top 6 talent. …. And I do like Mik, a lot. When slotted on L3 he’s impactful and as we’ve seen he can slot up reasonably well.
And, T thought of that with Burakovsky that injuries had to have to be a part of why his numbers are underwhelming. But, I’m not talking about pt totals being underwhelming I’m talking about pts per game and it’s over 700 games. A huge sample size. ….. Like Haru says Burakovsky can play at pace. I’d add his feet, hands and brains all work together at pace. He can make high end plays at pace and really is a fine mate for Bedard. … I still say he’s the most skilled Hawk Bedard has skated with other than TT. Good fit and it looks like the Hawks got the good Burakovsky, so far.
And Lou mentioned he’ll hit 60 pts this yr skating with Bedard and playing on the 1 PP if he stays healthy. Agreed, and 60 might be a low number.
MH, I don’t think Mikhayev has the same class of hands and skill as Burakovsky.
Mr. Ricochet, you mis-took my point about Burko hopefully being Mikheyev 2.0.
The similarities are in the acquisition and injury history:
1) Hawks got slightly paid to take them (Hawks moved up 4th to 2nd round in ’27 to take Mikheyev, and SEA agreed to take Veleno to get rid of Burko)
2) both were one season returned from bad injury for their previous club (Mikheyev torn ACL, returned to VAN ’23/24, Burko multi-injured incl groin tear, returned to SEA for ’24/25)
They were both arguably still recovering in their final, full season with their former team.
If Burko continues playing well (and stays healthy) it would be a very similar acquisition. (does credit go to the Hawks medical team instead of scouting people? or both?)As for his PPG:
He is clearly not a point per game player, but you could make a case that the mature, healthy version of Burko has been better than 0.54 PPG for years.
He played 3 seasons with the Avs. He turned 25, 26, and 27 years old in the middle of those 3 seasons.
His PPG was 0.77, 0.83, and 0.76 those 3 seasons, for an avg of 0.785. Projects to 64pts/season average.
After signing w/ Seattle, he scored 39 in 49 games. 0.80 PPG, projects to 65pts/season. Again, pretty good.
He suffered a season-ending groin injury in game 49 and was never the same.
Returning the next year (’23/’24), he suffered multiple injuries and only played 49 games again:
10/21 – Upper-body out 20 games
12/07 – Upper-body out 9
01/13 – Lower-body out 4
02/29 – Lower-body out 2
Here is an article written during the ’23/’24 season in SEA: https://soundofhockey.com/2024/03/07/its-been-a-rough-road-for-andre-burakovsky-who-finally-scored-tuesday/
That 2nd season with SEA, he had a 0.33 PPG average.
His final ’24/’25 season with SEA he played 79 games with a 0.49 PPG. Could it be argued that he was still getting his game back health-wise? Much like Mikheyev in his final ’23/’24 VAN season?I did not look into his 5 seasons in WASH with a low 0.44 PPG avg. Maybe he was just a late 1st round pick (23OA) and late bloomer?
Like I said above, if you assess the older, healthy version of Burko, around 60pts per season is who he has been for a quite a while.🤘
Coach Frenchy’s weekly update on the main home page.
per Scott Powers:
Oliver Moore was recalled, in Seattle for the morning skate, and expected to play tonight.
Dickinson is now week to week.per Scott Powers:
Oliver Moore was recalled, in Seattle for the morning skate, and expected to play tonight.
Dickinson is now week to week.What a great opportunity for Moore. He has the tools to stick, we’ll see if he is ready to make it day in and day out.
I have to say, in general the team is trending in a good direction lately in the 5v5 play on the ice. I’m excited for when these young D have another year or two under their belt, we might really start to be a team that has some real play driving from the back end again.
What a great opportunity for Moore. He has the tools to stick, we’ll see if he is ready to make it day in and day out.
Agreed and Moore adds even more speed to an already speedy group.
I’m excited about where we are and looking to Frondell, Moore, Lardis and Kantserov playing in the NHL next season, crazy how things are lining up for this team.
Slaggert sent down to Rockford.
Honestly it’s probably for the best with how he has played. There is a lot of effort but not much result so far with him. He can get more minutes in the AHL right now and maybe find his next gear.
Slaggert sent down to Rockford.
Honestly it’s probably for the best with how he has played. There is a lot of effort but not much result so far with him. He can get more minutes in the AHL right now and maybe find his next gear.
Slaggert needed to go down as soon as he came back from his injury. I like Slaggert, and maybe there will eventually be a spot for him, but man there’s a lot of talent coming.
Slaggert needed to go down as soon as he came back from his injury. I like Slaggert, and maybe there will eventually be a spot for him, but man there’s a lot of talent coming.
Seems like Tab at BN has a soft spot for Slaggs and keeps defending him to no end. Gushes about all the talent coming up but still somehow thinks there will 100% be a spot for Slaggs because “he’s solid on PK”. I’m sorry but he leaves a lot to be desired in almost every other category and feel he’s only where he is now due to how horrible the organization has been lately.
Told-you-so Tab at BN will tell you he loves Slaggert if you hate him and he hates him if you love him.
<p class=”userway-s15-active” data-userway-s15-styled=”true” style=”font-family: UDF, serif !important; transition: all;”>Told-you-so Tab at BN will tell you he loves Slaggert if you hate him and he hates him if you love him.
Where have you been?
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