Claimed: Rookie Profiles - Darryl Took

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 - Darryl Took -

 

Position: Defender

Age: 18

Height (inches): 6.6"
Weight (lbs.): 210

Jersey Number: 13
Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand

 

 

Hailing from Christchurch, New Zealand comes hockey sensation Darryl Took. Darryl, together with his twin sister Carryl, announced their desire to come and play in the VHL. Leaving the NZIHL (New Zealand Ice Hockey League) after just one season of playing in it. For many people the name Took will probably not ring a bell. Giving this young kiwi an interesting status. He`ll either be a nobody who ends up not making the cut to the big league or he could be an unexpected monster on the ice. Let's look at some of the strengths and weaknesses.

 

 

- Strenghts -

 

Defensive play

 

Took's defensive awareness is one of his main strenghts. He's always ahead of the play, he`ll go down to block a shot or poke check the puck of his opponent. He works the boards like no other and is able to recover from slip ups quickly. You are looking at a player who could potentially become one of the strongest players in his defensive end of this time.

 

Scoring

 

A golden touch for scoring. Together with the way he can handle a puck Darryl can be a very mean player in the offensive end aswell. Don't leave this guy unattented at the point, because he will fire a ripper towards the net. Darryl has confirmed this will be one of his main focus points during the time he's getting himself adjusted to the VHL enviorment. So expect his bomb clapping to only get better, best you get to hiding the moms.

 

Dedication

 

Very dedicated to become one of the top in his draft class and the league, Darryl will be looking to always improve his abilities. Any team will be luckily to pick up Took as they`ll aquire a working horse. No matter what the situation is, Took will always put on a smile and continue being the best.

 

 

- Weaknesses -

 

Passing

 

While the guy knows how to shoot, he can also be a bit of a pug hog. Getting himself into trouble as he wants to keep going with the puck instead of giving it to an open someone. When he does pass the pass will tend to be slighty off which hurts his preformance on the rush. Give it some time and a little work and this won't be a problem for Took anymore.

 

Skating

 

Took is not a strong skater right now. He's slower than the average player and this hurts his ability to backcheck. There's so many a player can work on in a season, but Took seems to have already started following intensive skate trainings with the Lynx's skating coach, so who knows how fast he can pick up the pace.

 

Checking

 

You won't be seeing Took laying down opponents every time he gets the chance. Keeping them off the puck is something he rather does by using his stick and then poking or stick checking in the hopes off disarming his opponent. We believe checking will never really be one of Took's strongest points. Out of the two Took twins Darryl is the one who like to get into the plays then stopping them.

 

 

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[Higgins 3,617]

Good start. Hopefully you and your other half can keep up the dedication.

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13 minutes ago, Higgins said:

Good start. Hopefully you and your other half can keep up the dedication.

 

Thanks! I`ll be sure to give Carryl a kick under the butt and get her to do stuff hah