From: Anchorage Daily Newsby Doyle Woody
Note: Article originally appeared in ADN on Jan. 9, 2008
Defenseman David Carle of Anchorage, the younger brother of DU Alum and San Jose Sharks blueliner Matt Carle, is ranked 74th among 210 North American skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting Service in its mid-term rankings.
David, 18, who is a senior at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, a prep school in Faribault, Minn., that annually develops some of the best young players in the country, has not yet committed to a Division I college team. It's not for lack of suitors -- he's just wisely taking his time. At last report he was considering DU, Michigan State, Boston College & Boston University.
David is listed by Central Scouting as just shy of 5-11, and is 180 pounds. Shattuck hasn't updated its web site stats in about a month, but Carle produced 8-15--23 totals in his first 25 games this season.
What that No. 74 ranking means for next summer's NHL draft in open to interpretation. The North American rankings don't take into account European players, who are ranked on another list. And where a skater is ranked in the final ratings released in late spring or early summer doesn't necessarily indicate which round the player will be selected.
Matt Carle is a good example. In 2003, Central Scouting rated him 66th among skaters in its final North American rankings. That prompted Matt to guess that he would be a fifth-round pick. But the Sharks took Carle in the second round, 47th overall. Turned out to be a steal -- Carle won two Division I national championships at Denver and as a junior won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as college hockey's best player before turning pro and scoring a goal in his first NHL game.
David is the middle son of Bob and Karen Carle's three boys. Matt, 23, is the oldest, and the youngest is Alex, 13, who plays defense for the Alaska All Stars Bantam B team.
2 comments:
Any news on which school might have the inside track on Carle? I remember reading a quote by Matt Carle saying David is a better player than he. Hopefully DU gets another Carle.....
No word. The BC, BU, DU & MSU info is now months old out of "US Hockey Report."
Supposedly he's been touring the country checking out colleges on the weekends from Shattuck. As each day passes, what should have been a "slam dunk" for DU increases the likelyhood that he'll end up elsewhere.
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