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The London Knights continued their successful 2023-24 campaign, after defeating the Drummondville Voltigeurs last night 4-0 to own the Memorial Cup. They are just a buzz saw after winning the OHL Championship in commanding fashion.
Oliver Bonk continues to lead the way for this Knights club. He registered a goal and an assist last night, as Bonk continues to show Flyers fans what they will possibly have in the future.
The Skinny on Bonk
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Bonk, a Right-Handed defenseman was still on the board in the first round with the Flyers on the clock to pick and they selected him with the 22nd overall pick. Moments before this selection the Flyers selected a prospect Matvei Michkov with superstar/generational potential. The selection of Bonk received mixed reactions from the Flyers proud faithful, where some project Bonk as a project, however in the same token, other fans projected Bonk as a top four defenseman.
The Flyers finally have drafted a solid skating defenseman. They needed a solid skating defenseman, and this was one way to do it. There were weeks of speculation over who the Flyers would take with the 22nd pick, in particular. Bonk has a ton of skill that can stifle players at the Blue line, and lead the Flyers of the ice the other way. He is a good skating Defenseman, and these type of Defensemen don’t come along very often.
Bonk is an asset with the man advantage, and from the heavens maybe, just maybe, he can be an influential asset in this area when he makes his NHL Debut in Philadelphia in the future. He has really had a great playoffs, and has been even better with his gap control than in the regular season. Bonk currently has two goals and two assists in 10 games played in the playoffs, but he is a whopping +8. I mean it can;t get any better than that.
As mentioned previously, he is a solid skater, like most prospects he can improve upon this area, but he has a great pair of hands too. Bonk stands at 6’2, and weighs 176 pounds. He is a very confident and skilled puck handler, who effectively transitions the puck out of his zone and into his opponent’s zone. Bonk is an able bodied playmaker who excels at finding and creating passing lanes, mainly due to his edge work. Bonk plays a physical game, as he shuts down his opponents by taking the body, and board battling.
