Spotlight Player
Beau Ricketts

 

 

 

 

 

 

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   Hello and welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! I am bringing you a new installment of the Spotlight Player series, and this time, the player is one that is absolutely out of this world. His passion for the game is always well known and he plays every game as if it is his last. This player always puts his best foot forward but at the same doesn't think twice about defending his team or his team mates. Your next Spotlight Player is Las Vegas Storm forward Beau Ricketts!

Beau Ricketts - Las Vegas Storm (F)

 

Height: 6 ft 1 in Weight: 200 lbs Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2014-2015 Stats: 22 goals in 33 games played, 11 assists, 33 TPs, and 19 PIMs

 

 

  When watching Beau play, the first thing off the bat that you notice would be how he conducts himself during shifts. Not only is he out there playing with an outstanding amount of confidence, he is playing with a huge heart. When Beau is out on the ice, you can automatically tell that he is almost always doing what's best for his team as well as what will benefit the bench in the long run. Ricketts carries a great sense of intelligence with him and is always taking in as much of the game as possible. He is very in tune to what is being carried out around him and is very quick to adapt to the game's pace. Beau brings a great, strong base line performance to any game but can quickly focus on one aspect (whether that be speed, strength, or skill) that will push his game to the next level. He is very skilled with the biscuit, he has great stickhandling abilities, and has great on-ice vision. In my opinion, every player has something about their own style that is truly one of their most prominent and individual features, and for Beau, this is certainly the passion he has for the sport. Ricketts will go through almost any injury or even a streak of losses if that means that he can continue to play the game that means absolutely everything. Beau almost always puts the needs of the game before his own individual stats. Going along with his extreme passion for the sport, Beau is always playing his shifts as if they are in his last match. Ricketts is an incredibly intense skater who is full force one hundred percent. He has become quite the essential part of the Storm's offense seeing as he is very skilled at pushing the biscuit to where it needs to go as quickly as he can as well as his ability to put the game together like a puzzle. He sees what pieces are there, what pieces are missing, and what the final picture should look like. With one of the final contributions to round off an incredibly impressive style of play, Beau never backs down from a challenge that is set before him. This could be applied in a multitude of ways but more seriously breaking out of the conformity of other skaters, constantly pushing his limits, and blowing past expectations set before him. Beau is an incredibly talented junior player who is a fantastic representation of the talent, the strength, and the respect this level of ice hockey can possess. Wherever he is signed, Beau makes an incredibly positive impact on the community and never fails to make the crowd a part of the team family. It will be very interesting to see what the sport has in store for Ricketts, because at this moment, it is filled with nothing but positivity. Best of luck Beau with the Storm and your future hockey career!

 

 



(Photo Credit to Las Vegas Storm)

 

  Thanks for reading another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! Every blog will be filled with updated hockey news, player reviews, and much more!  Until next time remember, don't get your breezers in a bunch because hockey is always around the corner. Remember, it's always a great day for hockey and it's a lifestyle not just a sport!