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Gormley's coming out party continuesHockey Betting Lines05/18/2010 - Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brandon Gormley isn't a household name, but beginning next month, he will be. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound sophomore defensemen hails from the tiny burg of Murray River, P.E.I., but is getting lots of face time these days. Though he turned 18 just three months ago, Gormley is one of the pillars of a Moncton Wildcats team that won the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship this season. As a result, Gormley is playing in the 92nd Memorial Cup. The four-team tournament for major-junior hockey supremacy runs until this Sunday, May 23, in Brandon, Man., and is broadcast across the country. The Wheat Kings are in as hosts, while the other teams are the two-time defending OHL champion Windsor Spitfires and the WHL champion Calgary Hitmen. For draft-eligible players, the Mem Cup is not only a chance to etch their names into a historic trophy, but also make some great impressions on those who may not be familiar with them. "You have to elevate your game, for sure," Gormley told QMI Agency in an interview last week. "I know there's going to be a lot of people watching. It's a good opportunity for not just myself, but everyone, to kind of make a name for themselves. These events always bring out the best players and it's a good opportunity for each player to show what they've got." Next month is the NHL entry draft in Los Angeles, which is a long way from Murray River. No matter. Gormley will be there and is likely to go top 10. Heck, he may even go top five. He was ranked sixth among North American skaters on NHL Central Scouting's final rankings for the season. He is ranked third among North American defensemen, behind only Kingston's Erik Gudbranson (ranked fourth overall) and Windsor's Cam Fowler (ranked fifth overall). Though his team has lost two of its three round-robin games in the tournament, Gormley is showcasing some nifty playmaking skills, and perhaps more importantly, his patience and high threshold for panic - all good qualities in a defensemen. In 2008-09, his QMJHL rookie season, Gormley appeared in 62 games, netting seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points. This past season, he played in 58 games for the Wildcats, scoring nine goals and adding 34 assists to go along with a plus-minus rating of +31, which is amazing in a league known for its snipers rather than its blueliners. Gormley says he models his game after Detroit Red Wings future Hall of Famer Nicklas Lidstrom. If you're going to have an idol, a six-time Norris Trophy winner is a great place to start. Before he was chosen first overall at the QMJHL draft in 2008, Gormley played in Wilcox, Sask. for the famed Junior A Notre Dame Hounds of Athol Murray College. The Hounds program is known for its emphasis on character as well as hockey skills and counts Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards and Rod Brind'Amour as active alumni. "He's a real quality young man, he's very mature, very humble and very unassuming," Wildcats coach Danny Flynn told HockeysFuture.com. "His maturity level is such that some days you think you're talking to a 30-year-old." Thankfully for the team that takes Gormley in the first round next month, the 30-year-old is stuck in the body of an 18-year-old.
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