Jets 2020 6th rounder Tyrel Bauer has made an impression this season as the big (6’3), tough as nails right-shot defenceman completed his first year as a pro with the Moose organization. He was in a platoon as he got his bearings in the AHL but managed to play 47 games for Manitoba finishing with two goals (his first in front of friends and family) and five assists. Of course what really caught folks attention and endeared him to the fanbase was his hits (here and here) and his fists (here and here).
He reflected on his first season as a pro, the adjustment between junior and pro, learning other elements from Jets prospects, what he learned from playoff hockey at the pro level, his focus this summer, biggest difference between junior and pro, the physicality at the pro level and integrating with this Moose club.
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