# Talk:Brandon Saad

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... that ice hockey player Brandon Saad (pictured) has played over 900 NHL games and scored more than 500 points?

ALT1: ... that ice hockey player Brandon Saad (pictured) was the first Saginaw Spirit alum to win the Stanley Cup? Source: https://www.mlive.com/spirit/2013/06/saginaw_spirit_proud_of_former.html
ALT2: ... that ice hockey player Brandon Saad (pictured) was named a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy but lost to Jonathan Huberdeau in 2013 ? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230407165958/https://www.nhl.com/news/gallagher-huberdeau-saad-named-calder-finalists/c-669433
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Crystalite13 (talk) 05:45, 26 October 2025 (UTC).

Overall:  The article was elevated to GA status on October 24 and nominated for DYK on October 26. Image provided isclear and present on Wikimedia Commons with no apparent licensing issues that would prohibit its use here. The article is long enough and does not violate the neutrality or plagiarism guidelines for DYK. My only criticism would be that both the primary hook and ALT2 do not seem interesting to a general audience or all that notable (as someone who is not a fan of hockey, I have a limited frame of reference for whether or not the main hook is notable and ALT2 is just saying he was nominated for an award, but lost to someone else). ALT1 seems relatively interesting and somewhat notable, though I would recommend adding a link to the page for the Saginaw Spirit. Also would it be "a Stanley Cup" or "the Stanley Cup"? Putting on hold for response. JJonahJackalope (talk) 19:50, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
The above points are fair, I also think ALT2 would work best here, has been updated. Also changed "a Stanely Cup" to "the Stanely Cup" Crystalite13 (talk) 22:16, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

@Crystalite13:, fantastic, just updated the status. Regards, -JJonahJackalope (talk) 16:46, 11 November 2025 (UTC)