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Spitfires Taylor Hall in 200910 hockey spotlight LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainHockey Canada eotText Size(Written with files provided by TSN Associate Producer Matt Cade)At first glance Taylor Hall looks like any other player in junior hockey His equipment is regulation his skates are ordinary and his hockey stick is just like all the others It is his ability when using those items that sets him apartHall who will turn 18 on November 14 is facing a 200910 of great expectations He is in his third season with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League and coming off a Memorial Cup championship in which he was named the winner of the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournaments MVP He will be looking to improve upon his 90 point (38 goals 52 assists) performance in 200809 He has 10 goals and 14 assists in 13 games so far this season While much of Windsors success will depend on their star winger his name will also be making the rounds on the international and National Hockey League stages Hall is expected to be a major part of Team Canada at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship to be played in Regina and Saskatoon In addition he has a strong chance of being the first player selected at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft He topped both TSN Insider Bob McKenzies and International Scouting Services lists of draft eligible players heading into the new season Not bad for a player whose hockey career began with an equipment malfunction at age fiveI guess I didnt tie up his pants tight enough so when he skated off the ice you could see his Batman underwear recalled mother Kim Strba My mom was just shocked in the stands and she came down to the glass and made sure I got my pants back on said HallWith the embarrassing beginning behind him Hall quickly demonstrated his ability on the ice His father Steve remembers one particular performance early on that really made Taylor stand out One tournament his team scored 19 goals and he got 17 of them explained father Steve Hall So I was kind of like okay thats pretty interesting Hall comes by his athleticism honestly as his father was a CFL wide receiver with Ottawa and Winnipeg as well as a member of the Canadian National bobsledding team Bobsleddings only about a 55 second sport and its a sport where you need a lot of power a lot of speed and a lot of agility so thats the kind of stuff I do in the offseasonWhatever he is doing in the offseason has been working as speed is one of the reasons Hall is so tough to contain on the iceHes got that Tee...