| Draft Type | Round | Pick | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projection | 1 | 4 |
USA developmental team centre-left wing committed to Boston College. An American born in Sweden while his father played hockey there, he split last season between USNTDP junior team and the U.S. National U-18 team. He's tall and lanky, strong two-way game, and good fluidity for his size. He has explosive short area speed and his strong on his pins, and more than willing to make statements in the corners and on the wall. You can start by casting his as a scoring power winger, and although he doesn't have a higher skill set, he has enough even offensive and defensive chops to seeing some duty at centre. He has a one of the most deadly shots the draft class. He stays on the right side of the puck. His combined totals from both USA teams total project him to finish with 53 goals and 85 points in 71 games. Boston College expects him to contribute as a scorer from the get go, but he is the type of player who can slot in up and down the line-up. He protects pucks extremely well and has enough of a game already to project as player who some team will value because they see his usefulness as an safe choice that eventually makes their roster. He has shown he can drive play and score. He is difficult to knock off the puck. He's a strong defensive player who is on the penalty-kill. He will have his college time to refine his ability to handle tough passes, and refine his attack skills. He is good on most catch and shoot scenarios. Is he truly a Chris Kreider clone? Not many projected power forwards shoot the puck like he does. He was the USA team captain in the 2022 World Junior U-18.
--Bill Płaczek--
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 |
| Draft Type | Round | Pick | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projection | 9 | 275 |
USA developmental team centre-left wing committed to Boston College. An American born in Sweden while his father played hockey there, he split last season between USNTDP junior team and the U.S. National U-18 team. He's tall and lanky, strong two-way game, and good fluidity for his size. He has explosive short area speed and his strong on his pins, and more than willing to make statements in the corners and on the wall. You can start by casting his as a scoring power winger, and although he doesn't have a higher skill set, he has enough even offensive and defensive chops to seeing some duty at centre. He has a one of the most deadly shots the draft class. He stays on the right side of the puck. His combined totals from both USA teams total project him to finish with 53 goals and 85 points in 71 games. Boston College expects him to contribute as a scorer from the get go, but he is the type of player who can slot in up and down the line-up. He protects pucks extremely well and has enough of a game already to project as player who some team will value because they see his usefulness as an safe choice that eventually makes their roster. He has shown he can drive play and score. He is difficult to knock off the puck. He's a strong defensive player who is on the penalty-kill. He will have his college time to refine his ability to handle tough passes, and refine his attack skills. He is good on most catch and shoot scenarios. Is he truly a Chris Kreider clone? Not many projected power forwards shoot the puck like he does. He was the USA team captain in the 2022 World Junior U-18.
--Bill Płaczek--
