| Draft Type | Round | Pick | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projection | 6 | 165 |
Started the season as a long skinny kid who by midseason had added almost 20 lbs. of muscle to his carcass. He was under 160 lbs. This changes his tool set giving him improvement in so many parts of his game. The transformation was os stark, that I started questioning of I had the wrong kid/name on my notes. He added 30 lbs. total and is at 188. His puck handling skills and confidence are ramping, and he uses his feet to beat multiple attackers in a sequence extending his teams scoring chances. He reads the attacking breakouts, and forechecks strongly. He is becoming one of the WHL better transition players, as he gets up ice quickly and and started racking up lots of zone entries. Does a nice job of manipulating space in traffic, and making himself smaller the need be. He carves out space in the slot to let misheard snap shots go. The size ha given him need found confidence in the corners and along the wall. He is not just a shooter and forechecker; he can work creative give & goes while walking into the middle. Has strong in game awareness and will roll off coverage to pick up assignments or find open space on the fly. The needle is going up.
--Bill Płaczek--
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 46 |
