Draft Type | Round | Pick | Team |
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Projection | 1 | 28 |
Lanky right shooting defenseman with Drummondville. An excellently co-ordinated chippy dee-man giant who might be one of the classes top prospects when he reaches his high water marks. At six foot seven inches he is a compact skater with long reach who takes away time and space and punish opposing players along the boards. Is a fixture on the first power play. His highly advanced footwork allow him to walk into the middle for dangerous shots. He simply has outstanding footwork and the agility of a six footer! Displays standout lateral movement and is able to mirror the opposition down low very well. He will switch to a compact skater in tight, using a short stride to dig into sheet on short area races. Not shy about being the neutral zone puck carrier. Has a long wing span and stick, and is virtually impossible to get around on the wall, like a whirlpool into his area and you are being sucked in for a punishing bit of contact. Has very good anticipation and co-ordination while maintaining his gaps, and that allows him to be very opportunistic, jumping up on misplaced passes, cleaning up on free pucks, and gaining then offensive zone for his team. Is good in his stretch pass decisions but will have a few off-target breakouts. He hits the receivers while they are in stride though. Likes it chippy and his edge sometimes accumulates penalties when his is liberally cross-checking the enemy and punishes them whenever the occasion comes. He loves contact and is ready to drop them in defense of his teammates.
--Bill Placzek--
Year | Rank |
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2022 | 28 |