Roni Hirvonen Ht/Wt: 5′ 9″/154 lbs Position: C Team: Blues (JR. A SM-LIIGA) Jokke Nevalainen – Dobber Prospects – Sept. 30th: “Primarily a playmaker but can also finish. Good offensive skills. A natural center but has been used at wing at the men’s level. Great effort and good two-way game.” Scott Wheeler – The Athletic […]
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Ht/Wt: 6′ 3″/216 lbs Position: D Team: Barrie (OHL) I have Aaron number one because I believe he will have the biggest positive impact on a team of any player in this draft. I love how he obliterates forwards at the blue-line on a pinch; I love how he finds the lane for his hard, […]
Read More Aaron Ekblad, Barrie, NHL Draft, OHLSam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart Ht/Wt: 6′ 1″/185 lbs Position: C Team: Kootenay (WHL) Winner – Gold at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka; gold at the 2013 U18 Worlds. Cerebral – A lot of Sam’s success comes from thinking the game faster than everyone else. Leader – Captain of his club team, the Kootenay Ice, Captain of Team Canada […]
Read More Kootenay, NHL Draft, Sam Reinhart, WHLAaron Ekblad
Aaron Ekblad Ht/Wt: 6′ 3″/216 lbs Position: D Team: Barrie (OHL) I have Aaron number one because I believe he will have the biggest positive impact on a team of any player in this draft. I love how he obliterates forwards at the blue-line on a pinch; I love how he finds the lane for […]
Read More Aaron Ekblad, Barrie, NHL Draft, OHLMax Domi
Max Domi Ht/Wt: 5’10″/190 lbs Position: C Team: London (OHL) via mynhldraft.com Strengths – Max Domi is quite the package. He’s loaded with skill, is a dynamic offensive player and is one of the best skaters in this year’s class. Domi’s stride is explosive, to say the least. He has an incredibly high top speed […]
Read More Knights, London, Max Domi, NHL Draft, OHLKerby Rychel
Kerby Rychel Ht/Wt: 6′ 1″/200 lbs Position: C Team: Windsor (OHL) via mynhldraft.com One of the purest OHL goal scorers eligible for the 2013 NHL Draft, Kerby Rychel has been nothing but extraordinary over the last two years. For someone who scored only seven goals as a rookie, Rychel has surely come alive since being […]
Read More Kerby Rychel, NHL Draft, OHL, WindsorFrederik Gauthier
Frederik Gauthier Ht/Wt: 6′ 5″/210 lbs Position: C Team: Rimouski (QMJHL) via thescoutingreport.com My first live viewing of Gauthier, and his game did not leave the descriptions out there for him and my initial thoughts via Telus Webcast. Gauthier skates well with powerful acceleration, but lacks co-ordination and his turns seem a little laggy. Seems […]
Read More Frederik Gauthier, NHL Draft, OHL, QMJHL, Rimouski OcéanicValeri Nichushkin
Valeri Nichushkin Ht/Wt: 6′ 4″/202 lbs Position: LW/RW Team: Chelyabinsk (RUS) via mynhldraft.com A strong-bodied center forward who is not afraid to get into the dirty areas to create scoring chances. Upsides include great skating ability, very good balance on his skates allow him to utilise his full skating potential and his star-quality vision of […]
Read More KHL, NHL, NHL Draft, Traktor Chelyabinsk, Valeri NichushkinAleksander Barkov
Aleksander Barkov Ht/Wt: 6′ 2″/209 lbs Position: C Team: Tappara (FIN) via mynhldraft.com When I first glanced at the Finnish roster in Lake Placid and saw the Barkov name I instantly thought where is the Russian tie. Supposedly his dad competed internationally and his mother played on the Russian national basketball team, so you know […]
Read More Aleksander Barkov, Fin, NHL, NHL Draft, SM-liiga, TapparaJonathan Drouin
Jonathan Drouin Ht/Wt: 5’11″/185 lbs Position: LW Team: Halifax (QMJHL) via thescoutingreport.com Drouin’s rise to the cream of the 2013 crop has been swift and steady. The top scorer in the Q, Drouin is set to have one of the most dominant draft year seasons since Patrick Kane in 2006/07. While he lacks optimal size, […]
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