C David Goyette - Sudbury Wolves, OHL (2022, 61st, SEA)

[cg98]

Goyette will go between 12 and 18 at the draft. The OHL is getting zero recognition this year but teams know its still the best Junior league. Goyette would be on everybody’s top 20 list for the draft if he played for London or Ottawa instead of Sudbury with the season he’s having.

If we can't get a decent defensemen, I want the Jets to draft this guy.

 

[ORRFForever]

1G + 1A vs the Soo...

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
63	32	39	71	-6	26	5	0	172	504

 

[tunnelvision]

1G + 1A vs the Soo...

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
63	32	39	71	-6	26	5	0	172	504

 

[ORRFForever]

Nice. Thank you.

 

[WeThe North]

1 assist and a good fight vs the Soo tonight

 

[tunnelvision]

Two more games and the Wolves' season is finished. Are we going to see him anywhere in action before the draft?

 

[cg98]

Two more games and the Wolves' season is finished. Are we going to see him anywhere in action before the draft?

The IIHF U18s are coming up, we'll probably see him there.

 

[tunnelvision]

The IIHF U18s are coming up, we'll probably see him there.

He turned 18 in March, is he allowed to play? Sorry I'm not familiar with the rules.

 

[cg98]

He turned 18 in March, is he allowed to play? Sorry I'm not familiar with the rules.

Yes, tournament eligibility in junior IIHF tournaments is by birth year. Since this year's tournament is for 2004 born and up players, Goyette is eligible.

 

[buzzer beater]

Very interesting stats for the top OHL draft eligible players since January 1st. I wonder what Goyette would have done with a better team. Impressive stats for sure.

Wright 21 goals 42 assists 63 points
Goyette 28 goals 26 assists 54 points
DelBelBelluz 15 goals 23 assists 38 points
Guindon 21 goals 17 assists 38 points
Jelsma 19 goals 14 assists 33 points

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Very interesting stats for the top OHL draft eligible players since January 1st. I wonder what Goyette would have done with a better team. Impressive stats for sure.

Wright 21 goals 42 assists 63 points
Goyette 28 goals 26 assists 54 points
DelBelBelluz 15 goals 23 assists 38 points
Guindon 21 goals 17 assists 38 points
Jelsma 19 goals 14 assists 33 points

RD Christian Kyrou should be added to your list : 14 goals, 27 assists, 41 points

 

[buzzer beater]

You are right I forgot Kyrou

Wright 21 goals 42 assists 63 points
Goyette 28 goals 26 assists 54 points
Kyrou. 13 goals 26 assists 39 points
DelBelBelluz 15 goals 23 assists 38 points
Guindon 21 goals 17 assists 38 points
Jelsma 19 goals 14 assists 33 points

 

[Artorius Horus T]

You are right I forgot Kyrou

Wright 21 goals 42 assists 63 points
Goyette 28 goals 26 assists 54 points
Kyrou. 13 goals 26 assists 39 points
DelBelBelluz 15 goals 23 assists 38 points
Guindon 21 goals 17 assists 38 points
Jelsma 19 goals 14 assists 33 points

I counted in the december 30th game, because his next game was like, january 7th.

 

[buzzer beater]

A lot of guys played on the 31st I only counted the 2022 stats.

 

[WeThe North]

1 goal vs the Soo last night

33 goals 40 assists 73 assists with a game left.

 

[buzzer beater]

Another strong Month for Goyette who had
5 goals 5 assists in just 7 games. Best rookie again…

 

[bert]

Think he is going to get to 6'0? Seems like a heck of a player. Alot of teams love these late risers.

You are right I forgot Kyrou

Wright 21 goals 42 assists 63 points
Goyette 28 goals 26 assists 54 points
Kyrou. 13 goals 26 assists 39 points
DelBelBelluz 15 goals 23 assists 38 points
Guindon 21 goals 17 assists 38 points
Jelsma 19 goals 14 assists 33 points

How many games is that?

Goyette leads all rookies in the O and also leads his own team by 20 points . When’s the last time a rookie did this ? His old teammate with the Wild in Ottawa Cedrick Guindon is second 10 points behind. They were chosen mid first round in the OHL in 2020. The Toronto kids are always overhyped in Ontario. Ottawa is doing very well lately. Scouts should stop overselling the GTHL.

Claude Giroux and Derek Roy vibes east end of Ottawa especially gets under scouted. Someone was asking about the last time a rookie lead their team in scoring Roy did it by 13 points not 23 and is likely not as good a player as what Goyette turns out to be.

 

[bert]

Didnt make Sam Cosentino top 32. Which might not be the worst thing but there are some players that are absolutely not as good as him on this list

Sportsnet's 2022 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings: Pre-Lottery Edition

It's coming down to the wire, with playoffs on the horizon, the U18s starting on the weekend, and the combine up in early June. Sam Cosentino shares his latest top 32 NHL Draft prospect rankings.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Frk It]

Didnt make Sam Cosentino top 32. Which might not be the worst thing but there are some players that are absolutely not as good as him on this list

Sportsnet's 2022 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings: Pre-Lottery Edition

It's coming down to the wire, with playoffs on the horizon, the U18s starting on the weekend, and the combine up in early June. Sam Cosentino shares his latest top 32 NHL Draft prospect rankings.

www.sportsnet.ca

I am really curious to see where he comes in on Bob's final ranking. He didn't even make the top 80 on his January list, which I thought was shocking.

 

[hockeynorth]

Goyette is grossly underrated right now. He has one of the highest ceilings in the draft for me

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I am really curious to see where he comes in on Bob's final ranking. He didn't even make the top 80 on his January list, which I thought was shocking.

Goyette is looking more and more like a 1st rounder. I wouldn't be surprised to see him go in the 15 to 25 range with how much damage he's done lately.

 

[tunnelvision]

Didnt make Sam Cosentino top 32. Which might not be the worst thing but there are some players that are absolutely not as good as him on this list

Such as? Not that I am challenging your opinion, just curious to know who shouldn't be ahead of him.

He has looked like a 1st round talent to me as well but there are players ranked in that same late1st/early2nd neighborhood I haven't watched yet, so I'm not as confident of his potential as some of you seem to be.

Saturday can't come soon enough. Watching Goyette, Ohgren, Ostlund, Lekkerimaki, Bystedt, McGroarty, Nyman, Sapovaliv, Kulich, Lorenz, Howard and rest of those mid-1st-to-2nd-round guys in the same tournament should be a lot of fun.

 

[Petes2424]

He’s an interesting player. Not sure he breaks the top 10 but he’s a first rounder. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he’s taken 12th, 25th or 30th.

There’s a couple Cs we could see this with. Lambert would be another one obviously, and Geekie could drop out of the top 10 due to his development time probably being 4-5 year.

A lot of teams start getting sucked into that pre-draft stuff that his success has a lot to do with pure size. He’s probably a poor man’s Rasmussen who is quietly starting to become a good NHL player but like with most big Cs, it takes awhile.

I say he goes around 20-22.

 

[bert]

Such as? Not that I am challenging your opinion, just curious to know who shouldn't be ahead of him.

He has looked like a 1st round talent to me as well but there are players ranked in that same late1st/early2nd neighborhood I haven't watched yet, so I'm not as confident of his potential as some of you seem to be.

Saturday can't come soon enough. Watching Goyette, Ohgren, Ostlund, Lekkerimaki, Bystedt, McGroarty, Nyman, Sapovaliv, Kulich, Lorenz, Howard and rest of those mid-1st-to-2nd-round guys in the same tournament should be a lot of fun.

As someone that lives in Ottawa there's no way I'd take Luneau or Warren over him.

 

[HoweFan]

Nice article by Scott Wheeler on The Athletic about David. Sounds like his stock is rising in the draft.