Prospect Info: Oil Kings' Baddock hoping heavy minutes in overage season will lead to NHL contract

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Photo: Edmonton Oil Kings forward and New Jersey Devils prospect Brandon Baddock has produced 369 penalty minutes in 203 WHL games (courtesy of Derek Leung/Getty Images)


Brandon Baddock could be playing for the AHL’s Albany Devils this season. His career season with the Edmonton Oil Kings*in 2014-15*certainly would have warranted a contract from the New Jersey Devils, the team that selected him in the sixth round of the 2014 NHL Draft.

The native of Vermilion, AB went undrafted in his first year of eligibility, playing few minutes on a powerful Oil Kings team. But in 2013-14 he showed a slight increase in scoring, recording 17 points in 56 games, but it was his size and strength that caught the eye of scouts – Baddock is listed at 6’4, 215 pounds and has been involved in 21 fights in his WHL career.… read more

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tr83

Nope, still embarassed
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I'd rather have Cam Janssen than a Cam Janssen clone, but this guy will never make it out of the AHL. He'll be lucky to play there
 

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