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With the 183rd selection, the Anaheim Ducks select, from the Sudbury Wolves (OHL),
LW Nolan Hutcheson
OHL Prospects: Sunday Top 10 - 2019 NHL Draft Re-Entries
From start to finish this OHL season, few players in the league improved as much as Hutcheson did. The second year OHL player saw his goal production jump from 8 to 24 and he found some terrific chemistry with the talented Quinton Byfield. Hutcheson is a real big kid at 6'4, but his skating looked so much better this year compared to his rookie season. He showed some explosiveness in his stride that allowed him to keep up with Byfield, and allowed him to be a factor driving wide, looking to take the puck to the net. Hutcheson also understands his role on the ice, as someone who should be winning battles along the boards, who should be establishing position in front of the net, and who competes hard in all three zones. But he also possesses great goal scoring potential at this level. He has a heavy shot that he really started to use more this year and with his size, he is difficult to stop or tie up in transition. I also thought that Hutcheson had a very good playoffs for Sudbury. Size, improving skating ability, goal scoring potential. I am actually quite surprised that I have not heard Hutcheson's name much when talking about re-entry players for this year's draft. IMO, NHL teams would be smart to look at him closely with a later round pick before he explodes (potentially) next year. I mean, this is totally how guys like Brett Leason go undrafted.
Looks like that will wrap up the Ducks draft, unless someone would like to flip me another pick for a 2020 7th? If not, thanks to Risto for a great mock as always.
1-9 C Trevor Zegras - 6'0 169 L
1-28 D Thomas Harley - 6'3 188 L
2-38 LW Egor Afanasyev - 6'4 201 L
4-101 C Blake Murray - 6'3 185 L
5-132 D Ronnie Attard - 6'3 207 R
6-163 D Mitchell Brewer - 6'2 201 L
6-183 LW Nolan Hutcheson - 6'4 194 L
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