Prospect Info: 2020 Draft #142: Carson Bantle (LW)

[The Feckless Puck]

Carson Bantle at eliteprospects.com

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[rt]

His face looks like Kevin Bahl.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-draft-underrated-americans/

 

[XX]

Tom Wilson type.

Only seven other first-year eligible players averaged a point-per-game rate in the USHL. None of them have Bantle’s blend of size and skill. Also, none of them did it on a team as bad as Madison. The Capitols finished the season with a record of 12-34-4 with 122 goals for. With Bantle having 49 points, that means he factored into approximately 40% of the total goals scored by the team.

Mid-season, the Capitols traded Bantle’s primary linemate, Kristof Papp, and it had minimal impact on his individual production. He continued to produce points in spite of a lack of help around him. He’s committed to play for Michigan Tech of the NCAA and projects to go as early as the second round. Whoever picks him is getting a heck of a physical specimen, with a good development track ahead of him through the NCAA.

https://thehockeywriters.com/new-jersey-devils-draft-targets-2020/

Bantle plays a powerful style. He is willing to use his size as well as his power to dominate opponents. He gets in quickly on the forecheck and can plaster an opponent into the boards. Bantle can even cross the line, being too aggressive and getting into penalty trouble. He is strong along the boards, winning battles and getting the puck to the front of the net. His passing skills are decent, but he is not that creative. Bantle makes the short, safe pass to keep the play going. He controls the puck well below the hash-marks, working well in the cycle game.

Carson Bantle Scouting Report: 2020 NHL Draft #97

“Carson is one of those players that is big and gritty, where he can go play in the corners, but then he hops out and surprises you with some skill as well,” Suter said in April, when Bantle announced his commitment to Michigan Tech. “To think that Bantle is only an ’02 birthyear is astounding.
“He’s got a bright future ahead of him.”

The 6-foot-5, 200-pound Bantle used toughness to help produce the strong start to his second USHL season.

Carson Bantle's Well-Traveled Hockey Career Led Him to the USHL’s Madison Capitols

 

[RABBIT]

Big LW with big frame. 6’4 195lbs. Could be fun to watch, he shoots a lot.

 

[_Del_]

Please tell me he wasn't arrested for being a douche! I want to like this pick!

 

[Neighborhood Coyote]

I can deal with it. Shoots a lot and uses his size. Yotes need both of those in the organization, for sure.

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Been searching and no mug shots or arrest records yet! Maybe Bantle can keep Miller out of trouble.

 

[LastWordArmy]

Madison Capitols left wing Carson Bantle had a point-per-game season in the USHL in his draft year. Serving as an alternate captain, he put up 20 goals and 29 assists for 49 points in 49 games with Madison. It was a real breakout season that has gotten him noticed by scouts. Bantle played for Team USA in the 2019 Hlinka-Gretzky Tournament. He took the confidence and experience of representing his country into this season. It was a big improvement on his 2018-19 season when he scored 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points in 62 games with Madison.

Bantle, an Onalaska, Wisconsin native, is a product of the world-famous Shattuck St. Mary’s prep school. In 2017-18 he put up 12 goals and 28 points in 52 games for the Sabres midget team. In 2016-17 he scored 19 goals and 42 points in 56 games for the Shattuck bantam team. Bantle is committed to playing hockey for the Michigan Tech Huskies in the NCAA next season. Should he change his mind and opt to go the CHL route, his rights are owned by North Bay Battalion. The Battalion selected Bantle with a 14th round pick, 275 overall in the 2018 OHL Draft.


Carson Bantle Scouting Report: 2020 NHL Draft #97

 

[Prarievarg]

Good guy with Taylor Pyatt eyes. Big success

 

[_Del_]

Good guy with Taylor Pyatt eyes. Big success

You're going to summon Prim.

 

[ParisSaintGermain]

https://thehockeywriters.com/2020-nhl-draft-underrated-americans/

"Particularly, his first few steps are incredibly slow. More than once, he should have had a breakaway but was caught by a defender because he wasn’t fast enough."

The main red flag seems to be his skating. Hopefully he can improve and can overcome that.

 

[XX]

Can add "drafted below someone who assaulted a disabled kid" to his resume.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

"Particularly, his first few steps are incredibly slow. More than once, he should have had a breakaway but was caught by a defender because he wasn’t fast enough."

The main red flag seems to be his skating. Hopefully he can improve and can overcome that.

That's the thing, if he can 'fix' the skating then we've got someone. The BIG if though is whether he can fix the skating.

 

[TheLegend]

Our next C....

 

[The Feckless Puck]

The main red flag seems to be his skating. Hopefully he can improve and can overcome that.

Well, hopefully there's a difference between a bad skater like Strome - a non-physical playmaker - and a bad skater like Bantle, who plays a heavy, aggressive game.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Well, hopefully there's a difference between a bad skater like Strome - a non-physical playmaker - and a bad skater like Bantle, who plays a heavy, aggressive game.

Several scouts say that he's "fixable" and that whoever has patience with him will have a helluva player

 

[The Feckless Puck]

Several scouts say that he's "fixable" and that whoever has patience with him will have a helluva player

Help us, Lars Hepso - you're our only hope!

 

[Jakey53]

Several scouts say that he's "fixable" and that whoever has patience with him will have a helluva player

The chances that these kids play in the NHL is slim to none.

 

[MayDayMayDay]

Really like this pick. Seems like he's a project, but he'll be in a good spot at a solid program.

 

[rt]

I like that he shoots a ton. We need to take the Russian Shot Machine Didkovsky with our next pick if he's there.

 

[RemoAZ]

Armstrong continuously talking about being harder to play against had nothing to do with this pick.

 

[rt]

Why are his stats scrubbed from the USHL site?

Game Center

What the f***? No evidence of Madison ever existing.

 

[XX]

Why are his stats scrubbed from the USHL site?

Game Center

What the f***? No evidence of Madison ever existing.

Team is on hiatus.

Madison Capitols 2019-20 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

Madison is defunct, so why not just wipe the entire stats from everything on the site. Brilliant!!!!!!