Prospect Info: 3rd round - 70th overall - Miles Gendron

[SixthSens]

Miles Gendron NHL.com page

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[OttawaOilers]

Who the hell!?!?!

Sounds like a Transformer who goes to an Academy, LOL

I'll trust what they're doing.

 

[Ouroboros]

Looks like he'll be playing for Penticton in the BCHL next year. UConn in the NCAA after that.

 

[Midas0]

His name sounds like a name off of Game of Thrones. Based on that, excellent pick!

 

[Quo]

Button likes him plenty.

 

[SixthSens]

@SunGarrioch 32s
Senators select D Miles Gendron from Rivers Academy. He plays for former Senators winger Shawn McEachern, who is the head coach. #Sens

 

[WhiteLight*]

Big time project

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Another defenseman who is called a great skater. Wonder what his potential is like coming from such a low level, though.

 

[OttawaOilers]

Cool name regardless, he's a 'nice' guy atleast. Can add some character!

 

[guyzeur]

When converting from forward to defense, Miles Gendron's biggest concern was not letting his teammates down. The Rivers School star certainly exceeded the expectations of his teammates and himself when making the move back to the blue line.

"Austin Rook, our top defenseman, went down so we had to have someone back there. Miles had some experience on the point on our power play so we moved him back there. He walks the blue line well and moves the puck well," said Rivers head coach Shawn McEachern, a former star at Boston University.

Gendron has no shortage of potential and upside. His skating ability and athleticism are off the charts and he will continue to develop as he plays a full season with the Penticton Vees before heading to UConn to play for head coach Mike Cavanaugh in the fall of 2015.

"His skating ability is just so good. He is difficult to forecheck. He just is a natural back there. He has a good first path when retrieving the puck. He reads the breakout and jumps into the rush," said McEachern.


http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/201...t-miles-gendron-rivers-school-shawn-mceachern

6-2/173lbs

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Skating skating skating.

 

[PaGEEsBack]

@SunGarrioch 32s
Senators select D Miles Gendron from Rivers Academy. He plays for former Senators winger Shawn McEachern, who is the head coach. #Sens

This makes me happy. Love this pick.

 

[Healfezza]

@SunGarrioch 32s
Senators select D Miles Gendron from Rivers Academy. He plays for former Senators winger Shawn McEachern, who is the head coach. #Sens

Sounds like the Sens got a little inside info on the guy.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Solid size, great skater, recent transition to defense, coached by a former Senator.

I'm on board.

 

[Wiercioch2Karlsson]

Any Dorion audio?

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Skating skating skating.

We desperately need a team-wide upgrading in the skating department. Glad to the the scouts focusing on that part of the game a little more.

Kid sounds like a poor man's Karlsson with the skating ability and bringing the puck up the ice. (Not saying he'll be a Karlsson though.) Very, very interesting.

 

[pm88]

cool, I guess?

 

[Quo]

Bob Janecyk on Gendron.

 

[SixthSens]

Happy birthday, Miles!

@Senators 1m
The #Sens newest prospect is on on Twitter @mgendron10 and also celebrating his 18th birthday today!

 

[derriko]

See ya in 5 years kid

 

[DJB]

Love that every one of these kids can really skate. I think it's something this team has lacked for a while now and it's nice to take kids that are elite skaters as opposed to ones that they struggle skating or are a project.

Great picks so far.

 

[BigRig4]

Not a bad 18th birthday gift getting drafted to the NHL

 

[Quo]

Gendron's path to the Ottawa Senators started with a toe drag

Shawn McEachern was at the rink to perform a clinic, and young Miles Gendron tried to hold an impromptu one of his own. That chance encounter led to the defenceman being drafted by the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

With no first-rounder thanks to the 2013 Bobby Ryan trade with Anaheim, the Senators skewed toward high-ceiling European and NCAA-track players with their Day 2 picks. That included third-rounder Gendron, whose prep coach at The Rivers School was McEachern, who played on the Senators' first playoff teams in the late '90s and early aughties.

 

[BonkTastic]

Love this kid's post-draft interview.

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Sens amateur scout Lewis Mongelluzzo talks about Miles Gendron.

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[AverageAtBest]

He was drafted by the Moncton Wildcats in the 10th round in 2013