C John Beecher - USNTDP, USHL (2019, 30th, BOS)

[DANOZ28]

if hes available at #43 i hope my wild pick him.

 

[kings11]

Hoping the Kings at #33 get either Beecher or Foote

 

[UNITEDSTATESOFHOCKEY]

if hes available at #43 i hope my wild pick him.

Do the Wild really need another big forward with minimal skill?!?!?!

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Do the Wild really need another big forward with minimal skill?!?!?!

Could do worse at 43 than a speedy 6'3" center.

 

[DANOZ28]

what if he pans out to be a faster version of coyle, isn't that worth a 2nd?

 

[Ralonzo]

Could do worse at 43 than a speedy 6'3" center.

You can get big and speedy without spending assets, Tim Schaller comes to mind. Beecher, it depends how you think his offense would translate.

 

[North Country]

Much safer pick for his size and skill set to translate than many of the numerous 5'10" - 5'11" prospects listed.

 

[KickHisAssZegrass]

I think he's going higher than mocks are saying. Some team will grab him in the 20's

 

[LastWordArmy]

Our look

John Beecher Scouting Report: 2019 NHL Draft #51

 

[FireBird71]

#GoBlue

 

[Scintillating10]

Our look

John Beecher Scouting Report: 2019 NHL Draft #51

Scouting report makes him sound like next Bob Gainey

 

[chewbaccaman]

If he has a strong combine he will go #20-31. Centers that can wheel like him are the exact type of players playoff teams will use their 1st on.

 

[PG Canuck]

Much safer pick for his size and skill set to translate than many of the numerous 5'10" - 5'11" prospects listed.

Uhh, I wouldn't say size is a players lifeline anymore. Look around the league - those 5'10" etc players are taking over and dominating the league.

 

[TheWhiskeyThief]

Uhh, I wouldn't say size is a players lifeline anymore. Look around the league - those 5'10" etc players are taking over and dominating the league.

Size and speed

 

[neelynugs]

i guess if you think a sean kuraly kind of player is worth a late 1st, you make that pick.
i don't see the offense with beecher, but certainly the size/speed combination is alluring.

 

[TheWhiskeyThief]

He’ll be a 10-15 goal guy in all likelihood, if you have 2 picks in the 2nd he worth grabbing with one of them.

 

[North Country]

Uhh, I wouldn't say size is a players lifeline anymore. Look around the league - those 5'10" etc players are taking over and dominating the league.

90% of those sized players do a disappearing act in the more physical playoffs. I’m glad you’re not my teams’s gym. Size and speed with a small smattering of smaller skilled guys that can hold their own.

 

[UNITEDSTATESOFHOCKEY]

Could do worse at 43 than a speedy 6'3" center.

I don't know many teams that are searching for a defensive forward and penalty killer in the top two rounds but knock yourself out.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I don't know many teams that are searching for a defensive forward and penalty killer in the top two rounds but knock yourself out.

By round 2, you're looking for an NHL player. More than that is a bonus.

 

[eco's bones]

Size, speed, good defensively, he likes to hit--contributes some offense. There's a lot to like.

 

[DANOZ28]

I don't know many teams that are searching for a defensive forward and penalty killer in the top two rounds but knock yourself out.

just asking have you ever heard of a guy named koivu? we also had a guy named haula that started out as a speedy defensive guy and he turned out pretty good 2!

 

[Lion Hound]

Kids got Moxy. I think he goes 20-30

 

[eco's bones]

Kids got Moxy. I think he goes 20-30

I suspect somewhere between 25 and 45. There is some question about his offense--that said on a stacked USNTDP team he did not get put into the best quality situations. He was like their 7th forward. I think he's a very safe pick and should play in the NHL for years though--for his size, excellent skating, physical play and defensive game and if his offense ever did come around he would be a real steal.

 

[HF92]

Can anyone see Johnny Beecher opting to go CHL route after being drafted or a team making him report to the Sault ?

 

[BruinsBtn]

Definitely the kind of guy you could see a team falling in love with.