Prospect Info: Carter Berger (D) (2019, #106 overall), Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)

[SoupyFIN]

With the 106th pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft,
The Florida Panthers are proud to select:

Carter Berger - D
Victoria Grizzlies - (BCHL)



Carter Berger at eliteprospects.com​

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[letsgrowcactus]

We take another overager Carter Berger (D) at 106...
Where did we get this pick?

 

[violaswallet]

We take another overager Carter Berger (D) at 106...
Where did we get this pick?

We had 3 fourth round picks. The two that we traded to CBJ were from the Bjugstad trade. This was our own.

 

[letsgrowcactus]

From The Hockey News:

Carter Berger, LHD (Victoria, BCHL – No. 157 NA)
Another overager, Berger was one of the most improved defensemen this season, increasing his point total to 63 after netting 34 points the campaign prior. Some of the success Alex Newhook and Alexander Campbell had in Victoria has to be attributed to Berger’s play on the back end, as he was the one who set up rushes for the duo. The NCAA Connecticut commit received a lot of attention during his time with Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge.

 

[Bobblebee]

Committed to University of Connecticut, considered a possible steal by some sites. Leads defenseman in points, and leads in goals with 9 more than runner up. Plays in BCHL

 

[IceManCat]

best dman in the BCHL not bad

 

[letsgrowcactus]

We had 3 fourth round picks. The two that we traded to CBJ were from the Bjugstad trade. This was our own.

Right, my bad. I thought we had 104, 114 and 116 while we had 104, 106 and 114.

 

[batting1k]

best dman in the BCHL not bad

Well I'd hope so...this year was his 3rd season in the league lol

 

[JP Mick]

Well I'd hope so...this year was his 3rd season in the league lol

If there is one thing I'm not worried about it's defensemen that needed extra seasoning. As long as the progression is slow and steady and obvious.

 

[Tequila Sunrise]

Looking forward to seeing what he does at the collegiate level. Uconn hockey isn't the best, but hopefully he can take what he learned in BCHL and build on it in College.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Victoria Grizzlies fan here.

Loved watching Berger this past season, he's an absolutely brilliant skater and is very fast. Hands down one of if not the best in the draft. He's great at using his skating to cover ice when hustling back or defending the rush and is good with his stick.

He likes to carry the puck, but sometimes too much as he should be looking for an option to feed a quick, accurate outlet pass rather than skate the puck, especially when the game gets tighter as the leagues get better.

His wrist shot is very quick and accurate; could stand to work on the slapshot. He's pretty slight so he's gonna need to put on some muscle for sure.

A guy that could pan out if the Panthers are patient and his IQ translates to the pro leagues.

 

[Ghoste]

-ghoste

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

He is now at Western Michigan and had a significant boost in points in his first season (Is there a way to edit the header to reflect that?)

Has he done enough to earn an ELC or is he more likely to start his pro career in either the ECHL or elsewhere?

 

[Prominence Problem]

He is now at Western Michigan and had a significant boost in points in his first season (Is there a way to edit the header to reflect that?)

Has he done enough to earn an ELC or is he more likely to start his pro career in either the ECHL or elsewhere?

I didn't realize he was on Western Michigan this year. I was kind of wondering what happened with UCONN, but the transfer portal open another level that I don't really understand.
Because he was in school when covid happened, I believe he's eligible for another year of NCAA hockey.