RD Ryan Siedem - Univ. of Notre Dame, NCAA (2019 undrafted)

[Frk It]

Ryan Siedem at eliteprospects.com

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[TT1]

Mock drafts are coming to an end so i'll post my analysis on him, he's a huge darkhorse in this years draft imo:

"Pretty much a complete 2 way dman. Fluid skater, has amazing poise, very high IQ, good breakouts, tight defensive gap, plays both PP/PK, plays top pair ES minutes, uses body well defensively. I look at him now and can't stop thinking about how he could progress into a Slavin-esque player. Main thing he needs to work on is his shot, he's already extremely solid defensively but i also think he has the tools to take his offensive game to another level.

Pretty sure I've picked him in every mock draft I've been in so far. Safe floor and high upside."

 

[QJL]

Yeah, this guy has really flown under the radar. He’s going to be in my final top 100 list.

 

[emptyNedder]

Pretty much a complete 2 way dman. Fluid skater, has amazing poise, very high IQ, good breakouts, tight defensive gap, plays both PP/PK, plays top pair ES minutes, uses body well defensively.

Glad to hear that. I have created a simple model to identify D-men after the second round. Siedem is at the top of the list.

 

[AmericanDream]

maybe another Jordan Harris type dman??

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Solid freshman season at Harvard but again went through the draft without being selected.

With the uncertainty of the Ivy League/ECAC playing, he is still young enough to return to the USHL.

Fargo Force defenseman finds Harvard just south of Harwood, North Dakota | INFORUM

 

[NJ Fan 12]

Passed through two NHL Drafts without being selected but I wonder what scouts make of his season in Fargo after he led Force defensemen in scoring.

Is he just perceived as a 20-year-old with a year of college experience playing against teenagers or is there something worth pursuing?

 

[Bonin21]

Is he just perceived as a 20-year-old with a year of college experience playing against teenagers or is there something worth pursuing?

1. Yes.
2. They will wait and see what he does in his next college season.

 

[NJ Fan 12]

1. Yes.
2. They will wait and see what he does in his next college season.

Believe he would then be a UFA. Given he is from NJ, might not be a bad late round flier for the Devils to take.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Looks like he's entering the transfer portal for a fifth season of college hockey.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Third in points for Notre Dame (leading Irish defensemen). Is a senior and not a fifth-year (spent the COVID season in the USHL.

Fighting Irish were picked for last in the Big 10 but are right in the hunt.