Prospect Info: Jorian Donovan - D - 136th overall - Hamilton - OHL

[scallionjj11]

Jorian Donovan at eliteprospects.com

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Jorian Donovan, 2004-04-05 Calgary, AB, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Saginaw Spirit. Complete player biography and stats.

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[Ginger Papa]

Love seeing him smiling ear to ear heading to the Team Table. Hope he turns into a mid round gem for you.

 

[edguy]

I love this pick for the simple reason that he would have grown up watching his dad play for the Sens. Probably a pretty big fan of the team.

 

[cudi]

he's very very fast like his pops IIRC

 

[Hale The Villain]

Yet another kid with size, speed and questionable hockey sense

 

[GermanSpitfire]

fantastic skater but has consistency issues. Has to work on his decision making and is raw but this is a fantastic pick for Ottawa!

 

[Xspyrit]

This guy is pretty much boom or bust, but good gamble to make on a 5th round pick. Ranked 81st by McKenzie... that's a 3rd round pick

Ranked #73 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #82 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #81 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE
Ranked #194 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #81 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
Ranked #121 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
Ranked #61 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY

 

[Philadelphia Collins]

Jorian

 

[Icelevel]

Sean Donovan’s son. That’s pretty cool man.

 

[Micklebot]

This guy is pretty much boom or bust, but good gamble to make on a 5th round pick. Ranked 81st by McKenzie... that's a 3rd round pick

Ranked #73 by ELITEPROSPECTS.COM
Ranked #82 by FCHOCKEY
Ranked #81 by TSN/BOB McKENZIE
Ranked #194 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #81 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
Ranked #121 by RECRUIT SCOUTING
Ranked #61 by DRAFT PROSPECTS HOCKEY

I usually find McKeens and FC to be fairly tempered in their rankings; really odd to see them over 100 spots apart on this kid.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Donovan’s profile is one I like. Young Guy who was buried in a good team. More responsibility coming. If he has a great season lots of hype

 

[Icelevel]

Likes Erik Karlsson and Thomas Chabot.
I like this kid.

 

[DDT]

Likes Erik Karlsson and Thomas Chabot.
I like this kid.

Well, he probably grew up around them, so it makes sense.

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

If he can be a touch of the player his dad was, he will do good here.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Like this pick . Got size and speed late birthday so plenty of room to grow. Don’t like that his dad works for the team but it is a plus that his dad is a development coach that can help him grow.

 

[aragorn]

I thought they would pick him, good for him being picked by the team he watched & was around growing up.

 

[Tap on the Ankle]

Prince Jorian of House Donovan

 

[Emerica]

This is a sleeper pick imo. It's hard to get ice-time as a 17yo on a championship winning team. I'd expect him to have a much larger role next season.

Apparently his skating is a great asset and he's Shean Donovan's kid so you know he'll be hard working. Excited to see his progression

 

[Brock]

My write up on him:

My Final Top 50 OHL Players for the 2022 NHL Entry Draft - Part 3: 30-11

This is the third part of my final top 50 OHL players eligible for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Here you will find players ranked 30 through 1...

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[saskriders]

This one surprised me. But if management is handing this out already it sounds like a good sign to me.

 

[Xspyrit]

What was the hurry to sign him?

 

[bashbros32]

I'm really excited about this kid, and I hope @Emerica was right that it was a "young kid, championship team" type thing...

Cause I really don't like the idea that he was a healthy scratch in the playoffs in may, and signed to an ELC in september... hopefully the kid had a killer summer and showed up to camp and proved himself, and this isn't just a nepotism contract.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

This is a quick signing for an 18yr old CHLer who was just picked in the 5th round. Clearly we like him a lot. Not sure what the rush was, but I will trust that they know what they're doing.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Nepotism signing

Hopefully he lives up to it

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I enjoyed what I saw in rookie tourney