Aaron Vickers
FCHockey
Sean Lafortune, one of our guys in the OHL, has provided for us on the new site 10 draft eligible players to keep a close eye on. Now, this isn't a top-10 list of OHL draft eligibles, just a list of intriguing guys heading into the year.
Among them is Jesse Graham.
Full list of 10 is here: http://futureconsiderations.ca/keep-an-eye-on/
Among them is Jesse Graham.
Jesse Graham – Niagara Ice Dogs
One thing that NHL teams never seem to have enough of are high end offensive minded defensemen, who have the ability to skate a puck out of trouble and make crisp, accurate first passes. Jesse Graham is a defenseman who displays all those tools. Paired with Dougie Hamilton last season, Graham is a blueliner who could be moving up the draft charts quickly. He is one of the better skating defensemen in the league, and has the ability to generate offense out of the back end.
The questions that have surrounded him over the past few years are his size and strength. Although he is not one who is physically intimidated, he needs to show that he can battle physically against bigger and stronger forwards, while gaining on his successful rookie season. How well he plays in his own end, coupled with his expected offensive improvement, will go a long way in establishing his draft stock for the draft in June.
Full list of 10 is here: http://futureconsiderations.ca/keep-an-eye-on/
