RD Zach Bookman - Brooks Bandits, AJHL (2020 undrafted)

[Ovechkin962]

This guy has 83 points in 43 games this year as a defenseman in the AJHL!!

Any scouting report on him?

Zach Bookman at eliteprospects.com

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

Bump. 102 points in 55 games. Second highest single season defenseman points total in AJHL history. Won CJHL defenseman of the year, which is all of Junior A. He was third in the league in scoring for any position, although 1st and 2nd were his teammates. He way more than doubled up the next best defenseman points total in the league.

Passed over twice already and only 5’10, but good skater and skilled. No problem scoring points. He’s committed to Merrimack for next season.

Is he a late bloomer or just an average overage prospect dominating Junior A?

 

[seafoam]

At this point, teams will likely see how he handles the NCAA and if he overcomes that transition he may get a contract down the road in his junior or senior season.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

At this point, teams will likely see how he handles the NCAA and if he overcomes that transition he may get a contract down the road in his junior or senior season.

Don’t see anyway a team doesn’t take a flyer on this kid at some point in the draft.

 

[neelynugs]

i think he's a late rounder for sure this year

 

[wetcoast]

A team would make good use of a later pick on this guy.

There is a clip of him here and BTW this guys reports are pretty interesting and worth the read.

Draft Season Is Upon Us: April’s Top 100 2022 Draft Rankings

The Top 100 Players for the 2022 NHL Draft

www.diebytheblade.com

 

[Puckstop40]

I remember the last time a high scoring defenseman was taken from this team it worked out pretty damn good.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

I remember the last time a high scoring defenseman was taken from this team it worked out pretty damn good.

Corson Ceulamans.....the jury's still out on that one.

 

[Puckstop40]

Corson Ceulamans.....the jury's still out on that one.

Our views of high scoring are different.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Our views of high scoring are different.

Our views on sarcasm clearly differ as well.

 

[Chainshot]

Buffalo likes their local overagers. I could see them kicking this can with a late-rounder.

 

[Puckstop40]

Our views on sarcasm clearly differ as well.

To be fair, mine isnt so good on this site

 

[Dread Clawz]

He won't last past the 6th. His skating is just beautiful to watch.

 

[My3Sons]

Is he related to the library cop?

 

[Jordan Belfort]

Better numbers than Makar... Why is he not ranked in the first round?

 

[Mrb1p]

Better numbers than Makar... Why is he not ranked in the first round?

Because hes 20?

 

[Jordan Belfort]

Because hes 20?

Only one year older than Makar was in Brooks

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Better numbers than Makar... Why is he not ranked in the first round?

Because he’s 3 years older than makar?

 

[Jordan Belfort]

Because he’s 3 years older than makar?

Only one

 

[EXTRAS]

1.5 years older than Makar was during his draft year. Bookman was 19 almost this entire season while makar was 18 his entire draft season due to an early birthday.

Also Makar was in his 2nd full season with Brooks, while this was Bookmans rookie year.

That being said it appears Bookman had a couple more offensive guys he was playing with, although Makar had some high offensive players too.

 

[EXTRAS]

No dice. Will need to prove himself in college.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I’ll eat the crow - even if I still believe he deserved to be drafted at some point.

Just means he’ll be a college free agent in a few years.

 

[seafoam]

At this point, teams will likely see how he handles the NCAA and if he overcomes that transition he may get a contract down the road in his junior or senior season.

Based on the draft today, I was on the money.

 

[bigdog16]

This one os surprising. Will be one of those highly rated college free agents soon

 

[GermanSpitfire]

This one os surprising. Will be one of those highly rated college free agents soon

The NHL is going back to size over skill drafting while also putting an emphasis on size and skating.
If you’re a smaller guy - you better be absolutely elite in multiple facets of your game in order to go early on.