Ryan Collins - 2nd round

[LastWordArmy]

http://lastwordonsports.com/2014/06/27/nhl-draft-scouting-reports-76-100/

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[Double-Shift Lasse]

Sort of the yang to Milano's yin.

 

[pete goegan]

As posted in the Draft thread:

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articl...h-milano-the-best-of-another-solid-ntdp-class

 

[Fro]

6'5" and can skate...i like it...

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Big ****er

 

[Jackets16]

Collins is another college kid. That doesn't surprise me. Like I said with Milano, I think we are wanting kids with a lot of potential who are also going to college which helps spread out when our prospects will be turning pro some.


Collins is the type of defenseman we needed. Not the guy I wanted, but a good pick.

 

[Fro]

from CBJ

2: With the selection of Ryan Collins, the Blue Jackets have selected two players from the U.S.A National Team Development Program. The Jackets selected Sonny Milano with the 16th overall pick. This number also represents the number of medals that Collins earned as a member of the USNTDP in the World Championships and World Juniors.

6’5: Collins stands as one of the tallest defenseman in the 2014 draft class.

4: The number of seasons that Collins has posted a plus/minus of 10 or more. His rating reached north of 19 in his two seasons with the U-17 and U-18 teams.

192: The total number of games in which Collins has played for the USNTDP.

 

[punk_o_holic]

So it looked like Columbus was trying to move up from their 47th to draft Collins. Jarmo and company didn't think they had a chance at him at 47th so they're quite pleased with the pick.