Prospect Info: The Prospect Thread (Part XXIX)

[Southern_Canuck]

Clickable 2015-16 Prospect List:
(age is as of the beginning of the 2015-16 Regular Season)

OHL
Jared McCann (19) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Kyle Pettit (19) Erie Otters

WHL
Tate Olson (18) Prince George Cougars
Jake Virtanen (19) Calgary Hitmen
Mackenze Stewart (20) (Tri-City Americans)

QMJHL
Guillaume Brisebois (18) Acadie-Bathurst Titan
Dmitry Zhukenov (18) Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Carl Neill (19) Sherbrooke Phoenix

Europe/KHL/Czech
Lukas Jasek (18) Trinec Ocelari
Nikita Tryamkin (21) Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Anton Rodin (24) Brynas IF

NCAA
Brock Boeser (18) North Dakota
Adam Gaudette (19) Northeastern
Thatcher Demko (19) Boston College
Matt Beattie (22) Yale
Mike Williamson (22) Penn State (retired due to chronic injury)

ECHL
Anton Cederholm (20)
Evan McEneny (21)
Dane Fox (21)
Ludwig Blomstrand (22)
Clay Witt (24) (AHL Contract)

AHL
Cole Cassels (20)
Hunter Shinkaruk (20) (traded to Calgary for Markus Granlund)
Brendan Gaunce (21)
Dane Fox (21)
Joseph Labate (22)
Markus Granlund (22)
Nicklas Jensen (22)
Mike Zalewski (23)
Ronalds Kenins (24)
Alexandre Grenier (24)
Alex Friesen (24)
Linden Vey (24)
Wacey Hamilton (25) (AHL Contract)
Darren Archibald (25) (AHL Contract)
Carter Bancks (26) (AHL Contract)
John Kurtz (26) (AHL Contract)
Blair Jones (29)
Jordan Subban (20)
Evan McEneny (21)
Ashton Sautner (21)
Andrey Pedan (22)
David Shields (24) (AHL PTO)
John Negrin (26) (AHL Contract)
Travis Ehrhardt (26) (AHL Contract)
Alex Biega (27)
Taylor Fedun (27)
Jon Landry (32) (AHL PTO)
Clay Witt (24) (AHL Contract)
Joe Cannata (25)
Richard Bachman (28)

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[ferroid]

At the Cougars-Giants game--Olson on the ice every other shift. Plays a strong two way game, jumps in on offence effectively, and has the smooth skating long stride to get back to cover for his (and his partner's mistakes).

 

[WTG]

Tate Olson is looking like a great pick.

 

[GetFocht]

Fact: Tate Olson, our 7th round draft pick and 2nd last player picked in the 2015 NHL draft is only 3 points behind, Ivan Provorov whom is a 7th overall pick in 2015.

Tate Olson - 18YO, 6'2, 185lbs (210th overall)

3G, 22A +14, 48 PIM

Ivan Provorov - 18YO, 6', 200lbs (7th overall)

7G, 21A +28, 6PIM

 

[coldsteel79]

Fact: Tate Olson, our 7th round draft pick and 2nd last player picked in the 2015 NHL draft is only 3 points behind, Ivan Provorov whom is a 7th overall pick in 2015.

Tate Olson - 18YO, 6'2, 185lbs (210th overall)

3G, 22A +14, 48 PIM

Ivan Provorov - 18YO, 6', 200lbs (7th overall)

7G, 21A +28, 6PIM

Where is Ivan playing?

 

[WTG]

Where is Ivan playing?

On the Wheat kings

 

[coldsteel79]

On the Wheat kings

Ooo just a couple hour drive from me

 

[coastal_nuck]

Fact: Tate Olson, our 7th round draft pick and 2nd last player picked in the 2015 NHL draft is only 3 points behind, Ivan Provorov whom is a 7th overall pick in 2015.

Tate Olson - 18YO, 6'2, 185lbs (210th overall)

3G, 22A +14, 48 PIM

Ivan Provorov - 18YO, 6', 200lbs (7th overall)

7G, 21A +28, 6PIM

But how are the other aspects of Olson's game? Stats only tell one side of the story.

 

[WTG]

Tate Olson's NHLe sky rocketed from 8 NHLe in his draft year to 20.5 NHLe in his draft +1 year

 

[ferroid]

From tonight's viewing, he doesn't seem like a "dynamic offensive defenceman"--he runs the first unit power play and had a solid passing
game, but I haven't seen a ton of shiftiness or dynamic puck movement out of him.

What he is, however, is almost always on the right side of the puck defensively. He makes quick, crisp passes to set the play going the other way, and is out there every other shift. I'd say if his game makes the jump, it would be as a low-event third pairing defender with a decent outlet pass.

 

[701]

At the Cougars-Giants game--Olson on the ice every other shift. Plays a strong two way game, jumps in on offence effectively, and has the smooth skating long stride to get back to cover for his (and his partner's mistakes).

His skating was supposed to be somewhat of a negative, so it's good to hear that it seems to be
at least OK now.

Keep us posted.

 

[ferroid]

Primary assist for Olson on the power play. Made a quick pass to the point for a one timer.

 

[ferroid]

Another really nice primary assist for Olson. Spin move to get past his check from the right point, then passes for the nice setup.

 

[GetFocht]

NVM:: it's updated now.

 

[Lindgren]

Fact: Tate Olson, our 7th round draft pick and 2nd last player picked in the 2015 NHL draft is only 3 points behind, Ivan Provorov whom is a 7th overall pick in 2015.

Tate Olson - 18YO, 6'2, 185lbs (210th overall)

3G, 22A +14, 48 PIM

Ivan Provorov - 18YO, 6', 200lbs (7th overall)

7G, 21A +28, 6PIM

Meanwhile, with two assists tonight for Sherbrooke, fifth round pick Carl Neill moves into third place for scoring for defencemen in the Q: 33 gp, 5 goals, 29 assists. (6'3", 206 lbs, shoots right)

 

[ferroid]

A few more notes on Olson tonight:

- Stood up a lot of plays at the blue line with smart use of his stick. Generally a smart player

- In regards to his speed, he's definitely not a burner, but he gets around the ice just fine. Was lugging a few times late in the third, but understandable given the fact that he played close to half the game.

- Was relied upon in all situations. Out there for the last minute. Lots of faith from the Coach.

- not the most physical player, but uses his body when he needs to definitely has an nhl frame.

- I'd say he was the best defenceman on the Cougars, and probably one of the better skaters in the game. The Giants could get very little done against him 5 on 5. Consistently skates the puck out of trouble or made a smart quick pass to move the play the other way, often resulting in a shot on goal for the Cougars.

- As stated before, his offensive game isn't very flashy for the most part, but he makes solid plays all shift on the power play.

 

[Lindgren]

A few more notes on Olson tonight:

- Stood up a lot of plays at the blue line with smart use of his stick. Generally a smart player

- In regards to his speed, he's definitely not a burner, but he gets around the ice just fine. Was lugging a few times late in the third, but understandable given the fact that he played close to half the game.

- Was relied upon in all situations. Out there for the last minute. Lots of faith from the Coach.

- not the most physical player, but uses his body when he needs to definitely has an nhl frame.

- I'd say he was the best defenceman on the Cougars, and probably one of the better skaters in the game. The Giants could get very little done against him 5 on 5. Consistently skates the puck out of trouble or made a smart quick pass to move the play the other way, often resulting in a shot on goal for the Cougars.

Thanks for the great reports!

 

[tradervik]

Thanks for the great reports!

Seconded. Cheers, mate.

 

[Red]

updated through dec 30
Next update in the new year! Hope everyone has a good one!


NCAA/Juniors

Player|Pos|Pick|Born|League|Team|GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|+/-|Pts/GP
Boeser, Brock|RW|01/23|'97|NCAA|North Dakota|20|13|8|21|12|22|1.05
Brisebois, Guillaume|D|03/66|'97|QMJHL|Acadie-Bathurst|33|6|12|18|16|-6|0.55
Gaudette, Adam|C|05/149|'96|NCAA|Northeastern|18|3|2|5|10|-7|0.28
Neill, Carl|D|05/144|'96|QMJHL|Sherbrooke|33|5|29|34|45|-7|1.03
Olson, Tate|D|07/210|'97|WHL|Prince George|31|3|24|27|50|17|0.87
Pettit, Kyle |C|06/156|'96|OHL|Erie|33|4|6|10|8|11|0.30
Stewart, Mackenze|F|07/186|'95|WHL|Tri-City|1|0|0|0|0|1|0.00
Williamson, Mike|D|06/175|'93|NCAA|Penn State U|6|0|1|1|6|-2|0.17
Zhukenov, Dmitrey|C|04/114|'97|QMJHL|Chicoutimi|33|9|22|31|32|1|0.94

AHL

Player|Pos|Pick|Born|League|Team|GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|+/-|Pts/GP
Cassels, Cole|C|03/85 |'95|AHL|Utica|24|1|1|2|9|-4|0.08
Fox, Dane*|C|--|'93|AHL|Utica|1|0|0|0|0|0|0.00
Friesen, Alex|C|06/172|'91|AHL|Utica|26|7|6|13|34|7|0.50
Gaunce, Brendan|C|01/26|'94|AHL|Utica|20|9|9|18|10|8|0.90
Grenier, Alexandre|RW|03/90|'91|AHL|Utica|31|6|13|19|24|-2|0.61
Jensen, Nicklas|RW|01/29|'93|AHL|Utica|25|4|8|12|16|5|0.48
Kenins, Ronalds*|LW|--|'91|AHL|Utica|8|0|1|1|8|-1|0.12
LaBate, Joe|C|04/101 |'93|AHL|Utica|22|1|3|4|23|1|0.18
McEneny, Evan*|D|--|'94|AHL|Utica|2|0|0|0|0|-2|0.00
Pedan, Andrey*|D|03/63|'93 |AHL|Utica |19|2|7|9|49|6|0.47
Sautner, Ashton|D|-- |'94|AHL|Utica|19|3|5|8|2|1|0.42
Shinkaruk, Hunter|LW |01/24|'94 |AHL|Utica |25|13|12|25|10|5|1.00
Stewart, Mackenze*|F|07/186|'95|AHL|Utica|4|0|0|0|17|-1|0.00
Subban, Jordan|D|04/115|'95|AHL|Utica|24|5|10|15|12|2|0.62

ECHL

Player|Pos|Pick|Born|League|Team|GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|+/-|Pts/GP
Blomstrand, Ludwig|LW|04/120|'93|ECHL|Kalamazoo|29|5|9|14|24|-17|0.48
Cederholm, Anton|D|05/145|'95|ECHL|Kalamazoo|27|0|5|5|30|2|0.19
Fox, Dane|C|--|'93|ECHL|Kalamazoo|28|9|15|24|57|-4|0.86
Stewart, Mackenze*|F|07/186|'95|ECHL|Kalamazoo|6|0|0|0|5|-3|0.00
McEneny, Evan|D|--|'94|ECHL|Kalamazoo|2|0|2|2|0|-1|1.00

Overseas

Player|Pos|Pick|Born|League|Team|GP|G|A|Pts|PIM|+/-|Pts/GP
Jasek, Lukas|RW|06/174|'97|Czech|Trinec HC|17|2|1|3|16|0|0.18
Jasek, Lukas*|RW|06/174|'97|Czech U21|Trinec HC|6|6|10|16|4|5|2.67
Tryamkin, Nikita|D|03/66|'94|KHL|Yekaterinburg|42|4|7|11|28|-1|0.26

Goalies

Player|Pos|Pick|Born|League|Team|GP|W|L|T|SO|Save %|GAA
Demko, Thatcher|G|02/36|'95|NCAA|Boston College|18|13|4|1|6|0.936|1.72

Some highlights:
AHL: Shinkaruk 3GP 1G 1A +4 (15th in AHL scoring, 8th among players born in 1990 or later)
AHL: Subban 3GP 1G 2A +3 (7th among AHL rookie defenseman)
QMJHL: Neill 2GP 2A -1 (3rd in QMJHL defensemen scoring)
QMJHL: Brisebois 2GP 2A even (24th in QMJHL defensemen scoring)
QMJHL: Zhukenov 2GP 1G 1A +5
WHL: Olson 3GP 1G 3A +2 (14th in WHL defensemen scoring)

 

[Icebreakers]

Kevin Connauton had 72 points in 69 games in his draft+ 1 year. Though he was a 19 year old , he was dominant in the WHL. Stats are the last thing i care about as a dman , as long as they are respectable.

 

[WTG]

Kevin Connauton had 72 points in 69 games in his draft+ 1 year. Though he was a 19 year old , he was dominant in the WHL. Stats are the last thing i care about as a dman , as long as they are respectable.

Kevin Connauton is also a NHL player.

If Tate Olson can become as good as Connauton that's a huge win, especially for a 7th round pick.

 

[Red]

For some context, Olson is putting up a PPG comparable to Morgan Rielly at the same age and better than recent 1st and 2nd rounders like Myers, Hamonic, Reinhart, Dumba, Cowen, Severson, Mueller, Pysyk at the exact same age. That's pretty impressive!

Stats aren't everything, but they are important. A player that doesn't put up points in juniors, even as a defenseman, seldom becomes an NHL player. Most NHL players put up numbers in juniors and Olson is on the right track to develop into an NHL player.

 

[Josepho]

Kevin Connauton had 72 points in 69 games in his draft+ 1 year. Though he was a 19 year old , he was dominant in the WHL. Stats are the last thing i care about as a dman , as long as they are respectable.

I don't see how that's a bad thing by any means. Connauton is an NHL player who puts up adequate points for a defenceman of his calibur, which can't be said about the vast majority of 7th rounders. If Olson turns into Connauton, it's a success.

 

[Pip]

The vast majority of NHLers, including defensemen, were very productive junior players. I didn't know much about Olsen before we drafted him, but as of right now he looks to be on the right track. I haven't seen him so I'm not sure if he has a projectable skillset as well, but the stats are very encouraging,

Very glad that we didn't get another Stewart.

 

[WTG]

Isn't the most important stat for evaluating junior defenseman their icetime?

The best players will always have the highest TOI because they are trusted the most. Can't remember where I got this from. Might have been some developmental article.