Prospect Info: With the 76th overall pick in the 2021 Entry Draft, the Ducks select Tyson Hinds

[Ducks DVM]

Tyson Hinds

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[MMC]

Welcome

 

[AngelDuck]

Tyson or Tyler?

 

[duxfan1101]

 

[sasha barkov]

Like it , big physical mobile d man

 

[AngelDuck]

How physical is he? 6’3 LHD

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Must have really liked him to move a potentially earlier pick next year. Sounds like he's working with strong physical skills and brings an edge

 

[Ducks DVM]

Tyson or Tyler?

Tyson. Autocorrect is killing me today

 

[cheesymc]

Must have really liked him to move a potentially earlier pick next year. Sounds like he's working with strong physical skills and brings an edge

the only way it’s earlier is if we are the worst team… it’s not much of a jump since we were the 2nd worse…

 

[WhatTheDuck]

the only way it’s earlier is if we are the worst team… it’s not much of a jump since we were the 2nd worse…

We traded our 3rd next year for a mid 3rd this year. We give up the higher pick unless we make playoffs next year

 

[cheesymc]

We traded our 3rd next year for a mid 3rd this year. We give up the higher pick unless we make playoffs next year

oh yeah… well at least it accelerates the rebuild process by a year…

 

[MMC]

 

[Static]

Sounds like a trade really pushed this kid into high-gear in his draft year. Late riser.

 

[ShadowDuck]

 

[Kalv]

No idea who this is but the fact we traded for him makes me excited

 

[Hockey Duckie]

How physical is he? 6’3 LHD

I found this snippet on a QMJHL on top-10 draft prospects, November edition.

• Tyson Hinds | LD | Shawinigan Cataractes

By being 6’3’’ tall and weighing in at 180 pounds, Tyson Hinds is just plain nasty to play against. The rough and tough defender from Gatineau, Quebec skates extremely well for his size and never shies away from throwing his body around.

He defends very well for the Cataractes, with a highly active stick and great body position. Hinds will never be a massive point getter, but every team values a stay-at-home defender like him. In 63 career games with Shawinigan, Hinds has 2 goals, 10 assists and a +7 rating.

No flash here, just a solid high character blueliner that will do just about anything to win puck battles down low. His vision and crisp passing allow him to transition the puck to the highly skilled Cataractes forwards with ease.​

He developed his offense once he was traded to Rimouski as Rimouski liked to push its defenseman to participate in the offense. Here's a quote from the Draft Analyst:

Hinds began the season primarily as a third-pairing defenseman, rotating between the right and left sides. He currently has a lanky build but should fill out. At first glance, he seemed to play a safe, low-risk game but he has developed a more aggressive style since being traded. Several factors play into this, such as Rimouski’s up-tempo system versus the conservative style Shawinigan expects from most of their defensemen in a forward-centric attack.​

Why does this situation remind me about Fleury looking more aggressive offensively in his 12-game stint with us? heh.

 

[bsu]

He is unrated in the NHL Blackbook.

 

[bsu]

Maybe a Simon Benoit type?

 

[KaseMeOutside]

To trade what they did they had to have a 2nd round grade on him I think

 

[Kariya 9]

Seems like a Dirk pick.

 

[bsu]

Does a little bit of everything... maybe Alec Martinez like?

 

[Kalv]

Sounds like Simon Benoit type but with more potential.

I don't see anything super special right now but if we traded for him, and he's a defenseman... I'm excited.
All indications he's 3-4 years away tho

 

[Andy Lehoux]

 

[bsu]

Really like his game but he just seemed to avoid physicality at almost every cost during camp.