Prospect Info: With the #92 pick, the Wild select (LW) Connor Dewar (WHL, Everett Silvertips)

[Minnesota]

Connor Dewar at eliteprospects.com

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[Minnesota]

Ranked #158 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
Ranked #153 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
Ranked #117 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

Nice job, Wild.

 

[absolute garbage]

5'10 overager who managed a mere PPG in a WHL powerhouse team last season. Seems like an awful pick.

 

[Minnesota]

 

[nickschultzfan]

Am I missing something on this over-ager thing? Didnt he just turn 19 a couple of days ago? I wouldn't call that much. He is like 6 months older than everybody else in the draft.

Seems like a solid middle-6 prospect picked up at the end of the 3rd round.

 

[DANOZ28]

this was probably an iowa help pick. since we didnt have a 4th im ok with it. i really thought our last 3rd would be a G.

 

[FrodoBeggins]

I agree that more interesting guys were available. His statistics are not impressive, but Everett is a defensive team. And he is a good two-sided forward.

 

[absolute garbage]

Am I missing something on this over-ager thing? Didnt he just turn 19 a couple of days ago? I wouldn't call that much. He is like 6 months older than everybody else in the draft.

Seems like a solid middle-6 prospect picked up at the end of the 3rd round.

It's a combination of things. He is undersized, this was his third full WHL season, he was undrafted a year ago, his production is very meh in a powerhouse team (30 points fewer than the leading scorer in his team).

This does not sound like a future NHLer to me. Especially for a 92nd pick, it doesn't seem like a good bet. It's very different from the other pick Boudrias who was also undrafted last year but is 6'4 and was the highest scoring player in his below-average team by 20 points. And was picked 179th on the top of that. That's a good bet.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Not sure if it was covered elsewhere, but Dewar got an invite to Team Canada's summer WJC Camp.

Guessing he's a huge longshot, but a nice nod. And a positive sign despite what the above post says.

Only Wild prospect in consideration for Team Canada.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Have been able to watch him~10 times in the last 2 years. He doesn't exactly stick out.

 

[nickschultzfan]

Is kind of funny to think if nobody in the Wild was checking birth dates during the draft this year.

 

[2Pair]

Is kind of funny to think if nobody in the Wild was checking birth dates during the draft this year.

Huh? You think that they didn't know how old he was?

 

[AJ Thelen]

10 goals and 18 points in the first 10 games. Good start!

 

[Saga of the Elk]

10 goals and 18 points in the first 10 games. Good start!

Now 12 goals, 21 points, in 13 games. Sure, expectations can be modest but he's not an overager, the team is not as stacked, and this is supposed to be an exceptional year for the WHL, so quality of play might be higher. He wasn't even ranked by Central Scouting for 2017 I don't think (Boudrias was ranked 185).

 

[2Pair]

He's playing right now on NHL network in the Russia/Canada series.

 

[Digitalbooya]

He's playing right now on NHL network in the Russia/Canada series.

Did you catch it? If so, how’d he look?

 

[2Pair]

Did you catch it? If so, how’d he look?

He looked really small, but was very good with the puck. Good hands and wasn't afraid to try and make a play. Had an Assist in a 2-1 win.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Now 12 goals, 21 points, in 13 games. Sure, expectations can be modest but he's not an overager, the team is not as stacked, and this is supposed to be an exceptional year for the WHL, so quality of play might be higher. He wasn't even ranked by Central Scouting for 2017 I don't think (Boudrias was ranked 185).

Dewar was ranked 117th. (Wild selects Connor Dewar with final pick of third round)

 

[Wabit]

Dewar was ranked 117th. (Wild selects Connor Dewar with final pick of third round)

He was talking about the '17 draft (14g/16a in 71 games that year) not the the '18 draft where he was an overage pick.

 

[StateofCelly]

Doesn't look like he made the selection roster for the WJC... was hoping he would get a shot since he is having a solid season.

 

[Saga of the Elk]

Doesn't look like he made the selection roster for the WJC... was hoping he would get a shot since he is having a solid season.

Just saw that too. Bummer. Zero prospects on Team Canada again. It's been an unfortunately regular occurrence.

But the big thing is for Dewar to keep up his play all season, turn pro next season and have an impact like Mason Shaw has done. I like the new youth orientation in the AHL and I think this kid can play a role for sure.

 

[Wabit]

Just saw that too. Bummer. Zero prospects on Team Canada again. It's been an unfortunately regular occurrence.

But the big thing is for Dewar to keep up his play all season, turn pro next season and have an impact like Mason Shaw has done. I like the new youth orientation in the AHL and I think this kid can play a role for sure.

The Wild don't draft many Canadians with high picks. The 2012? draft was the last time MN took a Canadian with a 1st or a 2nd round.

 

[Victorious Secret]

Scored the game winner on Friday in Overtime. Nice that he's getting reps at Center. Playing him there so much he's listed as Center. I believe on programs and most places last year he was listed as Wing.

 

[P10p]

Big change from the reisborough(sp?) Days when we had more wjc team Canada alumni than any team in the league

 

[TaLoN]

Big change from the reisborough(sp?) Days when we had more wjc team Canada alumni than any team in the league

Yeah, that didn't turn out well either.