2023-24 NCAA, CHL, OHL and European prospects thread

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On Campus: Quinnipiac forward Graf among 10 free agents soon eligible to sign with NHL teams | NHL.com

General managers making rounds to watch top potential targets

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Usually I have to take a coach's scouting report with a grain of salt, but additional info about Quillan:

Pecknold sees Quillan as potential shutdown center in the mold of Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal.

"He'll be a great penalty killer, 200-foot player," Pecknold said. "A big thing for him is he brings it every game. Very detailed, does a lot of things well."

 

[Zippy316]

On Campus: Quinnipiac forward Graf among 10 free agents soon eligible to sign with NHL teams | NHL.com

General managers making rounds to watch top potential targets

www.nhl.com

Usually I have to take a coach's scouting report with a grain of salt, but additional info about Quillan:

It would be incredible if the Devils could pull off both. I’d love some competition going into next year for the bottom-six.

Looks like Quinnipiac is headed to the tournament so earliest both would be available would be end of March. Regardless, Devils will likely still have some cap space to burn. Could sign and carry more than 23 players and then rotate those guys in if they need a couple more depth options up front.

 

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Elite Prospects released their CHL Free Agency guide w/ 20 skaters (4 defensemen) & 5 goalies on Tuesday and these fellas have already been snapped up.

#4



#9




Not Ranked but on my list of possible centers, so it’s not surprising that the f***ing Blue Jackets signed him.

The EP Rinkside 2024 CHL Free Agency Guide

Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Lauren Kelly team up to break down this year's best offerings in CHL free agency with scouting reports, tools grades, and player rankings.

eprinkside.com

 

[Guadana]

Elite Prospects released their CHL Free Agency guide w/ 20 skaters (4 defensemen) & 5 goalies on Tuesday and these fellas have already been snapped up.

#4



#9




Not Ranked but on my list of possible centers, so it’s not surprising that the f***ing Blue Jackets signed him.

The EP Rinkside 2024 CHL Free Agency Guide

Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Lauren Kelly team up to break down this year's best offerings in CHL free agency with scouting reports, tools grades, and player rankings.

eprinkside.com

You don't have to be mad, we would trade him for goon anyway. Even 69iq GM would like to act like that.

 

[forceten]

How aren’t we on this? Is Fitzgerald on vacation?

 

[Bad Goalie]

How aren’t we on this? Is Fitzgerald on vacation?

He gets in on it after everyone is already gone. He has done the same thing with centers for all 3
pre-seasons with Utica and forwards the last 2.

He's always working on something else for the big club (Bratt's contract/ Meier acquisition/contract/Toffoli, etc.) and apparently no other person in management is allowed to do these other things and then simply seek his okay before just doing it.

 

[Guttersniped]

He gets in on it after everyone is already gone. He has done the same thing with centers for all 3
pre-seasons with Utica and forwards the last 2.

He's always working on something else for the big club (Bratt's contract/ Meier acquisition/contract/Toffoli, etc.) and apparently no other person in management is allowed to do these other things and then simply seek his okay before just doing it.

The top guys sign with same few clubs. We might be making offers that get turned down.

We ideally need to move into the group that attracts the top FAs, and the team needs to all they can to make that happen, but you can’t be surprised Tampa and the Calder Cup winning Caps organization snap up guys first.

 

[Brodeur]

For the moment, Seamus Casey just got the OT winner but it’s being challenged for a hand pass earlier in the sequence.

 

[BurntToast]

Devils Sign Defenseman Mikael Diotte | RELEASE | New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has signed defenseman Mikael Diotte to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2024-25 season. Diotte will continue this season with Drummondville (QMJHL). The announcement was made by President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald...

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Fitz did sign this guy.

 

[Brodeur]

For the moment, Seamus Casey just got the OT winner but it’s being challenged for a hand pass earlier in the sequence.

Moving pictures:



Threaded a shot through four sets of legs for a PP goal in the first. Had a nice play which led to a Gavin Brindley goal but can't seem to find a video.

 

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Devils Sign Defenseman Mikael Diotte | RELEASE | New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has signed defenseman Mikael Diotte to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2024-25 season. Diotte will continue this season with Drummondville (QMJHL). The announcement was made by President/General Manager Tom Fitzgerald...

www.nhl.com

Fitz did sign this guy.

Yep.
Elite Prospects page








Hockey Zone write ups

Diotte is in his second year of National League draft eligibility and we feel that he should have been drafted last year. He is a player who does not have a ton of penalty minutes, but we have seen him deliver crushing body checks as well as seen him go out of his way to get an opponent back who he feels has wronged him or a teammate. The 6’3″ 205 pound righty is very comfortable playing on the left or the right side and defensively has no issues with forcing opposing forwards early in the neutral zone and making body contact at his defensive blueline. Diotte is a willing shot blocker who will get big low to block shots, especially while killing penalties.

QMJHL: Drummondville vs Gatineau, January 2021: The righty played primarily on the left side and looked very comfortable. Defensively Diotte’s gaps were tight through out the neutral zone and he pinched off even man line rushes early. We’ve noted throughout our viewings that he takes smart angles while ending the cycle and tonight was no different. His stick placement forced Gatineau’s forwards onto their backhands and Diotte quickly attacked forcing turnovers. In transition he worked to be an outlet for his partner showing a prepared stick for receiving passes. Diotte delivered a crushing body check 4 minutes into the second period and seemed to be much more engaged physically from that point on.

QMJHL: Drummondville vs Gatineau, November 2020: Defensively Diotte played a simple direct game. His stick was consistently in shooting or passing lanes and he showed a willingness to block shots. He battled to eliminate the cycle quickly and showed lower body power while pinning forwards to the boards. He had an incredible nine takeaways vs one giveaway during his eighteen minutes of ice time. He continued to move the puck with hard accurate passes in transition, but we would like to see him stay off his backhand when making passes near his defensive blueline.

QMJHL: Drummondville vs Sherbrooke, September 2020: Diotte moved the puck quickly and generally controlled the pace of play while he was on the ice. His lateral mobility allowed him to defend with tight gaps and defensively his stick was excellent. There were a few times that he forced stretch passes which turned into turnovers at the far blueline, but he showed nice deception as he viewed the entire ice surface looking to make plays. This was a nice game for Diotte to build on.

Quebec Midget AAA Challenge, January 2019: Solid showing here all week for Diotte as his consistent steady play makes him essential to his teams’ success. Has a solid skating base and knows when to pinch in the offensive zone on forwards who are vulnerable on the walls. Nothing stands out about his play but he is a defenseman every coach wants on his team because you know you are getting a simple, effective game out of him.

Drummondville Midget Espoir Tournament, December 2017: The top scoring D man for Quebec white, Diotte finished the tournament with 2 assists in 4 games. He’s a good skater who always has his feet moving. He jumps into the rush a lot. He needs to be smarter about picking his spots. Often times his jump in the rush leaves the team vulnerable on the counter attack and forces his partner into odd man rushes. Grade: C+

 

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Elite Prospects released their CHL Free Agency guide w/ 20 skaters (4 defensemen) & 5 goalies on Tuesday and these fellas have already been snapped up.

#4



#9




Not Ranked but on my list of possible centers, so it’s not surprising that the f***ing Blue Jackets signed him.

The EP Rinkside 2024 CHL Free Agency Guide

Mitch Brown, Greg Balloch, and Lauren Kelly team up to break down this year's best offerings in CHL free agency with scouting reports, tools grades, and player rankings.

eprinkside.com

Tampa again hits Elite Prospects Top 20 CHL Free Agents, bagging #11.



Would have been nice to grab a center like him but such is life.



Remaining centers on list (Tampa got two already *sigh*)
#3 Trevor Wong listed as C/W, playing 2C in latest game
#7 Israel Mianscum, listed as W/C, playing 1LW in latest game
#8 Oliver Peer, listed as C/RW, playing 2LW (go figure) in his latest game
#10 Connor Roulette, listed as LW/C, playing 1LW in his latest game
#12 Jax Dubois, listed as C/RW, playing 3C in his latest game
#15 Robert Orr, listed as RW/C, playing 1RW in his latest game
#16 Deni Goure, listed as C, playing 1C in his latest game
#17 Gabe Klassen, listed as C/LW, playing 3C in his latest game

 

[forceten]

ITS NOT LIKE WE NEED CENTERS OR ANYTHING CONSIDERING WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH IN NHL, AHL, OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

BUT LETS SIGN MORE f***ING DEFENSEMEN.

 

[Bad Goalie]

ITS NOT LIKE WE NEED CENTERS OR ANYTHING CONSIDERING WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH IN NHL, AHL, OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

BUT LETS SIGN MORE f***ING DEFENSEMEN.

That's exactly how I saw it.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Saturday Prospect Results

Cole Brown had 1 primary assist , was +1 with 4 shots on goal & had 4 PIM in Brandtford's 4 to 3 overtime loss.

Josh Filmon had 1 goal , 1 shot , was a -2 & went 1 for 2 in the faceoff dot in the Broncos 7 to 5 win.

Artem Shlaine did not dress for Norther Michigan's 4 to 1 win.

Chase Cheslock put up 0's across the board but was a +1 in St Thomas' 2 to 0 win.

Samu Salminen had 2 secondary assists , 2 shots , was a +2 and went 6 for 21 in the faceoff dot in UConn's 4 to 3 win.

Charlie Leddy had 1 secondary assist and was a +/-0 in Boston College's 5 to 3 win.

Seamus Casey was a -1 with 4 shots & 4 PIM.
Ethan Edwards did not dress in Michigan's 6 to 2 loss.

 

[Triumph]

The Devils are short on RHD in their system with nothing coming to remedy that. They could use forwards but RHD is also a pretty immediate need for Utica.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Saturday Prospext Results

Artem Shlaine did not dress in Norther Michigan's 1 to 0 win.

Chase Cheslock was a -2 with 2 shots in St Thomas's 6 to 0 loss.

Samu Salminen had 1 goal with 3 shots , was a -1 and won 6 of 13 faceoffs in UConn's 4 to loss.

Seamus Casey scored 2 powerplay goals (1 of them being the overtime game winner) , had 1 primary assist , was a -2 & had 4 shots on goalin Michigan's 6 to 5 overtime win.

Ethan Edwards did not dress for Michigan again on Saturday.

 

[forceten]

What's going on with Edwards now?

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Sunday Prospect Wrap

Charlie Leddy had an all 0 stay line (goals , assists , +/- , etc...) in Boston College's 1 to 0 win.

Came Squires had a primary assist to help tie the game late in the 3rd period , was a +/- 0 with 3 shots and won 7 of 16 faceoffs. He also shot in the shootout but missed in Cape Brentons 3 to 2 shootout victory.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Wednesday Prospect Results

Cam Squires had 1 goal (got a real good bounce as the defender tapped it into his own net) , he was a -1 with 3 shots on goal and went 0/1 in the faceoff dot in the Eagles 7 to 4 win. It is a bit disappointing that he only put up that 1 somewhat lucky goal when his team through up 7 goals but it is what it is.

Cole Brown was a -1 with 2 PIM and went 0/1 in the faceoff dot in the Bulldog's 5 to 1 loss. Very meh stat line as usual for him. The Bulldogs sit on top of their respective conference in the standings but are 5th overall in the OHL. The Western Conference is stacked with 4 teams ahead of them. London and Saginaw have roughly 10 more wins than the Bulldogs, pretty good gap in the win totals. Hopefully Brantford can put a good run together as we know the best team doesn't always win the big prize in the playoffs.

Josh Filmon had 1 secondary assist, was +1 with 5 shots on goal & went 0/1 in the faceoff dot in the Broncos 8 to 2 win. Glad they got the win but it's similar to Cam Squires game tonight where they didn't have multipoint games in a blowout win...

I think it is safe to say we absolutely need to draft a forward with our first round pick. Gritsyuk, Filmon, Squires & Hameenaho are good ones, but we need a blue chipper and more importantly a center.

 

[Bad Goalie]

Wednesday Prospect Results

Cam Squires had 1 goal (got a real good bounce as the defender tapped it into his own net) , he was a -1 with 3 shots on goal and went 0/1 in the faceoff dot in the Eagles 7 to 4 win. It is a bit disappointing that he only put up that 1 somewhat lucky goal when his team through up 7 goals but it is what it is.

Cole Brown was a -1 with 2 PIM and went 0/1 in the faceoff dot in the Bulldog's 5 to 1 loss. Very meh stat line as usual for him. The Bulldogs sit on top of their respective conference in the standings but are 5th overall in the OHL. The Western Conference is stacked with 4 teams ahead of them. London and Saginaw have roughly 10 more wins than the Bulldogs, pretty good gap in the win totals. Hopefully Brantford can put a good run together as we know the best team doesn't always win the big prize in the playoffs.

Josh Filmon had 1 secondary assist, was +1 with 5 shots on goal & went 0/1 in the faceoff dot in the Broncos 8 to 2 win. Glad they got the win but it's similar to Cam Squires game tonight where they didn't have multipoint games in a blowout win...

I think it is safe to say we absolutely need to draft a forward with our first round pick. Gritsyuk, Filmon, Squires & Hameenaho are good ones, but we need a blue chipper and more importantly a center.

A center? What's that?

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

A center? What's that?

I think it craves' attention or something along those lines....

 

[Guttersniped]

Tampa again hits Elite Prospects Top 20 CHL Free Agents, bagging #13.



Would have been nice to grab a center like him but such is life.



Remaining centers on list (Tampa got two already *sigh*)
#3 Trevor Wong listed as C/W, playing 2C in latest game
#7 Israel Mianscum, listed as W/C, playing 1LW in latest game
#8 Oliver Peer, listed as C/RW, playing 2LW (go figure) in his latest game
#10 Connor Roulette, listed as LW/C, playing 1LW in his latest game
#12 Jax Dubois, listed as C/RW, playing 3C in his latest game
#15 Robert Orr, listed as RW/C, playing 1RW in his latest game
#16 Deni Goure, listed as C, playing 1C in his latest game
#17 Gabe Klassen, listed as C/LW, playing 3C in his latest game

I’m quoting myself like a lunatic because during all the TDL madness Dallas snapped up one of the 20 Skaters on the 2024 Elite Prospects CHL Free Agency Guide.

It was #13, LHD Connor Punnett



So, the FA CHL signings so far:
#4 Zac Funk, W - Washington
#9 Milo Roelens, C/LW - Tampa
#11 Gabriel Szturc, C - Tampa
#13 Connor Punnett, LHD - Dallas
NR - Max McCue, C - Columbus
NR - Mikael Diotte, RHD - New Jersey

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Thursday Prospect Results

Samu Salminen had 2 assists (1 primary & 1 secondary) , was a +1 & had 4 shots in UConn's 5 to 1 win.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Friday Night Prospect Roundup

Cam Squires was the 2nd Star of the night un the Eagles 5 to 1 win. He had registered 3 assists (1 secondary 5v5 & 2 primaries on the powerplay) , 1 shot , was +1 , had 2 PIM & went 1 for 1 in the faceoff dot.

Cole Brown scored 2 goals , had 6 shots & was a +1 in the Bulldogs 6 to 4 loss.

NCAA CCHA Tournament

Chase Cheslock was a -2 with 0's across the board in St Thomas' 4 to 1 loss.

Artem Shaline did not dress in Northern Michigan's 2 to 1 loss.

B1G Ten Tournament

Michigan came from down 4 to 2 to win their game 5 to 4.

Seamus Casey led the way with 4 assists (2 primaries on the PP , 1 secondary in the PP & 1 5v5 secondary) , was a +1 & had 2 shots.

Ethand Edwards was a -1 with 2 shots.