2 kids that play on a team with our other prospects I would not mind taking:
Tanner Ludtke - plays with Brennan Ali in Lincoln. Decent sized kid (6’0 185 lbs) is over a ppg in the USHL in his draft year (outproducing Ali) and plays center. Committed to play college hockey at Nebraska.
Coulson Pitre - teammate of Amadeus Lombardi in Flint. Here is a writer from Brock Otten who covers the OHL:
Coulson Pitre - Wing - Flint Firebirds
Pitre is my kind of player. If you've followed my work for a long time, you'd know that power forward types like Pitre are my jam. I thought he started the year pretty poorly; he seemed a bit lost with trying to carve out a role on a deep forward group and he got away from the things that made him successful last year. But the last few months, he's been outstanding. The physicality is consistent. He understands how to play without the puck. He's a solid skater. But what I like most about Pitre's game is his vision with the puck. It's rare to find power forward types who see the ice the way that Pitre does. His IQ grade is quite high. As a late 2004, I do understand that some may believe he has less room for development and what you see might be what you get here. No question, I do believe there are players ranked below Pitre who have higher upside. But if I'm drafting in the second round, Pitre is an attractive target because he does so many things well and already has a pro style game. It's not far fetched to say that he develops into a Nick Foligno, Jason Zucker type.
