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Aidan Dudas

Team: Owen Sound (OHL)

  • Position c
  • Height 5'8"
  • Weight 165 lbs
  • Shoots R
2017-18
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Scored 31 goals in 68 games as a 17 year old...and played on Team Canada U18 WJC.
Birthday June 15, 2000.
 
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Oh it's THAT kid! I remember watching the prospect game and people were ribbing him for being too into it/too serious or something. My takeaway was that dude was always moving to support his teammates which I really liked, had hands and energy. Seems like the questions are his size and top-end speed. Sort of Spencer-Watson-ish in that regard, but in a positive way I think. But what I really like was that Iafallo-ish relentlessness, he was high-energy through the end of every shift, one of the only people I've seen take even line changes seriously :laugh: If nothing else, he's the type to be a positive influence on teammates with that motor. Could be really good, could be nothing, but likeable player.
 
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AIDAN DUDAS SIGNS THREE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT


Aidan Dudas signs three-year, entry-level contract - LA Kings Insider

Yannetti, on Aidan Dudas’ buy-in:
I mean, there are different levels of it, but we talk about guys that have that ‘It Factor,’ and with Aidan, you always saw it under the surface, you always saw little glimpses of it his draft year. It manifested itself as the right kind of chip on his shoulder. The kid’s got questions about his size probably his whole life. So, by the time his draft year was over it turned from kind of a chip on his shoulder into more of just an internal drive, which is really how you want it to do. You can only use the chip on your shoulder for so long before it turns to negativity. (former Kings prospect) Brandon Kozun had a chip on his shoulder that was really good, and then it turned to negativity and it stopped his development. So, with Aidan, he had the chip on his shoulder for the right amount of time until he didn’t need it anymore, and then it just turned into drive. Watch him play – I enjoy going to watch Aidan play. Every time I watch him play, his will, he dictates the pace of the game. He’s improved every area of the game that needed to improve. His skating is leaps and bounds better. He’s always around the puck. He drives. That team, you said, it’s a frustrating, tough situation to be in, and his demeanor never changed, his drive never changed, his compete never changed. His will to win and make plays never changed. That’s kind of the thing we had when we won those Cups. That kind of attitude, it seemed that almost everyone on our team had that kind of attitude. It seemed like almost everybody in our system had that kind of attitude, and something special was created because you had so many people with at least different levels of that type of attitude, and as I said, if you want to see guys willing themselves to be an NHL player, you just look at him. He continues every day to put himself in more of a position to be in the NHL. If he didn’t hurt his finger, I’d have thought he’d have an excellent chance of making that world juniors team. He still might. You’d have to look it up – I don’t know exactly the seriousness of the injury. But he was a strong candidate and is a strong candidate to make that team. No one would’ve thought that two years ago.
 
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Peter James Bond II said:
AIDAN DUDAS SIGNS THREE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT


Aidan Dudas signs three-year, entry-level contract - LA Kings Insider

Yannetti, on Aidan Dudas’ buy-in:
I mean, there are different levels of it, but we talk about guys that have that ‘It Factor,’ and with Aidan, you always saw it under the surface, you always saw little glimpses of it his draft year. It manifested itself as the right kind of chip on his shoulder. The kid’s got questions about his size probably his whole life. So, by the time his draft year was over it turned from kind of a chip on his shoulder into more of just an internal drive, which is really how you want it to do. You can only use the chip on your shoulder for so long before it turns to negativity. (former Kings prospect) Brandon Kozun had a chip on his shoulder that was really good, and then it turned to negativity and it stopped his development. So, with Aidan, he had the chip on his shoulder for the right amount of time until he didn’t need it anymore, and then it just turned into drive. Watch him play – I enjoy going to watch Aidan play. Every time I watch him play, his will, he dictates the pace of the game. He’s improved every area of the game that needed to improve. His skating is leaps and bounds better. He’s always around the puck. He drives. That team, you said, it’s a frustrating, tough situation to be in, and his demeanor never changed, his drive never changed, his compete never changed. His will to win and make plays never changed. That’s kind of the thing we had when we won those Cups. That kind of attitude, it seemed that almost everyone on our team had that kind of attitude. It seemed like almost everybody in our system had that kind of attitude, and something special was created because you had so many people with at least different levels of that type of attitude, and as I said, if you want to see guys willing themselves to be an NHL player, you just look at him. He continues every day to put himself in more of a position to be in the NHL. If he didn’t hurt his finger, I’d have thought he’d have an excellent chance of making that world juniors team. He still might. You’d have to look it up – I don’t know exactly the seriousness of the injury. But he was a strong candidate and is a strong candidate to make that team. No one would’ve thought that two years ago.
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Weird flex on Kozun for no reason at all but ok
 
Seriously surprised he is on Canada’s roster for the WJC.

I also see flashes of Kozun in him.

Keep in mind he went all the way to the 4th round after a very good season, pointwise. Size is not the only issue.

Well we will see.
 
Dudas must be a real good locker room guy. Hunter really likes him. Was named OHL captain for the CIBC Canada\Russia series where he went scoreless in 2 games, Hunter was the coach then and now for the WJC he was named to the roster over Newhook and some other high end talent. If he makes it, he will be a role guy that can maybe provide some pop and energy on the bottom lines.
 
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