C Blake Zielinski - Des Moines Bucaneers, USHL (2026 Draft)

[Ovechkin962]

Blake Zielinski - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Blake Zielinski, 2008-03-05 Berlin, NJ, USA USA. Most recently in the T1EHL 16U with North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA. Complete player biography and stats.

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PPG player since being called up to the USHL. Any scouting report on him?

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don't get what the strategy of the USHL with some of these players is.

So he's able to score 1PPG from the jump, but he wasn't good enough to make the roster from the first game of the season?

That would suggest a failure in talent ID.

 

[Dux917]

Blake Zielinski - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Blake Zielinski, 2008-03-05 Berlin, NJ, USA USA. Most recently in the T1EHL 16U with North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

PPG player since being called up to the USHL. Any scouting report on him?

"Blake Zielinski is a highly skilled forward with quick, soft hands. He has the ability to make something out of nothing on almost every shift. He is noticeable even when he doesn’t appear on the score sheet and is constantly involved in the play. He has a strong ability to catch passes and transitions the puck from his skate to his stick with ease. Blake is a smart hockey player who can dominate the play and find creative ways to generate offense"

 

[William H Bonney]

The USHL has over indexed on being a preparatory path for overage college freshman rather than being a talent developmental league. If they don't adjust soon, they'll be hard pressed to stave off league contraction.

 

[NTDP]

Blake Zielinski - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Blake Zielinski, 2008-03-05 Berlin, NJ, USA USA. Most recently in the T1EHL 16U with North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA. Complete player biography and stats.

www.eliteprospects.com

PPG player since being called up to the USHL. Any scouting report on him?

Saw this last week and since I'm at my laptop thought I'd share what I wrote about him in the fall playing midget. Just copied straight from my notes.

USHL Fall Classic
97 Blake Zielinski (08) (2026) – Vs Cleveland Barons – Plays with speed and purpose. Took great feed from LoSauro in the slot to score on a good wrister. Can make quick decisions and passes when he gets the puck.
Eastern Alliance Kickoff
97 Blake Zielinski (08) (2026) – Vs Neponset Valley River Rats – This kid was dynamite. Able to make plays all over the ice and a threat to score or pass. Took a hard feed on the backhand coming over the line and popped it far side top shelf off the bar and in. Has a rocket of a shot. Got on the forecheck, knocked guy down to win puck and sent centering feed to Ferentino to bury one timer.

 

[jtechkid]

He’s doing great in the ushl so far this year . USHL needs to play younger stars like him or they will head to the CHL . I don’t think he was he wasn’t even invited to Ntdp camp which is a head scratcher and question evaluation - bias to mid west kids .

 

[Turd Fergus]

He’s doing great in the ushl so far this year . USHL needs to play younger stars like him or they will head to the CHL . I don’t think he was he wasn’t even invited to Ntdp camp which is a head scratcher and question evaluation - bias to mid west kids .

The kid is a stud. He decided to stay local rather than play for some of the powerhouse youth programs and hockey academies. There’s a reason why the NTDP is weak at 07/08. They pass up many kids like this.