Prospect Info: C Kieron Walton #187 2024 NHL Draft

[Gm0ney]

Also, this guy...

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Stanley has been at his current height for a decade.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Got some Tage Thompson vibes from those highlights

I wish Stan could skate like that. Of course Stan is 1 inch taller so ...

 

[Monkey D Luffy]

I'll have to get my family in Sudbury to give me a scouting report

 

[macmaroon]

Also, this guy...

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[nobody imp0rtant]

Liking what I'm seeing!

Kieron Walton - Wing - Sudbury Wolves
Along with Frasca, the player in this crop who fell the hardest thanks to a poor second half. Including the playoffs, Walton scored in only ONE GAME in the last 40. Yes, it was a hat trick against the Saginaw Spirit, but three goals in the final 40 games of the year is just not good enough. If Walton wasn't 6'6 and 200+ lbs, we wouldn't be talking about him as a serious draft candidate. But...he is, and we are. The allure is that Walton has more skill and is a better skater than the average 6'6 forward. He can be a really effective North/South player because of his ability to drive the net. His shot, believe it or not (considering his goal drought to end the year) is good and gives him great potential as a goal scorer. But the lack of consistency is concerning. Even more concerning, this has been an issue for Walton dating back to his minor hockey days; it's why he was the 28th overall pick in the OHL draft and not earlier despite his physical gifts. Without an increase in physical intensity, Walton just won't reach the upside that he possesses. Additionally, I wonder about how well he thinks the game as an offensive player. To be 6'6 and to not get consistent looks in the slot or near the net speaks volumes about a lack of anticipation and awareness, just as much as it does about his physical intensity. Early in the year, it looked like he was turning a corner. Later in the year, it was the exact opposite.

Kieron Walton​

Center -- shoots L
Born Apr 22 2006 -- Toronto, ONT
[18 yrs. ago]
Height 6.06 -- Weight 216 [198 cm/98 kg]

Drafted by Winnipeg Jets
- round 6 #187 overall 2024 NHL Entry Draft

Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2022-23	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	46	8	5	13	0	-3	2	0	1	1	0
2023-24	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	65	18	25	43	18	-5	9	0	0	0	0
2024-25	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	10	6	9	15	4	-1

All that scoring and still on pace for the worst +/- of his junior career? Clearly, defence is being sacrificed for offence. Scheifele must have taught him a thing or two about cheating.

 

[voyageur]

All that scoring and still on pace for the worst +/- of his junior career? Clearly, defence is being sacrificed for offence. Scheifele must have taught him a thing or two about cheating.

10 of his 16 points have come on the PP, then you have He with 4 points on the PP, 2 SH, out of 20, and I think that attests more to the difference we saw in TC between the two players.

 

[macmaroon]

Just received this in the mail...