Prospect Info: C Kieron Walton #187 2024 NHL Draft

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Important to note that Walton didn't really come out of nowhere. He was a second round pick in the OHL draft (3 picks after Kevin He, as an interesting tidbit).

Apparently he would have gone even higher but his family was demanding that whoever draft him also had to draft his twin brother Conor. Sudbury complied with this request, drafting Conor in the 4th round. Then they traded him to Windsor a year later. Lol.

Anyways, the point is, he's always been a top prospect. He just fell off due to some perceived weakness in his compete level and defensive game. I'm not sure he's shown much improvement there but watching him play, he's developed some great chemistry with Alex Pharand, a fourth round pick for Chicago. Pharand is 6'3" so they both tower over a lot of the competition. They play some really beautiful offensive hockey together.

What will Waltons weight be in a few years? If he’s 218 currently are we looking at +230 lbs

 

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What will Waltons weight be in a few years? If he’s 218 currently are we looking at +230 lbs

Wheeler was 6'5" 222lbs.

Rempe's the current heaviest NHLer at 255.

Edstrom is the 2nd heaviest forward at 241.

Then Ovi at 238 (tied with Austin Watson).

Ian Cole wins the Brick Shithouse Award at 6'1", 237.

 

[Gm0ney]

PWHL Power Rankings: Frost and Victoire duke it out for first

The Frost jumped into first place in the league when the beat the Victoire in Denver.

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Jets’ Kieron Walton is one of the most improved NHL prospects in 2024-25

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Wheeler was 6'5" 222lbs.

Rempe's the current heaviest NHLer at 255.

Edstrom is the 2nd heaviest forward at 241.

Then Ovi at 238 (tied with Austin Watson).

Ian Cole wins the Brick Shithouse Award at 6'1", 237.

Ovi's a f***ing tank lol

 

[Howard Chuck]

Important to note that Walton didn't really come out of nowhere. He was a second round pick in the OHL draft (3 picks after Kevin He, as an interesting tidbit).

Apparently he would have gone even higher but his family was demanding that whoever draft him also had to draft his twin brother Conor. Sudbury complied with this request, drafting Conor in the 4th round. Then they traded him to Windsor a year later. Lol.

Anyways, the point is, he's always been a top prospect. He just fell off due to some perceived weakness in his compete level and defensive game. I'm not sure he's shown much improvement there but watching him play, he's developed some great chemistry with Alex Pharand, a fourth round pick for Chicago. Pharand is 6'3" so they both tower over a lot of the competition. They play some really beautiful offensive hockey together.

Ruh Roh…. We don’t want helicopter parents.

Wheeler was 6'5" 222lbs.

Rempe's the current heaviest NHLer at 255.

Edstrom is the 2nd heaviest forward at 241.

Then Ovi at 238 (tied with Austin Watson).

Ian Cole wins the Brick Shithouse Award at 6'1", 237.

It always amazes me how lean some of these players are. I see wheeler and Lowry specifically on instagram hiking or something and they look really thin. I guess just all muscle.

 

[Gm0ney]

Ruh Roh…. We don’t want helicopter parents.


It always amazes me how lean some of these players are. I see wheeler and Lowry specifically on instagram hiking or something and they look really thin. I guess just all muscle.

I ran into Krzysztof Oliwa (former Devils tough guy) once and he was a monster. This was after he retired so he was probably bigger than his playing days.

But most of the skill guys are ridiculously lean. I've seen Morrissey around and when he's in street clothes he looks skinny.

 

[TheGovernment]

Ruh Roh…. We don’t want helicopter parents.


It always amazes me how lean some of these players are. I see wheeler and Lowry specifically on instagram hiking or something and they look really thin. I guess just all muscle.

2 years ago, Stone and Eakins were at my golf club with the cup. Stone is tall and skinny and Eakins looked like a 13 year old kid. He was a very small dude. There were a few more NHL guys there but we were at the Tee and that is more important lol.