C Luca Del Bel Belluz, Mississauga Steeheads, OHL (2022, 44th, CBJ)

[buzzer beater]

I did a top 10 of draft eligible OHL players since January 1st. Remember they’ve missed a whole year with Covid.

Wright 10+21=31 pts
Goyette 16+14=30 pts
DelBelBelluz 11+17= 28 pts
Delic. 5+19= 24 pts
Haight 14+6= 20 pts
Jelsma 11+9= 20 pts
Konyen 7+12= 19 pts
Beck. 5+12= 17 pts
Buchinger 4+13= 17 pts
Mintyukov 4+12= 16 pts

 

[ORRFForever]

2 Goals half way thru the game.

 

[ORRFForever]

2 Goals half way thru the game.

Hat Trick after 2.

 

[ORRFForever]

2A

 

[NHL Dude 120]

Third line guy or possible second line player?

 

[ORRFForever]

An assist against Peterborough for the kid who has a name that would be right at home on the Sopranos.

He also looks like one of Tony's "zips".

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
60	29	41	70	21	26	12	2	156	611

 

[NHL Dude 120]

An assist against Peterborough for the kid who has a name that would be right at home on the Sopranos.

He also looks like one of Tony's "zips".

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
60	29	41	70	21	26	12	2	156	611

Sorry who's Tony and what's a Zips. Also never heard of the Sopranos is it a musical show?

 

[ORRFForever]

Sorry who's Tony and what's a Zips. Also never heard of the Sopranos is it a musical show?

It's a romantic comedy. Tony meets Carmela and they live happily ever after.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

An assist against Peterborough for the kid who has a name that would be right at home on the Sopranos.

He also looks like one of Tony's "zips".

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
60	29	41	70	21	26	12	2	156	611

To think that he's suppose to be considered a defensive prospect. I'm hoping Ottawa can snag him or Chesley with our 2nd.

 

[TopC0rner]

Third line guy or possible second line player?

Definitely 2nd line player.

 

[jfhabs]

Wouldn't be surprised if he ends up being drafted in the first round in June

 

[JMac13]

I've been a pretty big supporter of LDBB and a staunch defender of his skating but a guy has to admit when he is wrong. Just finished watching the Kubota Top Prospects game and he looked mighty slow out there in what was obviously a very fast paced game with a lot of good skaters. I think he still had a solid showing (puck skills were definitely on display) but his skating is a much bigger red flag than I originally thought. Apologies to the posters I disagreed with on that point earlier in the thread.

 

[ORRFForever]

I've been a pretty big supporter of LDBB and a staunch defender of his skating but a guy has to admit when he is wrong. Just finished watching the Kubota Top Prospects game and he looked mighty slow out there in what was obviously a very fast paced game with a lot of good skaters. I think he still had a solid showing (puck skills were definitely on display) but his skating is a much bigger red flag than I originally thought. Apologies to the posters I disagreed with on that point earlier in the thread.

I was disappointed, too.

 

[ORRFForever]

2 assists vs Ottawa...

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
64	29	43	72	21	26	12	2	163	648

 

[ORRFForever]

1G vs Sudbury...

GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	SOG	FOW
65	30	43	73	20	28	12	2	169	656

 

[buzzer beater]

Very interesting stats for the top OHL draft eligible players since January 1st. He’s keeping a good rythm after a strong first half.

Wright 21 goals 42 assists 63 points
Goyette 28 goals 26 assists 54 points
Kyrou 13 goals 26 assists 39 points
DelBelBelluz 15 goals 23 assists 38 points
Guindon 21 goals 17 assists 38 points
Jelsma 19 goals 14 assists 33 points

 

[B17 Apricots]

What happened to Luca? At one point in the season he was rising as one of the best centers in the entire draft and was trending as one of the most productive, wasn't too long ago he was on pace for +80 points... that bumped him all the way up to #8 on NHLs final NA rankings. Poor end to the season, 4 points in 10 games and an underwhelming playoffs. Wasn't long ago rankings had him all the way up in the top 15.. and probably rightfully so, fast foward a bit and just about any ranking around has him outside the first round. Can anyone around who regularly watched paint a clearer picture? Did he get hurt? Just a bad cold streak?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

What happened to Luca? At one point in the season he was rising as one of the best centers in the entire draft and was trending as one of the most productive, wasn't too long ago he was on pace for +80 points... that bumped him all the way up to #8 on NHLs final NA rankings. Poor end to the season, 4 points in 10 games and an underwhelming playoffs. Wasn't long ago rankings had him all the way up in the top 15.. and probably rightfully so, fast foward a bit and just about any ranking around has him outside the first round. Can anyone around who regularly watched paint a clearer picture? Did he get hurt? Just a bad cold streak?

I don’t think there was ever a consensus that he’d be a top 15 pick. He’s a riser. Some risers vault all the way into the top 15, and others hit a ceiling of their draft stock. He’ll be a late first round pick or early second most likely.

 

[LastWordArmy]

The Mississauga Steelheads had a much better season than most experts expected. One of the key reasons for that was an unexpected breakout performance from Luca Del Bel Belluz. A third-round pick in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection Draft (51st overall), he scored just one goal and five assists for six points in his rookie season in 2019-20. This was followed by him missing the entire 2020-21 season with the OHL campaign being cancelled due to COVID-19. Del Bel Belluz came into his draft season as a relative unknown in scouting circles.

Luca Del Bel Belluz Scouting Report: 2022 NHL Draft #37

Luca Del Bel Belluz Scouting Report: After scoring just 6 points in 58 games in 2019-20, Del Bel Belluz had a breakout performance this year.

lastwordonsports.com

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Welcome to oops.

 

[MMC]

Welcome to Columbus

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I was watching for Pickering, and doing work while watching the games but I thought he looked really dangerous in both U20 team White scrimmages.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

I was watching for Pickering, and doing work while watching the games but I thought he looked really dangerous in both U20 team White scrimmages.

Agreed, he and Firkus were definite standouts at camp. Wouldn't surprise me if he got an invite to the summer team.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Agreed, he and Firkus were definite standouts at camp. Wouldn't surprise me if he got an invite to the summer team.

I bet he's going to have a huge season this year. He looked extremely dangerous in the games I watched.

 

[bsu]

Per the Athletic:

Luca Del Bel Belluz, C, Columbus: Del Bel Belluz was highly impressive in his two games as Canada White’s best player. That performance was good to see after DBB was underwhelming in the OHL playoffs, leading several NHL scouts to ponder if he had run out of gas. DBB was making a lot of plays, running the power play effectively and creating at even strength too, even though he’s not the fastest player.