C Ryder Rolston (2020, 139th, COL, traded to CHI, traded to NSH)

[tealhockey]

He's picked it up after a quiet start. Looks like he will be drafted this year to me

 

[Artorius Horus T]

He's picked it up after a quiet start. Looks like he will be drafted this year to me

Total of 5 goals, 5 assists in 11 games. Leads his team in goals and points. (5+4 in his last 6 games)

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He looks better to me than last season. I think he had a hard time establishing his place with the NTDP.

I questioned his hockey IQ and playmaking previously, but I’ve liked it more in these WJAC games than what I saw in previous seasons. I could definitely see him being a second round pick. He shouldn’t go much lower than that. Maybe with a good ending to the season he’ll sneak into the first.

 

[Killerjas]

This kid could be a sleeper for top 10 in his draft year.

Any relation to Brian Rolston? Both from Metro Detroit

Damn.... What happened? Ranked 102 by Central Scouting. Looks more like a 4th to 7th round pick.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Damn.... What happened? Ranked 102 by Central Scouting. Looks more like a 4th to 7th round pick.

That’s an overstatement.

He had a bad second half to the season. That probably dropped him about a round. But he still is a talented goal scorer who has size, can skate, has good hands and 1v1 skills.

I’d probably say he’s a 4th rounder that could also go 3rd or 5th, as well.

 

[Killerjas]

That’s an overstatement.

He had a bad second half to the season. That probably dropped him about a round. But he still is a talented goal scorer who has size, can skate, has good hands and 1v1 skills.

I’d probably say he’s a 4th rounder that could also go 3rd or 5th, as well.

You say it is an overstatement, but then you agree with me that he is a potential 4th round.... What?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

You say it is an overstatement, but then you agree with me that he is a potential 4th round.... What?

We referenced different ranges. I think it's an overstatement to say his range should include the 6th and 7th rounds.

 

[LastWordArmy]

The son of former NHLer Brian Rolston, Ryder Rolston is a late birthdate who was part of the incredible 2019 US NTDP squad. This past season he stayed in the USHL but moved on to the Waterloo Black Hawks who drafted him second overall in the USHL Draft. Rolston scored 16 goals and 17 assists for 33 points in 42 games. He also played for Team USA at the World Junior A Hockey Championships, picking up two assists in six games and winning a silver medal.

Last season Rolston put up 20 goals and 13 assists for 33 points in 54 games for the US NTDP Under-18 squad. He put up two goals and an assist for three points in two games in the USHL playoffs. In 2017-18, Rolston also put up 26 goals and 11 assists for 37 points in 52 games. He also added two assists in eight playoff games that season.

Rolston is committed to playing NCAA hockey for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish next season. In addition to his father, his uncle Ron Rolston played in the NCAA and ECHL and has been a long time college and US NTDP coach.

Our Scouting Report is here
Ryder Rolston Scouting Report: 2020 NHL Draft #105

 

[MMC]

Welcome to Colorado!

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I feel like this is a pick with some upside. Very talented scoring winger with big old size and skating. Has 1v1 ability and a very good shot. Not the best playmaker or defensive player, but I see top six upside.

 

[MMC]

Traded to Chicago

 

[wings5]

Rolston is quietly having himself a strong sophomore NCAA season at Notre Dame with 12pts in 13 gp so far. Good pickup by Chicago as he looks to be progressing nicely

 

[Caser]