Clayton Phillips - Fargo Force, USHL (2017 Draft)

[WhatTheDuck]

Undersized Dman who has drawn strong praise of his skating, puck moving and IQ.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=353590

Anyone have more first hand info?

 

[rt]

I am zee Clayton now!

 

[NHL Dude 120]

where does he project

 

[57special]

Watched him here in suburban Minneapolis for years. Has always been a very good player, and played against top competition both in the US and Canada in youth hockey. Seem to recall him playing some forward, too. Has skill, savvy, reasonable speed. Not especially big, but not small by any stretch, and has a bit of a chip on his shoulder.

A poor man's Housley?

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

He and Mario Ferraro both deserve more attention than they get on his board.

 

[herbst20]

He and Mario Ferraro both deserve more attention than they get on his board.

I have found as a whole the USHL is undervalued on this board. Phillips is a good 2 way defenseman.

 

[worstfaceoffmanever]

I watched Phillips play a few times early in the year. He moved okay, but that was really all that stood out. Puck skills were mediocre from what I saw, but he didn't handle it much because he wasn't asked to start the breakout too often. He got drawn out of position too easily and too frequently for my liking. Good athlete, but still far from a finished product.

Admittedly, that was in October, he could've been a completely different player in March and I wouldn't have known.