Examples Needed: Played Draft Year as Winger - Ended Up NHL Center

[shotvalley]

That right?

Looks like the WHL doesn’t keep FO stats that far back.

That is a fact.

 

[stl76]

Tage Thompson, maybe?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I think it should be noted that a lot of these kids that were wingers in men’s euro leagues but played center in junior leagues. It’s a maturity thing over there.

What I’d be more interested in is guys that were exclusively wingers in junior that made the jump.

 

[BillDineen]

Laine was tried at centre. I don't think it lasted because of his off ice issues, but I may be mistaken.

Was Giroux drafted as a centre?

Edit: It looks like he was listed as RW in junior and AHL.

Yes, Giroux was a rw

 

[Snotbubbles]

Laine was tried at centre. I don't think it lasted because of his off ice issues, but I may be mistaken.

Was Giroux drafted as a centre?

Edit: It looks like he was listed as RW in junior and AHL.

Coming in to say Claude Giroux.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

JT Miller was drafted as a LW out of the NDTP

His TSN comparable was... Mason Raymond

 

[57special]

He moved around a lot depending which team he was on, but Granlund? Wild had him at C, then, when they moved him to W, he started to produce. It was then said he had been a wing when he played in Finland.

 

[KeyserSoze81]

Tage Thompson, maybe?

He was my first thought, but his scouting report lists RW/C.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Kuznetsov.

This was who I thought of. He started his career at wing in Washington as well but the plan was always to move him to center to hopefully fill the long-vacant 2C spot behind Backstrom. Kuzy started out as a bottom six left wing under Trotz.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Rantanen has played center for the Avs during short periods due to injury. Not his preferred position, but he can do it.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Mats Sundin