F Charlie Cerrato - Youngstown Phantoms, USHL (2023 undrafted)

[GermanSpitfire]

Charlie Cerrato - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Charlie Cerrato, 2005-03-10 Fallston, MD, USA USA. Most recently in the NCAA with Penn State Univ.. Complete player biography and stats.

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OHL Rights: London Knights

NCAA Commitment: Michigan Wolverines


Surprised he didn't have a thread yet.

He is a fantastic skater, probably one of the best eligible for the 2023 draft. He has been described as a human highlight reel because seemingly every game he'll do something special. We'll see how things transpire for the kid going forward.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

He’s the player I didn’t notice last season that I now think looks draftable. Late rounds, but probably a pick. He won’t be more than a line 4 winger, but he has speed, he’s good defensively, and he’s not a 0 offensively.

 

[austin63867]

Offense has really come around now that he's at Youngstown. Now that he's not buried on the NTDP he's looked to turn things around with a bigger chance. Still a good defensive player as well. Looking more like a bottom-six Forward than a 4th liner this season.

 

[clevelandcane]

He's no longer a UM commitment right?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

 

[Hockeyville USA]

12 points in 13 games for Penn State in his 19 year old season. Could be selected after his D+2 in 2025.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

12 points in 13 games for Penn State in his 19 year old season. Could be selected after his D+2 in 2025.

I love Charlie. He plays hard. I think he could be a college FA that could maybe fit in the bottom 6.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Better than Burnevik.

 

[LeProspector]

Why did this kid go undrafted twice?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Why did this kid go undrafted twice?

Should've never went undrafted, but probably because he's not that cerebral and isn't more than a fourth liner, if he makes it. Very fast and good motor. Maybe you get Tyler Motte. Probably not, but you could.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

Why did this kid go undrafted twice?

I liked him with the NTDP. He could be a decent bottom-six guy eventually, but he’ll need more development. I think he turns into a decent AHL player with a few call ups here and there.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

For whatever reason, players from Penn State haven't gotten a lot of attention in the NHL Draft (current leading scorer Aiden Fink was a seventh-round pick).

The Nittany Lions have tended to play a wide open style reliant on high shot volume and maybe that doesn't translate to the attributes that attract the attention of scouts.

Even at Princeton, the staff was always good at identifying players who might not fit the high end prospect model or may have slipped through the cracks; developing those players into very good college hockey players.