F Dimian Zhilkin - Saginaw Spirit, OHL (2027 Draft)

[BKarchitect]

The little brother of Jets 3rd round pick, Danny Zhilkin - "Dima" looks like he is showing an even more advanced offensive arsenal as a 16 year-old OHL rookie. Looks like he is spending most of his time on the 3rd line, alternating wing positions.

Saginaw is an offensive powerhouse but looks like Zhilkin is doing his damage away from the likes of Misa and Willis. His PPG pace ranks 4th in the OHL among rookies - although his he's missed some game. Looks like he has 7 points in his last 5 games and through his first 11 OHL games, is 4+4 for 8 Pts and +7.

Given his brother's pedigree as a drafted prospect and the early returns from his OHL career, I think it's safe to say the younger Zhilkin will be one worth following...and because he is a late '08, he's not even draft eligible until 2027.

OHL watchers - any thoughts?

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[Dack]

I'm not a long time OHL watcher so I'm not entirely sure on what the baseline is for a young 16 year old in their first OHL season but I've watched almost every Spirit game in the last month (Watching for Parekh and Misa).

I think he's played really well. Even before he started producing he was playing well, just seemed snakebitten. He has good hands and a great shot. Seems to be playing with a lot of confidence in the past few games, carrying the puck and trying to make plays more often.