F JP Hurlbert - Dallas Stars Elite, 14U AAA (2026 Draft)

Pavel Buchnevich

"Pavel Buchnevich The Fake"
Dec 8, 2013
59,937
26,634
New York
After watching some of the games, I think that he's getting a lot of bad puck luck. He's one of the best players for his NTDP year. I have a few questions about how he projects to pro hockey, but he's making a lot happen and the puck isn't going in the net. He has fantastic 1v1 puck skills, and can pull pucks through defenders and make them miss with the best of them. His skating is more slippery than fast, although I don't think he skates bad for 5'11 176. He plays center early this season. I think he has a chance to stick at center, but it's not a certainty. Decent hockey sense. More of a shooter than passer, but the true scoring skills, both shooting and passing, are a little questionable. He seems more like a puck handler than a scorer, if that makes sense. I would classify him as a likely first rounder, but I don't see it as a certainty. He's probably a rough projection like a Frank Nazar, but we could also be talking about him as a second or third round pick and I wouldn't be shocked.
 
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Dec 30, 2023
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After watching some of the games, I think that he's getting a lot of bad puck luck. He's one of the best players for his NTDP year. I have a few questions about how he projects to pro hockey, but he's making a lot happen and the puck isn't going in the net. He has fantastic 1v1 puck skills, and can pull pucks through defenders and make them miss with the best of them. His skating is more slippery than fast, although I don't think he skates bad for 5'11 176. He plays center early this season. I think he has a chance to stick at center, but it's not a certainty. Decent hockey sense. More of a shooter than passer, but the true scoring skills, both shooting and passing, are a little questionable. He seems more like a puck handler than a scorer, if that makes sense. I would classify him as a likely first rounder, but I don't see it as a certainty. He's probably a rough projection like a Frank Nazar, but we could also be talking about him as a second or third round pick and I wouldn't be shocked.
He started out extremely slow but has gotten it going lately in terms of production. 8 points in 8 USHL games, 12 points in 22 total games for the NTDP.
 

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