F William Belle - Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAA, 16U AAA (2025 Draft)

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William Belle - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of William Belle, 2007-01-14 Minnetonka, MN, USA USA. Most recently in the NCAA with Univ. of Notre Dame. Complete player biography and stats.

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Seemed like a promising player for the 2025 draft out of shattucks. could some fill me in further on this player?

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[GermanSpitfire]

Damn - this is a kid I wanted to make a thread on once my naughty behaviour was forgiven.

He is a big strong skating power winger that has all the confidence in the world to attack opposing defenders one on one. For a big guy he has some soft hands that allow him to make some pretty nifty plays from in tight on the opposing goalie. He has a very good wrist shot for his age that is heavy and deceptive. He uses his size real well at his age but I don’t think he is one of those big guys that dominates because he is big - there is so much more to this kids game than just his size.

He reminds me a bit of recent Flyers first rounder Cutter Gauthier in a sense. I expect big things for this kid going forward - and the fact he is playing for Shattucks u16 team as an ‘07 is a testament to this.

Hope this helps!

 

[BKarchitect]

The other 07’s on the SSM 16U team are forwards Fleece and Sawchyn (Gracyn‘s little brother) who have been two of the most hyped American 07’s for a while, defenseman Lebret and Harry Boettinger in net, also a kid that has been hyped for a while.

No guarantee that it gives you a spot on the USNTDP (see Aidan Park and Drake Murray from last years 16U) but certainly all these guys including Belle are ones to watch moving forward as guys with watch.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

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[GermanSpitfire]

For those wondering - he was able to commit so early because he skipped a year of elementary school, in China where he lived for 7 years in his youth.

 

[Lavar Ball]

For those wondering - he was able to commit so early because he skipped a year of elementary school, in China where he lived for 7 years in his youth.

Wow, cool story. Rooting for the kid

 

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This is an incredible reference. One of my favorite shows of all time

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Invited to the NTDP camp

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don't think he has much offensive upside, but has the defensive game. Big, strong, fast, good defensively, physical. Good PK'er. Judd Caulfield is probably what we are looking at. If things go very well, John Beecher shouldn't be ruled out. He'll be a draft pick. Likely no later than middle rounds. A team could reach for him earlier though because of the size, defensive game, and skating.

 

[Hockeyville USA]

Wonder if he takes a step forward on the u18 team this year.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

6'2 216 to 6'4 219 in the preseason measurements. He's a great athlete. I think he's going to go higher than most think in the upcoming draft.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I feel he's massively underrated. He doesn't have much offense, but he's 6'4 219, skates great, is good defensively, and can at least lug the puck and play netfront/dig pucks out for line mates. I think he'll get some NHL games, and maybe he sticks. Third rounder. Maybe second, if we're pushing it. He's not that much worse than John Beecher at the same stage. Even less offense, but has a better skillset outside of that. You really notice him a lot, more so than a lot of the "skill" forwards at the NTDP.