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Chris Johnston seems to think the 2 pieces not mentioned is a first and Hunter B. (Idk how to spell the last name)
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Hunter Brzustewicz. 20 year old D-man, 3rd rd 2023. 6'0 194.
Wheeler had him as their 4th best prospect in his recent review:

Brzustewicz was a star in minor hockey growing up who really returned to that form last season after a bit of a winding road. He spent two years at the program playing with kids from the draft class in front of him due to his birthday (though he missed almost all of his U17 year due to a shoulder injury suffered before his time there had barely started), and decommitted from the University of Michigan to play his draft year in the OHL so that he could get more game action. That season, he led Kitchener’s defense in scoring and turned me into a believer, finishing 40th on my ranking but going 75th to the Canucks. In his post-draft season, he then found another level altogether as one of the most productive D in junior hockey last year, regularly showcasing his high-end smarts, above-average skill and high-end spatial awareness on the ice to finish with 101 points in 77 combined regular-season and playoff games. His rookie season in the AHL this year hasn’t stood out or followed the same trajectory but he’s had a respectable year for a 19/20-year-old defenseman, averaging a little more than 17 minutes per game and running one of the Wranglers’ power-play units while holding his own at five-on-five.

Brzustewicz is a mobile and strong kid who has worked hard to fill out his frame (the lost season helped with that), defends the rush effectively and is now getting to show that he has always had more offense to his game than his production at the program (where players like Seamus Casey and Lane Hutson were awarded greater opportunities offensively after his injury) showed. He walks the line well, he’s comfortable, poised and patient in control of the puck in all three zones and he will take and execute on what’s given to him. He plays and reads the game very tactically — he’s one of those players who makes the right calls with the puck pretty much whenever he has it and sees and processes the game at an advanced level. He’s also a strong athlete who impressed in testing at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, was a high-end skater coming up and has been a better skater throughout (even when he lost half a step after the injury) than I think most gave him credit for.

He has become more and more active in transition. He can comfortably play his off-side. His on-ice intelligence gets high grades for how methodical and pinpoint accurate his execution is in the offensive zone. His head is always up and he’s comfortably beating the first layer of pressure to make his plays even if he’s not a dynamic creator who will break multiple ankles in a sequence. He projects as a smart, offensively inclined but defensively capable No. 4-5 in the NHL.
 
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Hunter Brzustewicz. 20 year old D-man, 3rd rd 2023. 6'0 194.
Wheeler had him as their 4th best prospect in his recent review:

Brzustewicz was a star in minor hockey growing up who really returned to that form last season after a bit of a winding road. He spent two years at the program playing with kids from the draft class in front of him due to his birthday (though he missed almost all of his U17 year due to a shoulder injury suffered before his time there had barely started), and decommitted from the University of Michigan to play his draft year in the OHL so that he could get more game action. That season, he led Kitchener’s defense in scoring and turned me into a believer, finishing 40th on my ranking but going 75th to the Canucks. In his post-draft season, he then found another level altogether as one of the most productive D in junior hockey last year, regularly showcasing his high-end smarts, above-average skill and high-end spatial awareness on the ice to finish with 101 points in 77 combined regular-season and playoff games. His rookie season in the AHL this year hasn’t stood out or followed the same trajectory but he’s had a respectable year for a 19/20-year-old defenseman, averaging a little more than 17 minutes per game and running one of the Wranglers’ power-play units while holding his own at five-on-five.

Brzustewicz is a mobile and strong kid who has worked hard to fill out his frame (the lost season helped with that), defends the rush effectively and is now getting to show that he has always had more offense to his game than his production at the program (where players like Seamus Casey and Lane Hutson were awarded greater opportunities offensively after his injury) showed. He walks the line well, he’s comfortable, poised and patient in control of the puck in all three zones and he will take and execute on what’s given to him. He plays and reads the game very tactically — he’s one of those players who makes the right calls with the puck pretty much whenever he has it and sees and processes the game at an advanced level. He’s also a strong athlete who impressed in testing at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, was a high-end skater coming up and has been a better skater throughout (even when he lost half a step after the injury) than I think most gave him credit for.

He has become more and more active in transition. He can comfortably play his off-side. His on-ice intelligence gets high grades for how methodical and pinpoint accurate his execution is in the offensive zone. His head is always up and he’s comfortably beating the first layer of pressure to make his plays even if he’s not a dynamic creator who will break multiple ankles in a sequence. He projects as a smart, offensively inclined but defensively capable No. 4-5 in the NHL.
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Couldn't you wait for the details?
 
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deadhead said:
Hunter Brzustewicz. 20 year old D-man, 3rd rd 2023. 6'0 194.
Wheeler had him as their 4th best prospect in his recent review:

Brzustewicz was a star in minor hockey growing up who really returned to that form last season after a bit of a winding road. He spent two years at the program playing with kids from the draft class in front of him due to his birthday (though he missed almost all of his U17 year due to a shoulder injury suffered before his time there had barely started), and decommitted from the University of Michigan to play his draft year in the OHL so that he could get more game action. That season, he led Kitchener’s defense in scoring and turned me into a believer, finishing 40th on my ranking but going 75th to the Canucks. In his post-draft season, he then found another level altogether as one of the most productive D in junior hockey last year, regularly showcasing his high-end smarts, above-average skill and high-end spatial awareness on the ice to finish with 101 points in 77 combined regular-season and playoff games. His rookie season in the AHL this year hasn’t stood out or followed the same trajectory but he’s had a respectable year for a 19/20-year-old defenseman, averaging a little more than 17 minutes per game and running one of the Wranglers’ power-play units while holding his own at five-on-five.

Brzustewicz is a mobile and strong kid who has worked hard to fill out his frame (the lost season helped with that), defends the rush effectively and is now getting to show that he has always had more offense to his game than his production at the program (where players like Seamus Casey and Lane Hutson were awarded greater opportunities offensively after his injury) showed. He walks the line well, he’s comfortable, poised and patient in control of the puck in all three zones and he will take and execute on what’s given to him. He plays and reads the game very tactically — he’s one of those players who makes the right calls with the puck pretty much whenever he has it and sees and processes the game at an advanced level. He’s also a strong athlete who impressed in testing at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, was a high-end skater coming up and has been a better skater throughout (even when he lost half a step after the injury) than I think most gave him credit for.

He has become more and more active in transition. He can comfortably play his off-side. His on-ice intelligence gets high grades for how methodical and pinpoint accurate his execution is in the offensive zone. His head is always up and he’s comfortably beating the first layer of pressure to make his plays even if he’s not a dynamic creator who will break multiple ankles in a sequence. He projects as a smart, offensively inclined but defensively capable No. 4-5 in the NHL.
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