Prospect Info: Luca Del Bel Belluz, 2nd round 2022 draft, #44

[koteka]

Rimer will mess his name up for sure.

Luca Del Bel Belluz - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Luca Del Bel Belluz, 2003-11-10 Woodbridge, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the AHL with Cleveland Monsters. Complete player biography and stats.

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[Xoggz22]

Really like this pick. Had a lot of steam as a 1st round pick at one point. Good upside and a good shot to take in 2nd round. Reminds me of the Svozil pick - he was also billed as 1st round potential and fell to CBJ. Shows a lot of potential. Maybe we hit here too.

Worst case we get some old music out of it...

 

[LastWordArmy]

The Mississauga Steelheads had a much better season than most experts expected. One of the key reasons for that was an unexpected breakout performance from Luca Del Bel Belluz. A third-round pick in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection Draft (51st overall), he scored just one goal and five assists for six points in his rookie season in 2019-20. This was followed by him missing the entire 2020-21 season with the OHL campaign being cancelled due to COVID-19. Del Bel Belluz came into his draft season as a relative unknown in scouting circles.

Luca Del Bel Belluz Scouting Report: 2022 NHL Draft #37

Luca Del Bel Belluz Scouting Report: After scoring just 6 points in 58 games in 2019-20, Del Bel Belluz had a breakout performance this year.

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[Double-Shift Lasse]

Wanna be a fly on the wall in the room where Rims is practicing calling this name.

 

[BB88]

Sir Bob had him at 29.
(Craig Button at 23)

So basically you can think they are leaving the draft with 3 1st round picks again

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

We'll see about his game. Worth it for the name.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Didn’t Mark Sheig say we had talked to him the most at the combine

 

[LetsGOJackets!!]

We have a need for centers, Luca is a good one, not in the top 5, but definitely in the next tier. Worth it just to move Rims into retirement.

 

[summer tooth]

Pretty terrific to get 3 first round guys in this draft!

 

[KJ Dangler]

Del Bel Belluz aiming to perfect two-way game heading into 2022 NHL Draft | NHL.com

Mississauga center capable of 'pro detail plays' following breakout season in OHL

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[Brock]

A close look at LDBB's game for you with tons of video (ignore that he's listed as a LW in the heading, that's incorrect):

2022 NHL DRAFT: OHL - Luca Del Bel Belluz, LW, Mississauga Steelheads

McKeen's Director of Scouting, Brock Otten, profiles 2022 NHL Draft prospect Luca, Del Bel Belluz.

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My write up on him.

Stuff on him from my media/scout poll:

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[Byron Bitz]

Are those playoff stats anything to be concerned about?

 

[Cowumbus]

After a slow start in Sarnia, Luca Del Bel Belluz has found his game. 21 points in 18GP.

Currently they sit in a playoff spot with 15 games to go. Their season will end March 26th, so I assume the first round will end around April 7th? The Monsters last game is April 16th, so maybe he could be another guy that joins the team?

He should be full time AHL next season anyway.

 

[I3LI3]

if anyone can recall, who has had more hype coming out of juniors: foudy or LDBB?

hoping he actually plays to his potential unlike Liam.

 

[Doggy]

if anyone can recall, who has had more hype coming out of juniors: foudy or LDBB?

hoping he actually plays to his potential unlike Liam.

I don't remember the hype over Foudy. I do remember reading an article where it was mentioned we made up for over drafting Foudy in the first by snagging a first round talent in the second round (Marchenko). I don't know whether LDBB is gonna be any good but just the fact that he is a second rounder instead of a first rounder should temper the pressure and expectations just a bit.

 

[cbjthrowaway]

if anyone can recall, who has had more hype coming out of juniors: foudy or LDBB?

hoping he actually plays to his potential unlike Liam.

foudy was a projected second rounder who went in the mid/late first who was seen as a reach with one standout tool (skating).

lddb was a projected first rounder who went in the early/mid second who has multiple good tools (iq, shot, passing, compete) and one poor one (skating).

idk about 'hype' but in terms of momentum going into their respective drafts, luca had a lot more chatter

 

[Cowumbus]

if anyone can recall, who has had more hype coming out of juniors: foudy or LDBB?

hoping he actually plays to his potential unlike Liam.

LDBB > Foudy
Skill wise it’s not even close.

Foudy was considered safer, because he could fall back on his skating.

 

[Doggy]

foudy was a projected second rounder who went in the mid/late first who was seen as a reach with one standout tool (skating).

lddb was a projected first rounder who went in the early/mid second who has multiple good tools (iq, shot, passing, compete) and one poor one (skating).

idk about 'hype' but in terms of momentum going into their respective drafts, luca had a lot more chatter

Regarding LDBB's skating, I read this (perhaps that makes him Vyborny-like? I never thought of Vybs as a speedy skater but his lateral skating (edge work) was top notch.:

McKeen’s Hockey attributed the surge of offensive production to “explosiveness out of pivots or cuts” that make up for his below-average skating ability. His lack of linear speed stunted his offensive game in 2019-20, and it might still hold him back to some extent down the road. However, his “agility, edgework, and weaving ability” have helped him put together some isolated highlight-reel goals with Mississauga this season that make him look like a top-notch skater.

 

[Cowumbus]

 

[CBJx614]

The: What do you feel like you’ve improved the most in your first full year here?

LDBB: “I think my defensive game, honestly, a lot. I feel like I’m more defensively sound. To start, I was not sure what to expect. I gained a lot of confidence throughout the year. Confidence is a huge thing in the game of hockey. Just gaining more confidence as each game goes by is a huge thing. The coaches are giving me the opportunity, so there’s confidence that stems from that.”

THW: How important is that defensive structure when you’re trying to learn the defensive game?

LDBB: “It’s so important. Like you said, every game has been a one goal game. There has been a game when it comes up to the last 5 minutes, everyone needs to be sharp and everyone needs to be on their A-game. We go over a lot at practice. We do a lot of video. The coaches have trust in every guy out there, and it’s credit to them because they put the work in with the video and we’re there to watch it and learn as we go.”

THW: One of the things I know that we’ve talked about in the past was needing to build up strength. How’s that coming along for you now?

LDBB: “At the beginning of the year, it was the biggest thing that they told me. I was only gonna play half the games, and I was gonna work out throughout the week. I was planning on just playing weekend games. That’s how it started when I came in. I felt like it helped me a lot. Stems back to being strong in my defensive zone and being able to put guys through the glass. Benny (Ben Eaves), our strength coach, he’s done a great job. He’s very easy to talk to as well. One of the friendliest guys I know. I spent a lot of time with him. I’d have to sit out a couple of games, but in the end, I think it’s helped me in a tremendous amount.”

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Blue Jackets' prospect Luca Del Bel Belluz is rising up the depth chart thanks to opportunity. We catch up with him about development & more.

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[majormajor]

LDBB: “At the beginning of the year, it was the biggest thing that they told me. I was only gonna play half the games, and I was gonna work out throughout the week. I was planning on just playing weekend games. That’s how it started when I came in. I felt like it helped me a lot. Stems back to being strong in my defensive zone and being able to put guys through the glass. Benny (Ben Eaves), our strength coach, he’s done a great job. He’s very easy to talk to as well. One of the friendliest guys I know. I spent a lot of time with him. I’d have to sit out a couple of games, but in the end, I think it’s helped me in a tremendous amount.”

This really should be done more often.

I think we're missing a big opportunity to push the growth of players like Jiricek by not doing this more.

 

[CBJx614]

This really should be done more often.

I think we're missing a big opportunity to push the growth of players like Jiricek by not doing this more.

The environment for him down there is perfect as well

Czech mates: Jiricek, Svozil thriving in Cleveland | Columbus Blue Jackets

The two Blue Jackets prospects are together again on the blue line for the Monsters

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“It’s fun to play with him,” said Jiricek, a first-round pick in the 2022 draft. “We have played pretty good hockey right now, so just keep going. We have played a bunch of times on the national team, against each other too, so that’s fun that we can play here too.”

“We know if someone jumps up to the offense, the other stays on defense,” said Svozil, a third-round pick in 2021. “We know what to expect with each other. We used to play a couple times together with the national team. We know each other well and we know what to do on the ice.”

There’s also a comfort in speaking to each other in their native language along with fellow Czech defenseman Jakub Zboril, even if the rest of the bench might not know what’s going on.

“It’s nice to have a Czech D partner so you can speak in your language,” Svozil said before laughing. “Nobody understands you on the bench, but we don’t really care.”

He tied the team lead in points for this last series

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Is there a place for him with the Blue Jackets this year?

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Is there a place for him with the Blue Jackets this year?

He's firmly in the "guys who will get called up when there are injuries" category.

 

[Cowumbus]

what do we think his ceiling is?

Stankoven/Pelletier/Peterka had similar numbers before making the jump. Then again, Bemstrom and TFW are scoring a bunch too.