Prospect Info: Nolan Collins, 167th overall, 2022 NHL Draft

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Nolan Collins - Stats, Contract, Salary & More

Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Nolan Collins, 2004-04-28 Whitby, ON, CAN Canada. Most recently in the OHL with Flint Firebirds. Complete player biography and stats.

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Ranked #153 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)

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[Peat]

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest this lanky Canadian dman with meh numbers doesn't have much untapped offensive upside.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

How did Liam Gorman have any value? Free pick.

 

[Jacob]

One thing I like, overall, is that they're all 2004 birthyears. No late 2003s or guys that were passed up in prior drafts.

 

[Empoleon8771]

How did Liam Gorman have any value? Free pick.

Yeah it's bizarre. Gorman was taken #177 in 2018 and looks like an absolute bust. Getting a higher pick now is really good.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Seems like a vanilla defenseman pick. Feelings about it are the same.

 

[dogthateats]

Gorman will now turn into the next Datsyuk

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Gorman will now turn into the next Datsyuk

I was thinking Bobby Orr, but fair enough.

 

[StIvany4Norris]

Like that he's a right shot, also almost 200 pounds as an 18 year old... but a lot of PIMs

Already looped into Canadian national team is a good sign

Also doesn't hurt potential trade value moving forward...

 

[Peat]

Gorman will now turn into the next Datsyuk

Next Dat Sucks maybe

 

[HandshakeLine]

Gormless Gorman 'came Common Collins.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I had Gorman ranked 36th out of 36 in my prospect rankings. As others have said, no clue how the Pens/Hextall were able to get any value out of him.

 

[HandshakeLine]

I had totally forgotten he even existed, tbh.

 

[I Loveallsports]

Sudbury Wolves

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[CheckingLineCenter]

From @Brock- he knows the OHL better than anyone imo

46. Nolan Collins - Defense - Sudbury Wolves
Collins is a right shot defender with good size and mobility. That alone is going to put him on the scouting radar. He had a solid rookie season with the Wolves and actually earned a spot on Team Canada at the U18's, where he played a depth role for the Canadians. Collins' projection is that of a quality defensive defender. His game is not flashy, but it can be effective. To be an NHL defender his defensive reads will need to improve. The same could be said for his reads with the puck and ability to make a clean exit pass. He is at his best when he can use his feet to help him clear the defensive zone, but when forecheckers close off those lanes, it can lead to turnovers. Right now, the raw physical and athletic tools are intriguing, but the application of those is inconsistent. It would not shock me to see him selected not unlike Chandler Romeo last year. I can see the intrigue.

 

[dogthateats]

 

[wej20]

Like that he's a right shot, also almost 200 pounds as an 18 year old... but a lot of PIMs

Already looped into Canadian national team is a good sign

Also doesn't hurt potential trade value moving forward...

Replacing Bjorkqvist as our body guy?

 

[Jacob]

I had Gorman ranked 36th out of 36 in my prospect rankings. As others have said, no clue how the Pens/Hextall were able to get any value out of him.

It almost seems like a paper transaction. Like Gorman subbing for “future considerations.” Did Chicago owe us a favor? Did Hextall mediate the 3-way trade the day before?

 

[FreeBobbyFarnham]

Hopefully he's a better prospect than Connor Hall.

 

[Peat]

Well if he's still got two working shoulders in two years' time, he's a better prospect than Connor Hall!

 

[Jacob]

Assuming injured but since being sent back to Sudbury he hasn't played. What the dilly yo?

 

[Hockeyville USA]

As a result of the new CHL-NCAA rules, Collins commits to Penn State after being unsigned by the Penguins.

Was never a good pick in the 2022 Draft, but good to see he gets to continue his career at a high level.

 

[Mr. T]

a high level.

Oh, I thought you said Penn State