RD Oliver Bonk - London Knights, OHL (2023, 22nd, PHI)

[Lavar Ball]

 

[LDN]

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I have him as a (extremely) late 1st to mid 2nd round pick. He keeps this up and he’s gonna go higher.

 

[raymond23]

bonk

 

[Captain97]

I like his name and he is putting up solid numbers.

How has he been in terms of the defensive side of the game?

 

[LDN]

I like his name and he is putting up solid numbers.

How has he been in terms of the defensive side of the game?

Not bad. Good skater. Mostly unnoticed defensively from my perspective.

 

[Rayquaza64]

Bonk would be a fine mid-late first rounder. Obviously depends on how dmen are drafted on the floor and how he progresses throughout the year but wouldn't shock me if he's somewhere from 15-30

 

[Lavar Ball]

I have 7-8 defenseman ahead of him at this point, but an intriguing prospect

 

[FLYguy3911]

Impressive production for a first year OHL defenseman. I thought he was a pretty weak skater in the summer and I still see a lot of awkward off-balance moments and just generally sluggish footspeed. Not particularly athletic. If you give him a runway he can eat up ice with his long strides, but there's less space as you move up the ladder. Really skilled for a big guy though. Can't say I've seen a defenseman take as many one-knee slappers or snapshots from the blueline as he does. He's probably going to go higher than I'd feel comfortable pulling the trigger but I can see the intrigue.

 

[Frk It]

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

No wonder they traded him.

 

[martygod12]

Please come play for Czechia !!!

 

[Frk It]

I saw Pronman say his comp is John Marino... I think that actually works pretty well for him.

 

[Fjordy]

An interesting option for Buffalo, but it is not clear in what range with our picks.

 

[Kcoyote3]

An interesting option for Buffalo, but it is not clear in what range with our picks.

Buffalo has 39 and 45, I bet he goes around there, maybe even earlier if someone wants a swing on a defenseman.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Buffalo has 39 and 45, I bet he goes around there, maybe even earlier if someone wants a swing on a defenseman.

I would think earlier.

Could be a 1st round pick.

 

[Kcoyote3]

I would think earlier.

Could be a 1st round pick.

I wouldn't do it but definitely could be

 

[toddkaz]

An interesting option for Buffalo, but it is not clear in what range with our picks.

at 39 he seems like a good option.

 

[MMC]

Welcome to Philadelphia

 

[JRichard]

Bonk would be a fine mid-late first rounder. Obviously depends on how dmen are drafted on the floor and how he progresses throughout the year but wouldn't shock me if he's somewhere from 15-30

Good call

 

[Nabrules]

12 points in 14 games (all assists). Seems he hasn’t scored in a while dating back to last year. Obviously he’s a dman who it seems will actually be more defensive than offensive in the future but still odd for a first rounder to not score a goal for this long.

How has he look for those who have watched him?

Thanks!

 

[GettingYourMoms]

Can´t wait to see this sucker play in Chance liga.

 

[Hinterland]

Can´t wait to see this sucker play in Chance liga.

Come on now. He played a good tournament.

 

[Alex K]

Huge offensive boost in his D+1 year

 

[Nabrules]

This is technically only his second OHL year too after only playing 10 games with London in 2021-22, spending the rest of the year playing junior A hockey