Draft Type | Round | Pick | Team |
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Projection | 2 | 34 |
Big tall second year eligible goaltender whose riser to notoriety began with his head turning performance in the NAHL Showcase while a member of the Chippewa Steel in November 2022. He committed to the University of Minnesota at Duluth and the Green Bay Gamblers secured his USHL playing rights. He was called upon to be one of Slovakia's goaltenders in this last Christmas' World Junior U-20 and made a large amount of saves that were worthy that raised his teammates confidence and raised his draft status into early round discussion. He is an athletic goalie with long legs excellent reflexes who never gives up on the play. His long legs take away the bottom and before he drops he takes away lots of the net by playing big. Has acrobatic qualities and is unafraid to come out and moving pucks along. He can scramble and make a save due to his anticipation and positioning. Uses his body and pads to sponge and absorb shots, and his technique bodes well towards future advancement.
--Bill Płaczek--