Nikolai Goldobin

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Team: IFK Helsinki

League: Liiga

Position: Right Wing

Born: 7th October 1995

Height: 6.0       

Weight: 185
Drafted: 2014 1st round, 27th overall by San Jose Sharks

Size/Strength	Below Average
Skating	Good
Shot/Scoring	Good
Puckhandling	Excellent
Physical Play	Average
Offensive Play	Excellent
Defensive Play	Below Average
Hockey Sense	Good
Competitiveness	Good

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Puckhandling

2. Offensive Play

3. Create scoring chances

Area’s For Improvement

1. Defensive Play

2. Strength

3. Physical Play

Scouting Report:

Nikolai is a very skilled forward who has great puckhandling skills and good hands. He is an offensive force, has a good shot arsenal and isn’t afraid to use it. Next to his goal scoring touch, Nikolai can also set up plays very well and has a good overview for his line mates. Because he is a very agile skater, he can skate fast also while carrying the puck and make plays even with no space available. His defensive game though has to improve. Often he is a spectator in his own zone and he also needs to gain some strength, even though he compensates his lack of strength with his agility and quickness. However, his pass is very strong but he takes too many risky passes and forces turnovers. His strength is clearly in the offensive zone where he can create a scoring chance out of nowhere at any time and because he is very good in finding open spots to put himself in a good scoring position, he is an offensive weapon at any time he is on the ice.

NHL Potential: Sniper! He can be an offensive force.

Style compares to: Johnny Gaudreau

Edson Harlacher

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Team: Kloten Flyers

League: Swiss National League A

Position: Defence

Born: 22nd January 1996

Height: 6.3       

Weight: 212

Undrafted

Size/Strength	Good
Skating	Below Average
Shot/Scoring	Poor
Puckhandling	Below Average
Physical Play	Average
Offensive Play	Below Average
Defensive Play	Average
Hockey Sense	Below Average
Competitiveness	Below Average

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Size/Strength

2. Blocking shot

3. Balance

Area’s For Improvement

1. Shot

2. Offensive Play

3. Reduce turnovers

Scouting Report:

Edson is a big defender with good strength. His game is focused on his defensive play. He tracks shots very well to make blocks and tries to find spots in the shooting lane of opponent forwards. Even though he has good size, he is not using it enough in battles for the puck. He needs to stop creating so many turnovers in his own zone and panics still too much when under pressure. His offensive game is nearly not existing. His shot is very weak and not accurate at all.

NHL Potential: None! Defensive and offensive game not good enough

Style compares to: Taylor Doherty

Vincent Praplan

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Team: Kloten Flyers

League: Swiss National League A

Position: Right Wing

Born: 10th June 1994

Height: 5.11       

Weight: 191

Undrafted

Size/Strength	Average
Skating	Average
Shot/Scoring	Average
Puckhandling	Good
Physical Play	Average
Offensive Play	Good
Defensive Play	Below Average
Hockey Sense	Average
Competitiveness	Average

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Puckhandling

2. Offensive play

3. Balance

Area’s For Improvement

1. Defensive play

2. Physical game

3. Play away from puck

Scouting Report:

Vincent has his strengths in the offensive zone. He has good puckhandling skills and keeps control over the puck also when going full speed. His hands are good and he has a good quickness .with the puck. He is an average skater and his shot would be average, however he needs to use it more and create more scoring chances. However, he protects the puck well but needs to bring himself in better shooting position and find the open ice to create offence. Vincent clearly needs to work on his play away from the puck especially in the defensive zone. Too many times he is just a spectator and anticipating on breakaway plays. His passing skills are good, especially his receiving pass skills are more than average.

NHL Potential: Sniper if he uses his shot more often to create scoring chances

Style compares to: Benoit Pouliot