Sunday 29 March 2015

Noah Rod

Team: Geneve-Servette
photo by tdg.ch
League: Swiss National League A
Position: Center/Winger
Born: 7th June 1996
Height: 6.1       
Weight: 192
Drafted: 2014 2nd round, 53th overall by San Jose Sharks

Size/StrengthGood
Skating
Good
Shot/Scoring
Average
Puckhandling
Good
Physical Play
Excellent
Offensive Play
Average
Defensive PlayGood
Hockey Sense
Average
Competitiveness
Good
 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths
1. Physical Game
2. Defensive Mind
3. Forecheck/Backcheck

Area’s For Improvement
1. Scoring/Producing More Offence
2. Shot
3. Eliminate Dirty Hits From His Game


Scouting Report:
A gritty, hard nosed player with good size and strength. Loves to play a physical game and tries to go under the skin of the opponent teams with finishing his checks. Likes to forecheck and is backchecking as well. Good in both ends of the zone and possesses a good defensive mind. Uses his stick to break up plays. Is always looking for his opponent players in the defensive zone. Good Balance on his skates and isn't afraid to go into corner battles, but still needs to gain some more strength. Agile skater and fast first steps. Has no high end scoring and although he is positioning himself a lot in front of the net, he needs to be a bit more efficient in screening and agitate slightly better. Overall, Rod is a player who stands up for his teammates and works good in both zones. He has good hands and could be a dangerous addition to a teams top line with his awareness to play defence. Even if he has good puckhandling skills, it remains questionable if he will be able to improve his offensive skills.      

NHL Potential: 2-way player, who plays a physical game in both ends 

Style compares to: Devante Smith-Pelly

Monday 9 March 2015

Floran Douay

photo by planetehockey.ch
Team: Geneve-Servette
League: Swiss National League A
Position: Left Wing
Born: 7th February 1995
Height: 6.3       
Weight: 218
Undrafted

Size/StrengthGood
Skating
Average
Shot/Scoring
Average
Puckhandling
Average
Physical Play
Excellent
Offensive Play
Average
Defensive PlayGood
Hockey Sense
Average
Competitiveness
Average
 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths
1. Physical Game
2. Defensive Mind
3. Net Presence

Area’s For Improvement
1. Scoring
2. First Steps/Skating Speed
3. Puckhandling


Scouting Report:
A big winger with great size and strength. Likes to play physical game and finishes his checks on a regular basis. Feels comfortable driving the net and uses his big size to screen goaltenders very well. Is good in corner battles and uses his body to protect the puck, possesses good balance. Needs to work on his scoring skills and skating to increase his first steps speed. Can be used in penalty killing with his good defensive mind and stands in shooting lanes. Overall, Floran is a grinder with big frame and good work ethic who can help a team defensively and offensively with a physical game.     

NHL Potential: Grinder, who plays a physical game

Style compares to: Jordan Nolan