Kevin Porter

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Team: Grand Rapids Griffins

League: AHL

Position: Winger

Born: 12th March 1986

Height: 6.0       

Weight: 194
Drafted: 2004 4th round, 119th overall by Phoenix Coyotes

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

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

Strengths

1. Pass

2. Good Overview

3. Two-way ability

Area’s For Improvement

1. Physical Game

2. Size/Strength

3. Scoring

Scouting Report:

A complete player with average size, but who can play each forward position if needed. Has good top speed and uses his good overview to set up plays. Possesses a hard and accurate pass and although he rather passes than fires the puck, his shot is decent and he uses all of his shot arsenal. Is a good two-way forward who has a decent defensive mind and backchecks well. Though needs to stand better in shooting lanes and keeps his stick on the ice to interrupt plays in his own zone. No physical game at all but still isn't afraid to go into corner battles. Kevin is a very matured player who has experience and shows hockey sense. Is calm on the puck and shows puckhandling skills.         

NHL Potential: Playmaker, who has a good overview and a good pass to setup plays 

Style compares to: Frans Nielsen

Noah Rod

Team: Geneve-Servette

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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/Strength	Good
Skating	Good
Shot/Scoring	Average
Puckhandling	Good
Physical Play	Excellent
Offensive Play	Average
Defensive Play	Good
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

Floran Douay

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Team: Geneve-Servette

League: Swiss National League A

Position: Left Wing

Born: 7th February 1995

Height: 6.3       

Weight: 218
Undrafted

Size/Strength	Good
Skating	Average
Shot/Scoring	Average
Puckhandling	Average
Physical Play	Excellent
Offensive Play	Average
Defensive Play	Good
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

Filip Chlapik

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Team: Charlottetown Islanders

League: QMJHL

Position: Center

Born: 3rd June 1997

Height: 6.1       

Weight: 183
Eligible for NHL Draft 2015

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

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

Strengths

1. Takeaways

2. Backchecking

3. Positioning

Area’s For Improvement

1. Shot

2. Strength

3. Explosiveness

Scouting Report:

A center who works good in both zones. Uses his stick very effective to interrupt passes and has a good positioning game, seems to be always where the puck will head to. Great ability to dig out pucks from board battles with his good stickwork. He backchecks well and fulfills his defensive responsibilities. Tries to be physical but lacks strength.  Needs to improve his shot and overall is lacking strength, also needs to use his shot more often. However, he shows hockey sense and can set up plays with his good overview and possesess good play reading abilities. If he gains strength, can be a good two way center who works hard to fulfill his responsibilities.     

NHL Potential: Two-way player who has good positioning in both zones. 

Style compares to: David Krejci

Joel Steinauer

Team: Kloten Flyers

League: Swiss National League A

Position: Defender

Born: 17th January 1995

Height: 5.11       

Weight: 176
Undrafted

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

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

Strengths

1. Skating

2. Offensive Play

3. Hockey Sense/Maturity

Area’s For Improvement

1. Defensive Play

2. Strength

3. Defensive Positioning

Scouting Report:

An excellent skater who is very agile and has great speed even while carrying the puck. His biggest asset is his ability to join rushes and even leads them with his great speed and puckhandling skills. Has a good first pass and can create offence. Has a hard, accurate slapshot but needs to work on his wrist shot. He is often caught too offensively and needs to understand better when to join rushes and when to stay at home. Shows lack of strength but has a decent balance and can't  be knocked off the puck easily. All in all, he is a very matured defender with great offensive skills and good understanding of the game, who barely panicks and can lead a team.     

NHL Potential: None. 

Style compares to: Kris Letang

Daniel Sprong

Team: Charlottetown Islanders

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League: QMJHL

Position: Right Wing

Born: 17th March 1997

Height: 6.0       

Weight: 192
Eligible for NHL Draft 2015

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

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

Strengths

1. Passing

2. Offensive Play

3. Hockey Sense

Area’s For Improvement

1. Defensive Play

2. Strength

3. Needs to shoot more often

Scouting Report:

A good, agile skater with fast first steps and great speed with the puck, able to move in different directions unexpected. Likes to go one on one and possess slick hands and puck handling skills. Has a great overview to set up plays with his accurate and strong pass. He doesn’t need a lot of space to make plays and shows great patience with the puck. Still needs to gain strength and doesn’t show a lot of physical game. Needs to use his powerful wrist shot more often and sometimes tends to try too much with the puck on his stick. Doesn’t panic when under pressure, though. Sprong is a player who always gets things going and doesn’t shy away from making plays. Shows hockey sense in many of his shifts and can make a difference on and off the ice in favour of his team.    

NHL Potential: Playmaker. Has a very good overview and great accurate pass to setup plays. 

Style compares to: Jaden Schwartz

Connor Moynihan

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Team: Halifax Mooseheads

League: QMJHL

Position: Left Wing

Born: 20th June 1997

Height: 6.4       

Weight: 214
Eligible for NHL Draft 2015

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

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

Strengths

1. Physical Play

2. Size/Strength

3. Work Ethic

Area’s For Improvement

1. Offensive Play

2. Shot/Scoring

3. Passing

Scouting Report:

A powerful winger with good size and strength who is using his body pretty well to make plays in his own zone as well as offensive zone. Is very good in corner battles and his physical play is excellent. Shows strength while protecting the puck and good work ethic also in his own zone. Backchecks well and is playing an important role defensively. While his defensive game is good, he needs to improve his offensive skills. Often without big impacts offensively because is lacking a good shot and his passing skills should improve also. Needs to shoot more and create scoring chances. All in all a power forward who plays a NA style of game who loves to use his body to make plays.    

NHL Potential: Power Forward. Plays solid defensive and physical game but needs to improve his offence. 

Style compares to: Adam Lowry