No. 28 Shane Bowers, C, Waterloo (USHL)

2016-17: 60 GP 22-29-51 PTS 20 PIMs

Age: 17 Height: 6-foot-2 Wt: 178 lbs.

OTTAWA SCOUT TRENT MANN SAYS: “He does so many things well. That’s the part you like about his game. He takes key faceoffs at both ends of the rink, he competes in those hard areas, he can shoot the puck and make plays. He backchecks hard, it’s just the constant compete and wanting to win the puck battles. That’s always the part you leave the game thinking that every shift that kid competes.”

No. 47 Alex Formenton, LW, London (OHL)

2016-17: 65 GP 16-18-34 PTS 50 PIMS

Age: 17 Height: 6-foot-2 Weight: 166 lbs.

MANN SAYS: “This kid has great speed. Really, he has NHL speed. He’s hard-working kid. He has some abilities around the net. He’s a highly-competitive kid. We’re happy with him on the wing. He’s just a natural skater. Some kids have to work hard. With him, it’s there, it’s effortless. When he’s in camp with us you’ll notice him right away because the speed is noticeable right away.”

No. 121 Norm Batherson, C, Cape Breton (QMJHL)

2016-17: 61 GP 22-36-58 PTS 70 PIMS

Age: 18 Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 187 lbs.

MANN SAYS: “He’s grown four inches over less than two years. He’s made a lot of gain in his skating. He’s highly skilled, he’s got great vision. He has an ability to score as well. He comes good bloodlines. His dad was a pro hockey player, his uncle is Dennis Vial, so there’s hockey in the blood. He’s lived around the world. He’s a mature kid, a hard-working kid and he wants to play hockey. He was a good pick.”

No. 183 Jordan Hollett, G, Medicine Hat (WHL)

2016-17: 19 GP 2.83 GAA .901 save-percentage

Age: 18 Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 184 lbs

MANN SAYS: “He played in Regina and they were going for it. They wanted to win rhe WHL and go to the Memorial Cup. He doesn’t have a ton of games behind him but he was traded to Medicine Hat and so he’ll get a chance to play plenty of games next year. We had Pierre Groux and Cory Cooper watch lots of video and give their input on him. At the end of the day, he’s an athletic kid, that will require time.”



Elégedettek voltak Dorion-ék a draft-tal. Nagy méretű srácokat hoztak. Bowers-ből remélem kiváló two way center lesz.

Dorion-tól nem is védőt várok, inkább egy jó negyedik soros centert, aki elfogadhatóan bulizik, és pk-ban jó.