Sam Reinhart —
League: WHL Team: Kootenay Ice
Born: Nov.6
Height: 6’1 Weight: 183
Position: C Shoots: Right
2012-13 Stats: Games: 72 G: 35 A: 50 Pts: 85 PIM: 22 Plus/Minus: +8
2013-14 Stats: Games: 60 G: 36 A: 69 Pts: 105 PIM: 11 Plus/Minus: +24
Playoffs:
2013-14 Stats: Games: 13 G: 6 A: 17 Pts: 23 PIM: 2 Plus/Minus: na
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Week 1: Winnipeg Hockey Talk’s preliminary evaluations of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft top prospects. Today’s featured prospect is Sam Reinhart. Reinhart currently plays in the Western Hockey League for the Kootenay Ice.
Achievements:
1. Drafted 15th overall in the 1st round of the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft by the Kootenay Ice.
2. Winner of the 2011-12 Jim Piggott Trophy as WHL Rookie of the Year.
3. Captain of Canada’s “Gold Medal” winning team at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial.
4. Captain of Canada’s Under-18 Team for the 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Hockey Championship.
5. 2013-14 CHL Sportsman of the Year.
6. Played in the 2014 WJHC and the 2014 Subway Series.
7. Winner if the 2013-14 Brad Hornung Trophy (most sportsmanlike player).
8. Winner of the 2013-14 Four Bronco Trophy (WHL Player of the Year).
Offensive Buzzwords
Throughout the season you’ll hear scouting buzzwords like:
1. poised with the puck
2. high hockey IQ
3. good on-ice vision
4. good compete level
5. battles hard in both ends of the ice (200 ft game)
6. leadership
These buzzwords will apply to most of the top picks and as you go further down the prospect list you might not see all of these, hence the lower ranking.
Sam Reinhart is a skilled offensive center and like most good center-men Reinhart has good on-ice vision and makes good decisions with and without the puck. Reinhart has great hands and is very poised with the puck enabling him to buy time and space for his wingers to get into a good scoring position. He is also decent in the face-off circle.
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Like all top players Sam Reinhart is poised with the puck and has a ” high hockey IQ”. He’s got good hands, excellent vision and good playmaking ability.
Skating
Reinhart would be considered a good but not great skater.
Defence
Right now Sam Reinhart would be considered an average defensive player but not a liability in his own zone.
Projection
As a 17-year last season he was already being projected as a “Top 5” pick. Most early season projections have him ranked as the # 1 or # 2 prospect in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. It will be a toss-up between Aaron Ekblad and Sam Reinhart for the #1 pick all season. I like Reinhart as the #2 selection.
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