2017 NHL Draft
Nolan Patrick
Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
Steve Kournianos | 03/22/2017 | New York | [hupso]
Profile
Position: Center
Shoots: Right
Height/Weight: 6’2, 198 lbs
Born: April 10th, 1998 | Winnipeg, MB
Nation: Canada
The Draft Analyst Ranking:
PRE | SEP | OCT | FEB | MAY | FINAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Regular Season
Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | PTS/G |
2016-17 | Brandon | 33 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.39 |
2015-16 | Brandon | 72 | 41 | 61 | 102 | 51 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.42 |
2014-15 | Brandon | 55 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1.02 |
2013-14 | Brandon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
Total | 163 | 92 | 113 | 205 | 88 | 96 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1.26 |
Scouting Report
A big-bodied center with franchise upside, Patrick is an intimidating force with the ability to threaten a defense with both world-class vision and elite goal-scoring ability. He fits the mold of a power forward, but Patrick uses his puck skills to intimidate rather than with brute strength. A gifted artist who never tips his hand, Patrick is an above-average skater with a deceptive change of pace who makes minced meat out of an over-committed defender and the goalie who eventually is forced to confront him. He owns an excellent shot that can find the smallest of openings and his release is already at a pro level. A two-way forward who plays a 200-foot game and lends support to his defensemen, Patrick has dealt with several injuries over the course of his junior career, to include a nagging groin issue that kept him on the shelf for most of his pre-draft campaign. Is he a cornerstone building block? You bet, and don’t think for one second he’s not ready for an immediate, post-draft jump to the NHL.