2017 NHL Draft
Connor Timmins
Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Steve Kournianos | 06/21/2017 | New York | [hupso]
Profile
Position: Defenseman
Shoots: Right
Height / Weight: 6’2, 184 lbs
Born: September 18, 1998 | St. Catherines, ON
Nation: Canada
The Draft Analyst Ranking:
| PRE | SEP | OCT | FEB | MAY | JUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 211 | 164 | 157 | 60 | 57 |
Regular Season
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Season
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Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SOG | PTS/G |
| 2016-17 | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 67 | 7 | 54 | 61 | 53 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 141 | 0.91 |
| 2015-16 | Sault Ste Marie (OHL) | 60 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.22 |
| Total | 127 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 4 | 13 | 173 | 0.58 | |
Scouting Report
Poised two-way defenseman with very good puck skills and a little bit of flair to his game. Timmins plays with his head up and is a very good skater who can either maneuver his way out of jam or trap opponents with a long headman up the ice. He’s not a roadrunner who will blow past opponents, but he seems to have a handle on play development and orchestrating an attack beginning from his own goal line. The Soo had a bounce-back year, and Timmins was a big part of it — his 61 points tied the WHL’s Juuso Valimaki for the most points by a CHL first-year draft eligible defenseman. Timmins is a kid who improved significantly in all areas as the year progressed. He’s a classic power play point man thanks to a hard shot he keeps low and on net, but he uses his slap and pump fakes effectively, sliding pucks via no-look passes to an open weak side rather than telegraphing his intentions. He’s a solid three-zone defender who has decent closing and catch-up speed, but his stick and body positioning are both excellent.