2018 NHL Draft

Noah Dobson

Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)

Steve Kournianos  |  03/09/2018 |  Nashville  |  [hupso]

Profile

Position: Defenseman
Shoots: Right
Height / Weight: 6’3, 178 lbs
Born: January 7th, 2000 | Summerside, PEI
Nation: Canada

The Draft Analyst Ranking:

PRE SEP JAN MAR MAY JUN
— 33 16 — — —

Regular Season

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM +/- S SH% PPG SHG GWG
2016-17 Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) 63 7 19 26 40 +34 82 8.5 – 1 2
2017-18 Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) 62 16 50 66 48 +27 257 6.2 11 1 2
Total 125 23 69 92 88 +61 339 6.8 11 2 4


Scouting Report

Rangy, mobile defender with size and strong puck skills who sticks to his opponents like velcro. Dobson is a rare specimen for a teenage defender in that he is a big-bodied puck mover with speed who plays with poise in all three zones. He is one of the QMJHL’s top scoring blueliners thanks to his ability to run a power play, dictate the tempo of a game regardless of the situation and seize opportunities that nobody else was able to identify. Dobson is a strong, agile skater with a deceptively quick first step and the ability to make sharp directional changes in open ice. Getting the puck behind pesky opponents in the neutral zone can be done with either his wheels or with hard, crisp passes, but Dobson isn’t the kind of defenseman who lets his forwards take it from there — he loves to jump into openings and create or finish from areas close to the hashmarks.

Dobson is a very strong one-on-one defender who maintains a very tight gap and is quick enough to stick with his man even after he circles the net with speed. Trying to take him wide is a decision most puck-carrying forwards end up regretting, as they either end up pasted onto the corner boards or gazing at the back of Dobson’s jersey as he powers up ice.