Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Kind of crazy how Dal Colle gets so little love as he's rarely ever discussed as an option. This is an excerpt from a Corey Pronman ESPN article where scouts voted on the following criteria. Dal Colle seems to be good at practically everything;
Top 10 skaters
1. Jake Virtanen, RW, Calgary (WHL)
2. Josh Ho-Sang, RW, Windsor (OHL)
3. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Halifax (QMJHL)
4. Adrian Kempe, LW, Modo (SHL)
5. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, KalPa (Liiga)
6. Sam Bennett, C, Kingston (OHL)
7. Haydn Fleury, D, Red Deer (WHL)
8. Brendan Perlini, LW, Niagara (OHL)
9. Julius Honka, D, Swift Current (WHL)
10. Roland McKeown, D, Kingston (OHL)
Top 10 puck skills
1. William Nylander, RW, Modo (SHL)
2. Sonny Milano, LW, USNTDP (USHL)
3. Vladimir Tkachev, RW, Moncton (QMJHL)
4. Kevin Fiala, LW, HV71 (SHL)
5. Sam Bennett, C, Kingston (OHL)
6. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Halifax (QMJHL)
7. Josh Ho-Sang, RW, Windsor (OHL)
8. Nikolai Goldobin, RW, Sarnia (OHL)
9. Jakub Vrana, RW, Linkoping (SHL)
10. Michael Dal Colle, LW, Oshawa (OHL)
Top 10 overall hockey IQ
1. Sam Reinhart, C, Kootenay (WHL)
2. Aaron Ekblad, D, Barrie (OHL)
3. William Nylander, RW, Modo (SHL)
4. Leon Draisaitl, C, Prince Albert (WHL)
5. Kevin Fiala, LW, HV71 (SHL)
6. Sam Bennett, C, Kingston (OHL)
7. Michael Dal Colle, LW, Oshawa (OHL)
8. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, KalPa (Liiga)
9. Sebastian Aho, D, Skelleftea (SHL)
10. Nikita Scherbak, RW, Saskatoon (WHL)
Top 10 playmakers
1. Sam Reinhart, C, Kootenay (WHL)
2. Leon Draisaitl, C, Prince Albert (WHL)
3. William Nylander, RW, Modo (SHL)
4. Sam Bennett, C, Kingston (OHL)
5. Lucas Wallmark, C, Lulea (SHL)
6. Michael Dal Colle, LW, Oshawa (OHL)
7. Ivan Barbashev, C, Moncton (QMJHL)
8. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, KalPa (Liiga)
9. Kevin Fiala, LW, HV71 (SHL)
10. Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, Halifax (QMJHL)
Top 10 physical games
1. Aaron Ekblad, D, Barrie (OHL)
2. Nick Ritchie, LW, Peterborough (OHL)
3. Hunter Smith, LW/RW, Oshawa (OHL)
4. Haydn Fleury, D, Red Deer (WHL)
5. Alex Tuch, RW, USNTDP (USHL)
6. Ryan Collins, D, USNTDP (USHL)
7. Alex Peters, D, Plymouth (OHL)
8. Alexis Vanier, D, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
9. Nikita Tryamkin, D, Yekaterinburg (KHL)
10. Aaron Haydon, D, Niagara (OHL)
Top 10 shots
1. Nick Ritchie, LW, Peterborough (OHL)
2. Jake Virtanen, RW, Calgary (WHL)
3. Aaron Ekblad, D, Barrie (OHL)
4. Jared McCann, C, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
5. Michael Dal Colle, LW, Oshawa (OHL)
6. Brendan Perlini, LW, Niagara (OHL)
7. Alexis Vanier, D, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL)
8. Nikolai Goldobin, RW, Sarnia (OHL)
9. Kasperi Kapanen, RW, KalPa (Liiga)
10. Brett Pollock, C, Edmonton (WHL)
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