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CanucksWorstNightmare · 06-09-2015, 07:37 PM

A guy the Flames should really look at in the 3rd or 4th round. Connor Hobbs
Defense -- shoots R
Born Jan 4 1997 -- Saskatoon, SASK
[18 yrs. ago]
Height 6.02 -- Weight 191 [188 cm/87 kg]. Connor Hobbs is a personal favourite of mine for the draft. He’s definitely raw, but has all the tools you look for in today’s defenceman. He’s got size, plays an aggressive style in all zones, passes the puck hard, has a big shot and is a killer physically. His skating remains a major work in progress but that’s proven to be an area players can work on. I have him rated as a 3rd round type of guy personally, even though I doubt he goes that high.
He does a lot of things really well. He’s big, he’s got good skills, he moves good on the ice. He’s everything we hoped for. For somebody who shoots the puck like him, you hope there’s going to be more offence. I think there will be. More than anything, he’s 17. Last year he was playing midget hockey. When he’s 18 and 19 years old, he’s going to be a really high-end defenceman.
RANKINGS Ranked #83 by Future Considerations
Ranked #72 by NHL Central Scouting (NA Skaters)

06-09-2015, 07:37 PM	#1638
CanucksWorstNightmare Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Feb 2011 Exp:	A guy the Flames should really look at in the 3rd or 4th round. Connor Hobbs Defense -- shoots R Born Jan 4 1997 -- Saskatoon, SASK [18 yrs. ago] Height 6.02 -- Weight 191 [188 cm/87 kg]. Connor Hobbs is a personal favourite of mine for the draft. He’s definitely raw, but has all the tools you look for in today’s defenceman. He’s got size, plays an aggressive style in all zones, passes the puck hard, has a big shot and is a killer physically. His skating remains a major work in progress but that’s proven to be an area players can work on. I have him rated as a 3rd round type of guy personally, even though I doubt he goes that high. He does a lot of things really well. He’s big, he’s got good skills, he moves good on the ice. He’s everything we hoped for. For somebody who shoots the puck like him, you hope there’s going to be more offence. I think there will be. More than anything, he’s 17. Last year he was playing midget hockey. When he’s 18 and 19 years old, he’s going to be a really high-end defenceman. RANKINGS Ranked #83 by Future Considerations Ranked #72 by NHL Central Scouting (NA Skaters) Last edited by CanucksWorstNightmare; 06-09-2015 at 07:43 PM.