I've followed Nick Wolff for a few seasons. The elite prospects listing is wrong I think. He's at least 6'4" (or was in 2014, his draft year).
He had a very impressive freshman year this past season with Frozen Four Minn-Duluth squad. When they lost a key senior defenseman before the playoffs, Wolff stepped up on regular PK1 and top 4 ice time.
He's big, nasty and tough. Really improving.
His Coach, Sandelin:
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"He competes hard every shift," Sandelin said. "He practices how he plays. Some guys don't like it during practice, but that's what he has to do to make sure he's ready, and he's done that every day. It's made him a better player. It's made the players on our team better."
Sandelin said he likes that Wolff has an edge to his game — he's taken 14 minor penalties, but no majors, for 28 minutes.
Wolff also has good hands, Sandelin points out. Those were on display a week ago at the West Regional in Fargo, N.D., when Wolff scored against Ohio State and assisted on another goal against Boston University.
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Sandelin called the 6-foot-4, 215-pound native of Eagan, Minn., one of the team's top defensemen down the stretch. Wolff was able to rise to the occasion throughout March and April when Soucy was out with a knee injury.
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Some scouting reports from his draft year -
Hockeyprospects:
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Wolff is about as tough as they come when it comes to high school hockey. Nick is built like a tank and enjoys running over opponents whenever possible. He doesn't hesitate to deliver a check, even if it is a little bit questionable. He really plays with little mercy and is a nightmare to be matched up against physically.
Nick's strength also shows in his shot as he has a cannon from the point. He will need to improve his footwork moving forward as he can get beat by speedy forwards who are too quick for him to contain due to a lack of lateral mobility. He can also be forced into making unnecessary mistakes with the puck. Nick is slated to join the University of Minnesota-Duluth in September 2015.
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ISS rated him 95th but he obviously wasn't drafted.
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Wolff is one of the bigger and more physical defenseman playing at the US High School level. Wolff had a very strong Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament and was named a finalist for Minnesota's prestigious Mr. Hockey Award.
He's easily HS hockey's most physical defenseman - he loves to play a rough and tumble brand of hockey. Wolff played on the US Select-18 team last summer and followed up that strong performance with a solid Upper Midwest Elite League season. Wolff played a key role in QB Eagan's PP, and was their top penalty killer and actually was moved up front for the PP (ala Zdeno Chara).
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ISS Scout P.Forciea: “Will become a top end NCAA player by the time he's 21 and could very well turn into a legitimate NHL player by the end of his college career”
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Will have to be a free agent signing in a couple years after he develops more in the NCAA's but it's good to build the loyalty now.