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Great write up on Duehr. Also video examples of his speed and strength.

https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/202...source=twitter

So while I may not have listed Duehr as one of my top available in college hockey, after watching him pretty frequently over the past four seasons, my initial thought was ‘That makes a lot of sense’.

Here’s what I’ve seen out of Duehr that likely drew the interest of Calgary, and what one might expect from him as a pro going forward.

The first thing that I think most fans run to with a new signing is the stats page, where Duehr had a decent, but mostly unremarkable 10-7-17 scoring line in 28 games this season for Minnesota State, finishing sixth in team scoring on what was a very good Minnesota State team.

There are a couple things worth pointing out there. First is that Duehr finished the season incredibly hot. He was a point-per-game player over the final 11 games of the season for Minnesota State, including a goal and a beautiful assist in the national semifinals, which likely left a very good final impression on a team that was potentially interested in him coming into the season.

But more importantly, it’s worth pointing out that on a deep, experienced Minnesota State team, Duehr didn’t see any power play time this season, meaning all 17 of his points came at even strength. His 17 even strength points ranked tied for 17th nationally among undrafted free agents in college hockey, with the leaders on that list—Alex Steeves, Jordan Kawaguchi, Bobby Trivigno, and Odeen Tufto—all signing(eventually in the case of Trivigno) NHL free agents contracts this spring. So Duehr fares favorably in that regard.

And if we’re being honest, while some power play time and sexier stats may be nice, the undrafted college free agent market isn’t where you go shopping for high skill top-six NHL forwards. You’re generally going to get your best value finding good bottom-six depth forwards out of the older college group. Duehr shows potential to be really strong in that regard.

Duehr is every bit of the 6’2” 212 lbs. he is listed at, and is a terrific, powerful skater for his size.