NHL Draft: Calvin de Haan Profile
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The latest in our draft prospect profiles looks at defenseman Calvin de Haan of the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals.
| Calvin de Haan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born: May 9, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario Height/Weight: 6-0/170 pounds Position: Defense Shoots: Left 2008-09 Team: Oshawa (OHL) |
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| 2008-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As an OHL rookie, registered 63 points (8 goals, 55 assists) in 68 games with the Oshawa Generals. Led his team in scoring among defensemen and was second among all OHL rookies. Had 6 assists in 6 games for Canada at the 2009 Under-18 World Junior Championship. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Background | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was the 2007-08 Central Junior Hockey League player of the year. He registered 42 points (3 goals, 39 assists) in 58 games with Kemptville. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What Scouts Say | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Calvin shows a lot of patience and poise for a
young defenseman. He has high-end puck skill and passing ability. He has
a very good shot, hard and accurate, and a very good ability to get the
puck through traffic to the net. He sees the ice very well and moves the
puck through traffic. His skating is excellent, mobility, agility and
speed. His biggest asset is his hockey sense. He makes very few
mistakes." "Super smooth finesse d-man is a great puck mover and
makes the smoothest, most intelligent passes in all three zones we've
seen all year. ... High hockey IQ, rarely makes a mistake. Smooth fluid
stride. ... If he had 20 more pounds of muscle on his frame, would be
challenging for top 10 overall status." "He's poised with ice water running through his
veins. ... exudes patience in possession with ability to survey the ice
proficiently and his deceptive skill set enables him to smoothly evade
the forecheck before moving the puck sharply." "de Haan is a very good skater and equally
effective jumping into or leading the rush, demonstrating good puck
handling and passing skills when doing so. He is a very smart player
that is solid in both ends." |
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