Sudbury Miners Prospect Report: Spring 2021

 CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

With the CCHL regular season quickly coming to an end, and with spring just around the corner, there is no time like the present to see which players may be plying their trade in the Nickel City in the very near future. 

To be considered a prospect for this report, the player is not currently on the CCHL active roster and/or has not played one full CCHL season.

 

Below are the Sudbury Miners top-10 CCHL prospects for Spring 2021

 

1. Cole Perfetti – C.  Along with Kirby Dach, Perfetti looks like he’ll be a future face of the Sudbury Miners. He is a creative, intelligent pivot who owns an elite release and can control the game in a number of ways.  Has the talent to be a star.

 

2. Spencer Knight – G.  One of the top goaltending prospects was on full display with his gold medal winning performance in the 2021 World Junior Championship for the United States.  He is an athletic netminder with exceptional reflexes and good size. Franchise goaltender potential.

 

3. Peyton Krebs – C/W.  Krebs is a well-rounded prospect that brings an offensive flair to his game and is known as a leader. He’s a great playmaker and skater. A big selling point in Krebs’ game is his defensive skill. There aren’t many players at the same age that are as sound in their own zone as he is.

 

4. Nick Robertson - W.  One could argue that no prospects stock has soared quite as high since his draft year as Robertson’s has.  He tore up the Ontario Hockey League last season, and is projected as an elite goal-scoring winger with all-star potential

 

5. Victor Soderstrom – D.  Soderstrom is a smart, two-way defenseman who projects to possibly become a top-pairing blueliner.  He is a great puck-mover, good skater, and possesses an excellent shot.  He also likes to be physical and throw his weight around.

 

6. Dominik Bokk – W.   Talented, shifty winger with good upside.  His game is built on speed, his hands and his ability to elude defenders in the attacking zone.  He can score goals and set up his linemates equally well.  He must avoid playing on the periphery and also needs to get physically stronger.

 

7. J.J. Petreka – W.  Petreka is an offensive winger with great speed and quickness. Very good puck-handling skills and passing skills. Has a pretty good shot as well.  He will need to improve his all-around game and consistency.

 

8. Lassi Thomson - D.  Thomson is seen as an offensive, right-handed shot defenseman with top-four upside. He is a very good skater with excellent compete level. Has a great shot from the blue line, but he eeds to work on his overall defensive game.

 

9. Braden Schneider – D.  Schneider is a mobile two-way blueliner that makes good decisions and skates well. He makes a good first pass and understands when to join the rush.  He likes to dish the big hit and does not get out of position when doing so.  While he has upside as a top pairing defender, he will never be a big point producer and may be more suited to a top-four role.

 

10. Daniil Tarasov – G.  Tarasov is an athletic 6-foot-3 goalie who can make the tough stop but is also controlled in the net and consistently squares up pucks.  Scouts see him as a smart, but slightly unrefined, goalie. He’s lost development time, but he has all the tools you want in a goalie prospect.