Moritz Seider – 2019 NHL Draft Prospect Profile

Moritz Seider

2018-19 Team: Adler Mannheim
Date of Birth: April 6, 2001
Place of Birth: Zell (Mosel), Germany
Ht: 6-foot-3 Wt: 208 pounds
Shoots: Right
Position: D
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible

Rankings

• NHL Central Scouting: 6th (Among EU skaters)
• Future Considerations: 16th
• HockeyProspect.com: 10th
• McKeen’s Hockey: 15th
• ISS: 17th
• The Hockey Writers: 15th

When looking at defensemen in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Bowen Byram leads the way as the best available. After him, the rankings vary on nearly every list. The choices of Philip Broberg, Cam York, Victor Söderström, Ville Heinola, and Thomas Harley will be very interesting to watch come draft day. The one other potential number-two defender is Moritz Seider.

Risk – 2/5, Reward – 4/5

Fantasy Hockey Potential

Offence – 7.5/10, Defence – 8.5/10

Awards/Achievements

Seider’s coming off of not one but two excellent seasons that saw him well-rewarded. Even the season prior in 2016-17, the defender was a DNL Champion with Jungadler Mannheim U19. In 2017-18, the team repeated as champions. Seider then made his second appearance in the U18 World Championship (D1A), where he had the most assists by a defenseman (three) and was voted Best Defender while the team won a silver medal. He also won a bronze at the U20 World Junior Championship (D1A).

In 2018-19, Seider’s success continued. He was a DEL Champion with Adler Mannheim while being voted Rookie of the Year, as well. On the international stage, he excelled at the U20 World Junior Championship (D1A) again. On top of winning a gold medal, he had the most points by a defender (seven), had the best plus/minus (plus-eight), was voted best player on his team and Best Defender in the tournament.

Interview/Profile Links

• NHL.com
• EPRinkside

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