NHL Draft War Room: Michael Dal Colle

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 Micheal Dal Colle

THW’s NHL Draft War Room Rankings: #4 (Feb 2014)

THW’s NHL Draft Rankings – The Next Ones Edition (aka Chris’s List): #6 (March 2014)

Michael Dal Colle
Michael Dal Colle (Terry Wilson /OHL Images)
  • Hashtag/Nickname: MrSlick
  • Team: #71, Oshawa, OHL
  • Position: Left Wing/Centre
  • Shoots: Left
  • Height: 6’2
  • Weight: 179 lb.
  • Born: Woodbridge, ON, 20-Jun-96
  • Twitter: @MDalColle71

Stats

Other Rankings

4 – Bob MacKenzie, Jan-14

4 – Craig Button, Jan-14

4 – ISS, Feb-14

5 – Future Considerations, Feb-14

5 – NHL Combined – Mid-term, Jan-14

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the 2014 NHL Draft War Room: Prospect Profile Index]

Profiles

Interview

Quotable

  • NHL Director of Central Scouting, Dan Marr at durhamregion.com, “Michael Dal Colle, from our opinion, is an NHL power forward in the making. He’s one of the more consistent game-in and game-out performers in this draft class. Every game you go to you see the same game from him, the same work ethic, the same energy. Our projection is that he is going to creep into the mix where he’s going to be up there for the top consideration.”

From the War Room

  • Eldon MacDonald, THW: A few words on Michael Dal Colle:
    • Size – The first thing you notice about Michael is that he has that NHL frame that every team is looking for. Although he has yet to fill out at 179 lb., the basis of a big NHL forward is there.
    • Scorer – Micheal has one if not the highest skillset for scorers in the draft. Size, creativity, elusiveness, puck protection, stickhandling, battling – Michael is your man.
    • Power forward – You hear the phrase “power forward” a lot when you hear what each team needs in the draft. Micheal is not yet that power forward due to strength considerations but he will be in the near future. NHL teams are drafting for the future so I would be very surprised if Micheal didn’t go in the top five; how high is still up to him.

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MubBtfBZGhI

About NHL Draft War Room Series

This series is compiled by Eldon MacDonald and edited by @ChrisRalphTHW)