Notre Dame is ripe with NHL draftees. Going into the draft, which begins Thursday, the Irish have eight players who were selected in previous years. That includes incoming transfer defenseman [autotag]Ben Brinkman[/autotag]. One player is hoping to join that group in this year’s draft is forward [autotag]Hunter Strand[/autotag].
Strand is listed among the 2022 draft prospects on the NHL’s website, so he most definitely is in the running to have a team select him. In his lone season with the Irish so far, the Anchorage, Alaska native tallied 15 points over 40 games. Here’s how Elite Prospects sees him:
“Unlike off-puck players who engage defenders around the slot, Strand’s constantly standing between them. He perfectly manages the distance between defenders to maximize his shooting window, simultaneously adjusting his positioning to decrease the difficulty of the pass required to connect with him. He’s patient, waiting for lanes to open before connecting with a spin around or backhand pass through pressure.”
Best of luck to Strand over the next couple of days.
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