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Top 60 NHL Draft College Prospects 

#1   Jacob Trouba

By the numbers:

Defense……6-2 194 pounds…committed to Michigan

Hometown:  Rochester, MI      Birthdate: 02/26/94

11-12    USNTDP U-18   60GM    10G    25A   35PTS    79PIM

10-11    USNTDP U-17/U-18  50GM  7G  18A  25PTS  53PTS

Draftability:

NHL Central Scouting final ranking #9 – North American skaters

All the superlatives are deserved regarding Trouba’s skills package.  You name the skill – skating, physicality, defensive awareness and vision.  Did I mention skating?  His mobility alone would get him first round looks.  When you add the whole package, it’s simply hard to see him lasting into the double digits in the first round.  Could go as high as #5.

 

Trouba links:

Reel Hockey Scouting: http://reelhockeyscouting.com/2011/12/08/jacob-trouba-8-usa-18-ushl/

First Round Bust: http://www.firstroundbust.com/2012/06/frbdraft2012-7-for-7-jacob-trouba.html

Yahoo Sports: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhockey-buzzing-the-net/nhl-draft-tracker-jacob-trouba-u-under-18-134853723.html

CHP Take:

Trouba cemented his position atop this list (and I suspect many others) with his play as the USA squad’s best, and YOUNGEST, blueliner at last winter World Junior Championships.  It will not be long before he’s excelling in a pro setting somewhere.