CHP NHL Draft College Prospect #4: Zemgus Girgensons
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Top 60 NHL Draft College Prospects
#4 Zemgus Girgensons
By the numbers:
Center……6-1 185 pounds…committed to Vermont
Hometown: Riga, Latvia Birthdate: 01/05/94
11-12 Dubuque (USHL) 49GM 24G 31A 55PTS 69PIM
10-11 Dubuque (USHL) 51GM 21G 28A 49PTS 46PIM
Draftability:
NHL Central Scouting final ranking #18 – North American skaters
Girgensons has electric skills – skating, hands, ability to play all three zones. All he needs now is a willingness to use them a little more selfiishly. How often do you read that about an athlete?
Girgensons links:
Youtube interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7eAgsL6U9M
USHL.com: http://www.ushl.com/news.php?news_id=557
More Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyomTqIn56E
CHP Take:
Everything we’ve heard about Girgensons is positive…very, very positive. Skills, ability to make teammates better, character abound. Our opportunities to see him disappointed, frankly. So, for CHP, he drops slightly, just slightly.
