Trevor Zegras

Trevor Zegras
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Vancouver THW 2019 NHL Entry Draft Guide (Square)

2018-19 Team: USNDT (#11)
Date of Birth: March 20, 2001
Place of Birth: Bedford, NY
Ht: 6 foot Wt: 169 pounds.
Position: C
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2019 first-year eligible

Rankings

NHL Central Scouting: 6th (among North American Skaters)
Future Considerations: 8th
Hockeyprospect.com: 5th
McKeen’s Hockey: 6th
ISS Hockey: 9th
Bob McKenzie: 11th

The USHL will be well represented at the top of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. As it stands, there are six players from the US U18 National Team Development Program who are in consideration to go top-10 in the draft, including Jack Hughes who is almost a lock for the first-overall selection.

While Trevor Zegras may not be in the discussion for first overall alongside Hughes and Kaapo Kakko, he is still in top-10 consideration and it’ll be surprising to see him fall much lower than that when all is said and done.

A six-foot center with tremendous hockey IQ and playmaking ability, Zegras is as good a passer in this class as it gets. It doesn’t matter where he is on the ice or where he wants the puck to go, he finds a way to move it to his teammates with crisp accuracy that almost always lands on tape. He’s creative and capable of adapting to the situation.

That passing works well for him on the rush and with offensive zone time established but it’s also an excellent tool on the power play. Many teams employ a player along the half-wall during their power plays and Zegras is the perfect option to fill that role for a team at the next level once he’s ready to make the jump.

It would be nice to see him shoot the puck more as he sometimes overpasses due to his refusal to shoot in prime situations. Despite this, he’d still score 26 goals in 60 games last season to go along with his 61 assists.

Risk – 2/5 | Reward – 4.5/5

Fantasy Hockey Potential

Offense – 8/10 | Defense – 8.5/10