Projectable skills - Strong Skating stride, Puck Control, Two-way play Development Opportunities - Agility, Hands in tight
Gavin was one of the first players I heavily scouted back in February when I joined PuckPreps. The most consistent highlight clip you’d find of Gavin was of him weaving through the neutral zone, attacking defenders with deception, and garnering breakaway opportunities where he could stickhandle his way to most of his goals. I got to watch him more up close during the summer and found that he wasn’t able to use that same speed to break games open quite as often which meant he was losing the best weapon he had developed to alter games. His skill set includes tremendous puck control where he can roll his wrists, create deception on his passing angles while surveying opportunities, decent two-way play through the middle of the ice, and a stronger core power than many of his peers at this stage. During his breakout moments at the WHL Cup, he could push powerfully into open space off turnovers to be a dual pass-shoot threat off the rush. From what I could gather, Gavin dealt with some nagging injuries that might have hindered that speed a bit too. All that to say, I think Gavin is a well-rounded pivot who uses his size and speed effectively. If you can work to add a killer instinct to his shot and add some more consistency, I think Gavin has a very bright future.
Skating
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10
8.5
Puck Skills
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10
8.5
Hockey IQ
1
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8
9
10
8
Playmaking
1
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10
8.5
Scoring
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8
Physicality
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10
7.5
Defense
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8
Overall
8.14
Game Reports
EVALUATED
Joel Henderson
Director of Scouting
Game Information
Delta Hockey Academy U17 - October 2021
I was super interested in Garland after watching tape on him from last season. He had such a knack of attacking the middle of the ice and making defenders try to catch his bursts of speed. Watching him during the Regina Subaru Classic, you got to see a bit of how he uses his speed and hands to protect. He’d give you flashes of high level puck protection and creation but didn’t find those high-level scoring chances with ease. I figured he was a top-10 player with that two-way ability and his strength and speed are already at fine levels, but there are quite a few players who are coming on strong on his heels.
Player Card
DEFENSE
8
Hits
83
Net XG
92
Corsai
66
Puck Battles
77
Takeaways
54
Turnovers
TRANSITION
27
Pass Exits
83
Pass Entries
98
Carry Exits
99
Carry Entries
OFFENSESHOOTING
82
Shooting
77
Shots
87
XG
39
Shot Qual
86
In.slot
80
Out.Slot
PLAYDRIVING
92
Playdriving
96
Puck Touches
88
Passes
73
Slot Passes
94
Shot Assists
SHOOTING
82
Shooting
77
Shots
87
XG
39
Shot Qual
86
In.slot
80
Out.Slot
PLAYDRIVING
92
Playdriving
96
Puck Touches
88
Passes
73
Slot Passes
94
Shot Assists
DOB February 8, 2006
Height 5' 10"
Weight 187 lbs
Shoots Right
Team Calgary Canucks
Position Fwd
League AJHL
Game 60
TOI 17:33
All Data is derived via 5v5 per 60 minutes rate displayed in percentile format.