Scouting Report
EVALUATED 25/10/2023
Donesh Mazloum
Regional Scout - Western Canada
Johnston checks so many boxes that you look for in a defender and he looks right at home at this level. His size is obviously something that aids in his transition as he is already a very developed 6’3, 200lbs but size doesn’t shield you if you can’t handle the pace and Johnston shows he is capable of making the quick and simple read. His skating is also really impressive for a teenager of his size. He is so smooth in transitions and really maximizes every inch in his long stride. His feet may never be churning but he has deceptive four-way mobility and shows very little issue in handling quicker and shifty opponents. If there’s an area where I’d love to see some development, it would be in adopting more of a mean streak and using his size to be more aggressive in taking engagements up ice. He plays a little passive, but his physical tools give him the potential to be truly suffocating.
Scouting Report
EVALUATED 19/10/2022
Joel Henderson
Director of Scouting
6’1, 184lb defender Dermot Johnston is the type of player who I expect will continue to round out some of his habits as the season moves along. He’s a confident defender who does like to activate on the rush as a puck carrier and try to force the action sometimes. He’s mobile, uses the length of his stride well, and has the ability to control pucks off the boards and skate to the middle. He’s the type of defender who has the upside teams are looking for but will have to work on some of the details.
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- All Data is derived via 5v5 per 60 minutes rate displayed in percentile format.
- Data Courtesy of In Slat.
SIGNED:
Prince George Cougars
20/06/2023
TEAM PREDICTION
TIMELINE
- 2023
20/06/2023
Prince George Cougars sign Dermot Johnston
- 2023
11/05/2023
Prince George Cougars select Dermot Johnston in the WHL Bantam Draft