Game Reports
EVALUATED
Jordan Malette
Regional Scout - Ontario
Frossard jumped right off the page with his height of 6'3. Typically, with players of his size who may have recently hit a growth spurt, the skating mechanics are still coming together, but I felt Frossard was relatively refined in his skating. He has a long, powerful stride, and I came away thinking that, given his mechanics, his skating will continue improving. Frossard's style of play was what really landed him as a standout, as he was constantly involved when he was on the ice. With the puck, he was confident and didn't shy away from evading oncoming pressure and ensuring a play with control was made. Without the puck, Eric was aggressive in applying pressure, especially on pinch sequences, suffocating his opponent's time and space and securing possession for his team. Eric notched a powerplay goal over the London games I watched, ripping a one-timer past the netminder.
Game Reports
EVALUATED Jordan Malette
Regional Scout - Ontario
I recently wrote about how I was fascinated by Frossard, and his performance in the All-Star Game only further elevated my assessment of his game. What I’ve come to appreciate most about Eric is how he plays the game. He’s always looking to move the puck up ice with control and seeking paths to put the puck into the dangerous parts of the ice. Especially when he’s controlling the puck at the point, Eric was constantly trying to shake oncoming pressure and open up a prime shooting lane or buy space to find a dangerous pass. Similarly, Frossard was never panicked by pressure in the neutral zone and routinely showed confidence to evade forecheckers and then find a passing outlet. I’ll have a more in-depth assessment of Eric in my Marlboros Holiday Classic reports. Still, all is to say, the Alliance All-Star Game was another positive viewing of Frossard after a successful showing over the holidays.
Game Reports
EVALUATED Jordan Malette
Regional Scout - Ontario
I've already mentioned it in my Alliance All-Star writeup, but the Malrboros Tournament is when I started to become fonder and fonder of Frossard. He was always on my radar, but I began to see the top-end potential in his game over the Holiday Classic. So much of what impressed me was how Eric wanted to play with the puck on his stick. Regardless of the situation, he was looking to play with control. Whether it was in his defensive zone to secure a breakout or within the offensive zone to find a passing option, almost everything was with control. If he was pressured, he was calm and confident to combine his puck skills and lateral mobility to dodge the forechecker and then continue on his path with control, never crumbling to pressure and conceding possession. Simply put, his playstyle is exactly what I'm looking for in defenders. When you add that it is so evident his game will only get better as he matures and his mechanics become more refined; the potential is limitless.
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- All Data is derived via 5v5 per 60 minutes rate displayed in percentile format.
- Data Courtesy of In Slat.
SIGNED:
Guelph Storm
03/01/2025
TEAM PREDICTION
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Notre Dame
Confirmed
100%
TIMELINE
- 2025
03/01/2025
Eric Frossard is traded to the Guelph Storm
- 2024
08/09/2024
Eric Frossard commits to Notre Dame
- 2024
01/09/2024
Eric Frossard commits to the Youngstown Phantoms
- 2024
06/05/2024 Youngstown Phantoms select Eric Frossard at the 2024 USHL Phase 1 Draft
- 2024
12/04/2024
Guelph Storm select Eric Frossard at the 2024 OHL Priority Draft
