Scouting Report
EVALUATED 24/04/2023
Brayden Olafson
Head of Eastern Canada Scouting
The Chateauguay Grenadiers rookie has been steady as a rock since the first day of the season. Entering the league as a player who was comfortable on his feet with his generous size, Prud'homme's defensive impact was very good before any growth. He tracks his man with shrewd attention to detail, not being thrown off by opponents crossing at the blueline or otherwise attempting to scramble on the attack. He guards the netfront methodically, and shows good positional discipline when being teased away from a zone assignment. If there's an opportunity to strip the puck in the neutral zone, Prud'homme has the technical ability and awareness to halt his gap, step into the attack and create a turnover before his opponents seem to know what hit them. He makes subsequent transition passes equally as quick, maximizing his teams time on attack ratio. Offensively, he's not the catalyst that you'd seek to deploy on the powerplay, but at five-on-five he does a surprisingly good job wiring pucks through traffic. He has an eye for timing his shots well so that he can capitalize on a screen, and his wrist shots are about as powerful as any in the class.
Skating
7.5Puck Skills
6.5Hockey IQ
7.5Playmaking
7Scoring
6.5Physicality
8Defense
9Overall
7.43Game Reports
EVALUATED Brayden Olafson
Head of Eastern Canada Scouting
Prud'homme showed excellent communication and awareness on the offensive blueline with Villeneuve through this game. They were able to play off of one another, switching places after establishing possession and supporting each other for pass to induce scrambles in the offensive zone. This gave Jonathan a few opportunities to execute on his excellent one-timer that he's been particular stong at getting through traffic. He conceded some space on the rush to Noah Boland which allowed his opponents to create a scoring opportunity near the net - this seemed to be partially due to a late read which he wasn't able to recover from.
Game Reports
EVALUATED
Chase Allen
Regional Scout - USA
Jonathan Prud’Homme was another incredibly impactful defender for Team Quebec. Albeit perhaps not as flashy as Alex Huang, he did an excellent job at times of shutting down Team Manitoba’s top talent with sound defensive plays. One of which was as Cole Temple attempted to cut towards the middle Prud’Homme wasn’t burnt with speed nor thrown out of position, rather he pressured Temple and played aggressive to him to deny any shot attempt or room for a pass. Having the anticipatory skill along with courage to make a play like this is what great defenders do to flex their muscles against other team’s top offensive weapons. Listed at 5’9 Prud’Homme isn’t a very tall player out there, especially for a defender, but I found thanks to his mobility and defensive IQ it enabled him to utilize his reach to a greater extent as if he were a few inches taller. He simply played a rather suffocating style of defense and allowed very little to get through the middle of the ice. On occasion he jumped into the offensive rush as well, showing good speed and once again sound hockey IQ, knowing when and where to jump to support his forwards.
Game Reports
EVALUATED
Brayden Olafson
Head of Eastern Canada Scouting
I think Prud'homme and Amyot are going to be tied together in comparisons all year because they're so close, both in terms of when and where they play as well as how much value they add. While I think Amyot had a stronger game in this performance than the one of theirs that I'd evaluated earlier in the year, I think Prud'homme's natural gifts, combined reach and mobility, slightly outvalue Amyot's mobility on it's own. I think Amyot is a bit more agile, even moving backwards but I don't think he can strike quite as effectively. I thought Prud'homme had so many good defensive takeaways in transition, and he was also able to make some really nice hard passes in movement. His ability to protect the front of the net was methodical and effective, where I don't think Amyot can have that same impact. Long term, it's certainly possible that Amyot passes him, which is a reason why I don't think they're separated by much either way. If I was drafting for NHL I would consider Amyot first, but considering the CHL/NCAA as the outlook, I think I will have to say Prud'homme is still ahead and at this point looks like he could develop into a player potentially ready to play in the QMJHL as soon as next year.
Game Reports
EVALUATED Brayden Olafson
Head of Eastern Canada Scouting
I was quite impressed with Prud'homme's posture and backward skating throughout this game. I thought he did a great job tracking and pressuring opponents to the wall, as well as keeping his man as he crossed the ice in the neutral zone. He maintains great squareness to the attacker, yet stays flexible, adaptable and mobile with a good reach so that he doesn't get thrown off balance when he's forced to move. Maybe losing a bit of a step as attackers rush to the boards but I've generally felt like he sticks with them pretty good and by the time they do get by it's too later for them to cut back into the middle, so for all intents and purposes he's neutralized them on the rush. When you consider what type of a player he's going to be at the next level it's important to consider whether or not he can keep up his strong defensive play. It did seem that his game began to lose pace a bit in the second period. He skated through some pucks and showed some instances of less than ideal handling. He seemed to get rattled when he couldn't make quick work of his opposition. He would be drawn further and further away from where I thought was his ideal position, opening holes for skilled players to attack inward.
Player Card
- All Data is derived via 5v5 per 60 minutes rate displayed in percentile format.
- Data Courtesy of In Slat.
SIGNED:
Chicoutimi Saguenéens
01/09/2023
LEAGUE PREDICTION
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CHL
Confirmed
100%
TEAM PREDICTION
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Chicoutimi Sagueneens
Confirmed
100%
TIMELINE
- 2023
01/09/2023
Chicoutimi Saguenéens sign Jonathan Prud'homme
- 2023
10/06/2023
Drafted by the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in the QMJHL Draft
