Logan Brown is the exact type of player I like to watch and see grow and excel in camps like this. His speed and presence seemingly only grew throughout the match, despite being a smaller player, he was able to attack off the rush, get leverage, drop the shoulder, and carve out some space for some scoring chances. Very strong edgework and balance enabled him to maintain good posture and strength as he got under opponents and shielded the puck. He had a few breakaway chances showing off excellent speed, whether it be winning a puck race, or carrying the puck through the neutral zone and getting the step to escape the reach of the nearby defender, leaving them in the dust as he moved up ice. He had another very nice play later in the game, absorbing a bodycheck behind the net, almost executing a reverse check, and then created the space needed to send a quick pass to Jonathan Bloedow in the slot. The skill and quick bursts, along with underrated strength and physical ability made Brown a treat to watch in this one.

Despite being held off the scoresheet in this one, I thought Brown was consistently generating scoring chances for himself and his teammates throughout this game. A lot of his offense came off pressuring opposing defenders in the offensive zone, forcing turnovers and jumping on loose pucks before making quick passes to teammates. There was one impressive sequence in the first half of the game when he jumped on a loose puck in the offensive, made a quick backhand chip over a defender before executing a cross-ice pass to a teammate for a dangerous chance.

I felt for portions in this game the Dallas Stars Elite were starved for offence, but Logan Brown managed to inject some pace and quickness to their attack that eventually helped get his linemates up to speed as well. Immediately it was clear that he has some strong acceleration, can change directions in a pinch, and reacts well to oncoming pressure. He created some brief pockets of space as a result of these assets, and fired some pucks on net in stride before opponents could converge on him. One of his better set-ups plays of the game came when absorbing a heavy check along the wall, remaining in possession of the puck, and quickly centering a pass to the middle that narrowly missed a teammate’s blade. As a whole, he was one of Dallas’ lead play drivers, getting his feet moving, attacking different lanes and routes, and adding some creativity to the attack of his team.

Logan Brown was second to Drew Fox in this one in regard to puck carrying ability and driving play. I think where Brown excelled the most was his ability to take the middle of the ice in transition and continue skating across the line through the middle without deferring to going wide with the puck, as a result he consistently kept his options open regarding his passing options to either wing, and on occasion found some space to slide between the pair of defenders and created a few partial breaks for himself. He reacted well to oncoming skaters and stick checks, quickly handling the puck away from trouble and protecting it with a nice reach and strong upper body capable of boxing out checkers. You’d maybe like to see a little bit more direct playmaking through the middle of the ice considering his ability to carry the puck through the middle, but he made some good lead passes to his wingers with speed through the neutral zone and from high in the offensive zone that had also resulted in shot attempts.