One of the most talented playmakers in this age group, Nathan Hauad is a name that I expect to go very quickly off this board. His ability to create offense off his own stick is extremely impressive. He uses his lower body strength to generate plenty of power and shoot through gaps in the defense, and he uses some excellent one-on-one skills to navigate the neutral zone and earn himself space to pick out a pass. He sees the ice very well and has the passing range to bring his visions to life and threaten the opposition. His shot is lethal as well, generating lots of torque on his wrist shot and putting himself in dangerous positions to utilize it. He does well opening his body up when he’s off the puck and preparing himself to receive the puck in stride with his next steps mapped out to maximize the damage he can inflict to the defense. His strength on the puck and ability to protect it and delay buys time for players to get open and he can battle through contact to make plays happen. His ability to hound players on the forecheck and force misplaced passes and turnovers is a part of his game that does not go unnoticed either, he uses his speed and size to track the puck down and apply pressure very well.