Scouting Report
EVALUATED 22/07/2021
Joel Henderson
Winnipeg Ice vs. Saskatoon Blades
He showed quite a bit of power through his stride when accelerating today. In one particular moment, he completed a zone entry by simply utilizing his speed into the zone and then using a drop pass to a teammate. He pushed into space, and then found a moment to pass it under control. His head was up the entire time and was looking on net, so his drop pass had that extra bit of deception to it. Saskatoon has some quality young defenseman right now so I’d expect them to draft higher-end forwards for a while. Tanner is a great two-way player.
Scouting Report
EVALUATED 30/09/2020
Puck Preps
Tanner Molendyk has everything you would want to see in a modern-day defenseman. He is an effortless skater with tremendous puck moving skills, mobility, and offensive instincts. Molendyk has the ability to control an entire game from the backend as he often did last season with the Yale Lions, Western Canada’s top ranked Bantam team. This was one of the main reasons he was the second defenseman off the board at the 2020 WHL draft, selected fifth overall by the Saskatoon Blades. Molendyk has very few holes in his game as he possesses a great shot, makes a good first pass out of the zone and defends well in all areas of the ice. He has the potential to be a number one defenseman and powerplay quarterback in the WHL for many years to come.
Skating
9Puck Skills
8.5Hockey IQ
8.5Playmaking
8Scoring
8.5Physicality
8.5Defense
8.5Overall
8.50Player Card
- All Data is derived via 5v5 per 60 minutes rate displayed in percentile format.
- Data Courtesy of In Slat.
SIGNED:
Saskatoon Blades
27/04/2020
LEAGUE PREDICTION
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CHL
Confirmed
100%
TEAM PREDICTION
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Saskatoon Blades
Confirmed
100%
TIMELINE
- 2020
27/04/2020
Tanner Molendyk Signs With The Saskatoon Blades
- 2020
22/04/2020
Saskatoon Blades Draft Tanner Molendyk