With Veitch, all of my notes revolved around his physical tools. Whether it was applying physicality on the forecheck, protecting the puck with his frame, the power on his shot, or his skating, everything was about the advantages he created from his physical tools. Almost shift after shift, Veitch was exploding up ice, protecting the puck wide, getting a step on defenders, and making something happen off the rush. He showed an ability to make power moves toward the goal, distribute from the exterior to teammates net front, and score by rifling shots from medium range, and he was just a non-stop offensive threat. This combination of a well-rounded offensive game and physical abilities makes for a really exciting prospect that would be high on my OHL list if he weren't eligible for the QMJHL draft.

I’ll be the first to admit I expected a bit more out of Veitch, at least production wise, throughout this tournament after he finished with just 3 assists in 4 games after coming in as one of the more heralded Atlantic prospects for the QMJHL draft. However, after compiling my notes and reviewing the tape I can say with certainty that his lack of production certainly wasn’t for a lack of creation or effort on his part. If you’re expecting a player who’s able to drive play on his own and create chances individually then you’d only be a tad bit right with Veitch. He did flash some high-end one on one attacking ability which allowed him to pull pucks around defenders in full speed and gain access to dangerous areas of the ice. Despite that, I think where Veitch excels the most is his ability to leverage his size to create turnovers and turn those into high quality chances for his teammates. He’s a player who is so aware of his own strengths on the ice and he uses often and efficiently to create positive results on a consistent basis. He was often the first one in on the forecheck, combining his long stride and physicality to limit defenders time and space on their retrievals and deliver crushing body checks which allowed him to win access to loose pucks. What separates Veitch from the majority of the strong north-south forecheckers is his ability to quickly get pucks to the middle of the ice whether it be with a quick pass from below the goal line or making a hard cut to the front of the net to get a shot off from in tight. Veitch was equally dominant along the boards by coming out with the puck in a large majority of his puck battles to generate even more touches for himself before looking to attack the interior. I thought he even showed some strong flashes as a creative distributor off the rush by driving wide, drawing pressure towards him and executing a combination of spinning backhand and no-look feeds to teammates who could then attack into space.

While I could provide a lengthy, in-depth assessment of Veitch's high-level play, in the interest of time, I need to focus my time on the many OHL Draft eligibles, but the Newfoundland native still deserves a mention. I mainly appreciated his game for how he used his physical tools and tactical handling to drive the net. Benjamin constantly protected the puck to the outside, combined power moves and swift puck touches to cut in and drive for premium chances. I could rave more about the presumed QMJHL draft-eligible forward, but needless to say, he's no doubt a high-end player.

The offensive driver for his team, Benjamin seemed locked onto the Huron-Perth net, forcing his way through defenders to create rush opportunities for himself shift after after. Intercepting a neutral zone pass, he got a step on the defenders and powered his way into the slot to get his team an early equalizing goal. On this play and others, he also displayed a knack for pulling the goalie slightly out of position. These two key skills together make him a fairly developed scorer who can be self-reliant, and someone who can take the game into his own hands when his team needs a goal, which in this game kept them in it.

Veitch was heavily involved in his team’s offense from start to finish, using his rare combination of size and skill to create offense for himself and his linemates. Once again, he was doing plenty of damage on the forecheck, using his frame to outmuscle smaller defenders with ease and make quick one touch passes to the front of the net. He showed a great ability to play under pressure as well, dealing with contact around the perimeter as he assesses his options and executed on many passes towards the interior. His biggest sequence of the game came on the power play when he peeled back at the offensive blueline, attacked downhill and pulled a puck through a defender to get into space to get a shot off from a high-danger area.

Veitch was the only Newfoundland forward who was able to create offense individually throughout this game. He had a really strong rush play in the first period when he flashed his stickhandling ability to pull pucks through multiple Nova Scotian defenders in the offensive zone to work his way into space before executing a slick backhand feed to the slot for a scoring chance. Throughout the rest of the game I thought he was fully engaged in board battles and using his strength to come out on top and generate puck touches for himself. I liked how wasn’t shy to attack the middle of the ice, drawing defenders towards him in the process before kicking it outside to a teammate who could then attack downhill into space.

What impressed me most about Veitch throughout this game was his ability to use his size to create advantages for himself and his teammates all over the ice. He came out of the gate flying in this one, getting in on the forecheck with speed and delivering crushing body checks to PEI defenders. He was dominant below the goal line as well, winning a large majority of his puck battles before executing quick feeds to the slot. Veitch was even difficult to contain as a puck-carrier in transition, demonstrating the ability to turn around defenders with his speed to create space up high. He had a nice sequence in the first period when he drove wide around a defender, stopped up quickly then executed a spinning backhand feed to the middle of the ice that lead to chance from the high slot.