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How The New York Islanders’ 2015 Draft Class Performed

Name: Anthony Beauvillier
Age: 18
Shoots: Left
Height/Weight: 5-10/173
Position: LW
Drafted: 1st round (28th overall), 2015
Probability of success: B
Prospect talent score: A-

Scouting Report

From my prospect series on Blue and Orange Pride:

Drafted by GM Garth Snow during Friday night’s NHL Draft, Beauvillier boasts an above-average skating ability, superb quickness and a shoot-first mentality that bodes well with his leadership, tenacity and competitiveness. At just 5-10/170 pounds, he needs to add strength and muscle, and his numbers in the over-inflated QMJHL may be just that, but it appears as if the versatile forward can make a push in a few years for a spot on this club.

2015-16 Season Stats

Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL): 47 GP, 40 G, 39 A (79 PTS), 21 +/-, 57 PIM

How Beauvillier Fared

Beauvillier had a torrid start to the 2015-16 season, and according to North Dakota Red Eagle of Lighthouse Hockey, “Beauvillier’s EV goals pace rose very significantly, from 0.33 to 0.49, compared to his 2014-15 season.”

“He’s got tremendous hockey sense, he’s got good intelligence of the game and a lot of skill to go along with it,” Isles head coach Jack Capuano told the official team site. “When you add that together and add that with grit and determination that’s a great combination to have.”

“He’s got a bright future in this league.”

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Justin Weiss is a staff editor at Elite Sports New York, where he covers the New York Islanders and Brooklyn Cyclones. In 2016, he received a Quill Award for Freelance Journalism. He has written for the Long Island Herald, FanSided and YardBarker.