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Fantasy Summary

Massive left-shot shutdown blue-liner who boasts a unique blend of mobility and reads. Doesn’t bring much offensively, but projects well as a bottom-pair play-killer.


Observations

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June 2024 – Ralph was selected in the second round, 48th overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 2024 NHL Draft. Hadi Kalakeche

June 2024 – Ralph is about as unique as a massive shutdown defenseman from the Prep school circuit can get. Although his size and reach serve him well against the rush, he adds an unusual level of mobility to the mix, on top of some solid reads and high-end awareness. Very little gets past him. But don’t be fooled by his 66 points in 57 games — he’s a black hole offensively. There isn’t much in terms of habits, and even less in terms of tools, to suggest he could be efficient enough on the puck to be anything else than a bottom-pair defenseman in the NHL. The one saving grace in his on-puck game is his ability to read the play on breakouts. If that works out, maybe he makes it as a number 4, but it’s a stretch. Hadi Kalakeche

Final rankings: 111th

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 6.0
Country USA
Position D
Roster Type Draft Eligible
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth October 4, 2005
Height 6‘4”
Weight 225 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2019-2020 Omaha Mastery 16U AAANAPHL 16U4 0 11 2|        
 2020-2021 MN Walleye 15U AAAMNHP 15O9 0 33 0|        
  MN Walleye 15U AAANAPHL 15U3 0 11 0|        
  Osseo-Maple Grove Bantam AA15U AA- - -- -|        
 2021-2022 B16 - Section 4 MNHP3 1 12 -|        
  B16 - White (Final 54)MNHP3 0 22 -|        
  CarShield AAA 16UNAPHL 16U28 2 1719 26|Playoffs4 0 22
  CarShield AAA 16U16U AAA63 3 3033 55|        
  Kirkwood High USHS-MO12 3 69 2|        
 2022-2023 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUS 18U Nationals6 0 33 0|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepPHC14 1 67 18|Playoffs2 0 00
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUSHS-Prep54 2 3335 30|        
 2023-2024 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUS 18U Nationals6 3 36 6|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepPHC14 1 1516 4|Playoffs2 0 11
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUSHS-Prep57 8 5866 30|        
  Dubuque Fighting SaintsUSHL2 0 00 0|        
 2024-2025 St. Cloud State Univ.NCAA12 1 23 14|        

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