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Fantasy Summary

Fast and furious forechecker with a high level of pace and puck skill


Observations

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January 2025 – Braeden Cootes is a player NHL teams will have a lot of time for on draft day. What Cootes brings to the table is both obvious and projectable. He plays with absolutely relentless pace, both with the puck, and maybe even more so without it. It’s genuinely shocking the amount of energy that one player can expend on one shift.

Cootes also has a lot of skill, giving him the ability to drive the middle of the ice off the rush. He’s got quick twitch hands, a hard shot, and a snappy release. Cootes also has some solid playmaking instincts, though they’re not put to particularly good use on this particularly poor Seattle team. Cootes’ ceiling might not pop off the page, but his combination of intensity and skill should propel him into an NHL middle-six role.   Luke Sweeney

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 8.0
NHL Certainty 7.5
Country CAN
Position C
Roster Type Draft Eligible
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth
Height 6‘0”
Weight 183 lbs
Drafted No
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025WJC-18Canada U187661207
2024-2025WHLSeattle Thunderbirds60263763185
2024-2025Prospects ChallengeTeam CHL200000
2024-2025Hlinka Gretzky CupCanada U183011270
2023-2024WHLSeattle Thunderbirds6414213516-22
2023-2024WHC-17Canada Red U17722420
2022-2023WHLSeattle Thunderbirds701104
2022-2023CWGTeam Alberta501100
2022-2023Circle K ClassicSherwood Park Kings U18 AAA412300
2022-2023AEHL U18Sherwood Park Kings U18 AAA27142438200
2021-2022John Reid MemorialYale Hockey Academy U15 Prep66111720
2021-2022CSSHL U17Yale Hockey Academy U17 Prep321300
2021-2022CSSHL U15Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep30293867160
2020-2021AEHL U15Sherwood Park Flyers U15 AAA403300
2018-2019WSI U12Western Canada Selects U128761300

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