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Fantasy Summary

A powerful skater who makes good plays around the net, hasn’t had a true opportunity to play big minutes yet but could develop into a middle of the lineup goal-scorer


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June 2019 – The Dallas Stars have selected Saginaw Spirit left winger Porco in the fifth round, 142nd overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Porco posted 20 goals and 16 assists in 67 games for the Spirit. Also, in the Spirits deep playoff run, he also posted seven points in 16 games. The former fourth overall pick in the Bantam Draft has played limited minutes on a strong Saginaw team over the past two seasons. However, when he got ice time, he truly showed why the Stars took a gamble on him with their third pick in the draft. He is a powerful skater who is difficult to get off of the puck once he gets up to speed. His acceleration is not the strongest but once he gets moving, he is very difficult to get off of the puck. Many of his goals came from around the net where he is a very good finisher in tight. He has good hands in front of the net and can be counted on to finish off any chances in close. He also has a quick release which he does not hesitate to use to beat the goaltender. If Porco continues to develop, then he may start producing more for the Spirit. Potential fantasy owners should watch his development in his final two OHL seasons as he has the potential tools to be an effective middle of the lineup scorer. Brandon Floyd

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 4.0
Country CAN
Position LW
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth March 12, 2001
Height 6‘0”
Weight 176 lbs
Drafted 2019 Round 5; Overall: 142

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2012-2013 West Coast Selects U12WSI U126 0 11 4|        
 2014-2015 Soo Thunder U14 AAANOHL U1428 28 1947 17|Playoffs7 5 49
 2015-2016 Vaughan Kings U15 AAAGTHL U15- - -- -|        
  Pro Hockey Selects U15 WSI U157 5 27 4|        
 2016-2017 Vaughan Kings U16 AAAGTHL U1633 22 1941 20|        
  Vaughan Kings U16 AAAOHL Cup6 2 02 4|        
  Team GTHL Blue OGC-165 3 58 0|        
 2017-2018 Saginaw SpiritOHL57 5 914 23|Playoffs4 1 12
  Team Gold U17-Dev3 2 02 0|        
  Canada White U17WHC-176 1 01 2|        
 2018-2019 Saginaw SpiritOHL67 20 1636 20|Playoffs16 3 47
 2019-2020 Saginaw SpiritOHL14 4 37 10|        
  Barrie ColtsOHL36 5 813 15|        
 2020-2021 Texas StarsAHL4 0 00 7|        
 2021-2022 Barrie ColtsOHL19 9 413 4|        
  Owen Sound AttackOHL40 16 1632 23|Playoffs6 1 01
 2022-2023 AsiagoItalian Supercup1 0 00 0|        
  AsiagoICEHL8 0 00 2|        
 2023-2024 AsiagoICEHL29 1 23 33|        
 2024-2025 AsiagoICEHL- - -- -|        

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