Brandon Sun

Fantasy Summary

A towering winger, with a high-end shot. Needs to become faster and more agile to make the NHL.


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September 2024 – Despite being on a prospect team with several first-round picks, Tyler Thorpe was the highlight of the Canadiens’ prospect tournament. His two goals led the team, and he showed significant growth from last season. He looked faster, stronger, more intense, and, of course, big. After an explosion from his D0 to his D+1, we will see if Thorpe truly takes off in his D+2 with the Vancouver Giants. Aaron Itovitch

July 2024 – An August 2005 birthday, Tyler Thorpe is barely an overage prospect, and the Montreal Canadiens opted to take a swing on his physical upside in the fifth round of the 2024 draft. Thorpe’s frame, of 6-5, and 212 pounds immediately makes him an exciting prospect for the team’s future bottom-six. His growing production in the WHL gives optimism on his potential offensive development, going from a six-point rookie year to a 44-point sophomore campaign. Thorpe has a high-end and pro-ready shot, but will need to work on his pacing and skating to fulfill his NHL potential. His frame alone will give him chances many other prospects wouldn’t get, but he will likely finish off the maximum time in junior before making the jump to the pros. Aaron Itovitch

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 5.0
NHL Certainty 6.5
Country CAN
Position RW
Roster Type Junior
Shoot/Glove Right
Date of Birth August 11, 2005
Height 6‘5”
Weight 212 lbs
Drafted 2024 Round 5; Overall: 130

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2019-2020 Greater Van Canadians U15 AAABCEHL U1530 5 712 18|        
  Greater Van Canadians U15 AAAJohn Reid Bantam5 0 00 0|        
 2021-2022 Richmond SockeyesPIJHL33 11 617 50|Playoffs7 2 24
 2022-2023 Langley RivermenBCHL10 2 13 4|        
  Vancouver GiantsWHL48 4 26 48|Playoffs4 0 00
 2023-2024 Vancouver GiantsWHL51 23 2144 30|        
 2024-2025 Vancouver GiantsWHL24 9 1019 26|        

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