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Fantasy Summary

Highly-skilled handler who accelerates every puck he gets. Lacks the awareness to play at lower speeds and doesn’t have much of a fallback game. Boom-or-bust project with second-line upside.


Observations

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June 2024 – Zellers was selected 76th overall by the Avalanche. Pat Quinn

 

June 2024Zellers’ game flows through his hands and feet. He’s always trying something, whether it’s attacking a defender’s heels or pulling away from opponents with inside cuts and strong edgework. His main issue is that he doesn’t know what to do once he’s forced to stop up or slow down. He gets tunnel vision and lacks the pure skill to open up passing lanes himself. The lack of a fallback game is also a concern, but few in this draft have Zellers’ level of improvisational skill. He could be worth a mid-round shout for a team confident enough in their scouting staff. Hadi Kalakeche

Final rankings: 119th

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 6.0
NHL Certainty 3.5
Country USA
Position LW
Roster Type Draft Eligible
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth April 4, 2006
Height 5‘11”
Weight 170 lbs
Drafted No

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2018-2019 Team Minnesota QC Int PW5 1 23 0|        
 2019-2020 Green Bay Jr. Gamblers 13U AAA13U AAA- - -- -|        
 2020-2021 MN Wisconsin 15U AAAMNBEL 14U11 2 35 -|        
  MN Sharks 15U AAAMNBEL 14U6 0 00 -|        
  MN Bolts 14U AAAMNBEL 14U1 0 11 -|        
  Green Bay Jr. Gamblers 14U AAA14U AAA- - -- -|        
 2021-2022 B15 - District 3 MNHP3 1 34 -|        
  Team Kelly USA-S154 0 44 2|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 15U AAA15U AAA61 37 4279 38|        
 2022-2023 B16 - Blue (Final 54)MNHP3 3 47 0|        
  Team Black USA-S165 1 45 0|        
  Green Bay GamblersUSHL1 1 01 0|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUS 18U Nationals6 6 511 2|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepPHC14 7 815 20|Playoffs2 0 22
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUSHS-Prep37 19 3049 32|        
 2023-2024 Minnesota District USA-S176 3 69 4.5|        
  USA U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup5 5 27 8|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUS 18U Nationals6 9 514 4|        
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepPHC14 12 1022 4|Playoffs1 0 00
  Shattuck St. Mary's 18U PrepUSHS-Prep54 57 54111 26|        
 2024-2025 Green Bay GamblersUSHL10 8 311 6|        
 2025-2026 Univ. of North DakotaNCAA- - -- -|        

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