Defensemen
An offensive defenseman with great size. Skates well for his size. Excellent puck skills and a good shot. He needs to improve his decision-making and defensive play. He projects to become a middle-pair defenseman at the NHL level with a multi-category upside.
Defensive-minded blue-liner with size and range. Some flashes of puck skills, but nothing that screams top-four producer. Likely a shutdown 4-6 D at the next level.
Undersized but physical right-handed defenseman with decent puck skills and refined defensive habits. Could become a top-four blue-liner in the near future, but likely tops out as a 5-6D with some power-play upside.
Big, physical defender who excels in his own zone. He has a heavy shot but appears to lack significant offensive upside at the pro level.
Offensive-minded defenseman with size and skill. Efficient as a power-play quarterback and a great decision-maker with the puck. Defending backwards is a work in progress, but could crack a top-four.
June 2023 - Belliveau spent the 2022-23 season in the QMJHL where he played 55 games and recorded 46 points. In previous seasons the talk about Belliveau’s tools always came with high praise from his skating to puck skills to the physical side of the game however this did not lead to the point production [...]
An undersized, offense first puck-moving defenceman with a pass first mentality who relies on his strong skating ability to make plays at both ends of the ice.
Shifty, creative defender, who skates well and boasts a rocket of a shot. Capable of big minutes and big point totals.
A smooth-skating transitional defenseman who has gained more and more notoriety as his draft year has gone on. He brings a mobility and skill level that allows him to affect the game at both ends of the ice, Heimosalmi is an intriguing two-way defender with solid upside.
