Garrett Mitchell / Regina Pats WHL RW-R / 5-10.0, 180 / 09-Feb-91
Skating: 40 / Skill: 25 / Sense: 50 / Compete: 80 / Tough: 70
Strengths: Tremendous competitiveness. Goes to war out on the ice. Loves to drop the gloves.
Weaknesses: No hands - just can't seem to contribute offensively. Skating is a problem.
Let's be honest here - this guy is only a prospect because of his desire to compete - that's it. He doesn't offer much else, but when you go to battle like this guy does, scouts will take notice.
Summary: You just want this guy to succeed so bad - but there's not much hope for improvement in the skill level. If he had any size or skated better, you could make a case for him, but with all the negatives (skill, skating, and size) it's three strikes in my book. I couldn't justify arguing for him before the 4th round at earliest, and I suspect he's gone before then.
Draft Day: Scouts love this guy and my guess is he's going to go surprisingly high on draft day. I'll be surprised if he doesn't go top 100.
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