2022 NHL Entry Draft: Philadelphia Flyers select Devin Kaplan with 69th pick
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A big winger from the USNTDP. Sounds familiar... With their first pick of Day 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft, at the 69th pick in the draft, the Flyers have selected winger Devin Kaplan from the US National Team Development Program.
WELCOME TO PHILLY! With the 69th overall pick in the 2022 #NHLDraft, we have selected forward Devin Kaplan. pic.twitter.com/jwdNQtmtWM— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) July 8, 2022
Kaplan, much like first-round pick Cutter Gauthier, is a big (6-foot-3, 198 pounds) winger. He’s from Bridgewater, New Jersey, and posted 13 goals and 25 assists in 53 games with the team in a depth role.
Courtesy of this scouting report from Flames Nation, this was around the range the experts expected him to go:
Daily Faceoff: 59th
Elite Prospects: 61st
FC Hockey: 60th
TSN (Bob McKenzie): 67th
The Athletic (Scott Wheeler): 74th
The Athletic (Corey Pronman): 70th
Dobber Prospects: 63rd
Smaht Scouting: 36th
Based on the reports available (such as this one from Dobber Prospects), Kaplan’s an offensively-talented winger whose major flaw appears to be his skating and pace of play. We’ve got another if-he-can-just-figure-out-the-skating project on our hands here, folks.
Kaplan will be heading to Boston University in the fall....
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