#17 Garrett Thompson
Age: 24 (Mar 7, 1990)
Birthplace: Traverse City, MI
Hgt/Wgt: 6’2 191 lbs Pst: Left Wing
Acquired: Signed as a free agent in April of 2014.
Contract: $70,000/$925,000 – 1st yr of 1 yr entry-level
Last Season: Ferris State University//Binghamton; 43 games 16 goals 16 assists 42 PIM n/a // 7 games 1 goals 2 assists 0 PIM +1
Notables:
- Made his pro debut on Apr 4th in Rochester (Americans). Scored his first pro goal on Apr 6th against W/B-Scranton Penguins.
- Scored a team high 16 goals and adding 16 assists to tie for the team led with 32 points at Ferris State. Served as one of the team’s assistant captains while playing there.
- Recorded 87 points (42 goals, 45 assists) in 139 games covering a span of four years at FSU.
- Played in two playoff games in the first round for the B-Sens with no points.
Outlook: Good height as the rugged winger got an early taste of the pros late last season. Needs time to adapt but shows promise in the handful of games he’s played in so far. Ranks high with management in Ottawa.
#18 Shane Prince
Age: 21 (Nov 16, 1992)
Birthplace: Spencerport, NY
Hgt/Wgt: 5’11 190 lbs Pst: Left Wing/Center
Acquired: Ottawa Senators – 2nd round draft pick in 2011 (61st Overall).
Contract: $70,000/$900,000 – 3rd yr of 3 yr entry-level
Last Season: Binghamton; 69 games 21 goals 27 assists 53 PIM +23
Notables:
- Good vision, explosive skating ability with speed. Has a nose for the net. Scored a career high 21 goals last season.
- Led team with six first (game) goals. Scored six goals in four consecutive games.
- Tied with Robinson with +23 for second behind Claesson’s +37. Social media rumors saying he wanting out of the organization via a trade.
- Pro: Undersized talent with good work ethics. Con: Starting to drown in the prospect pool with time running thin. Had a frustrating rookie tournament for Ottawa. Starting to lack motivation?
Outlook: Make or break season for young Shane in his final year of his contract and whether he brings that consistency on the ice without being lackadaisical at times remains to be seen. Needs to stay out of the coach’s doghouse for him to have a successful campaign coming up. Regardless, On the Radar.
#21 Ryan Dzingel
Age: 22 (Mar 9, 1992)
Birthplace: Wheaton, IL
Hgt/Wgt: 6’0 187 lbs Pst: Left Wing/Center
Acquired: Ottawa Senators – 7th round draft pick in 2011 (204th Overall).
Contract: $70,000/$690,000 – 1st yr of 2 yr entry-level
Last Season: Ohio State University//Binghamton; 37 games 22 goals 24 assists 34 PIM n/a // 9 games 2 goals 5 assists 9 PIM +1
Notables:
- Made his pro debut on Apr 4th in Rochester and scored his first pro goal on Apr 12th against W/B-Scranton.
- Leading scorer on the Buckeyes in his senior year while serving as one of the assistant captain’s.
- Participated in the Senators development camp the last three summers.
- Played in the first round opener in the playoffs and seemed to run out of steam as he sat out the rest of the series. Got into a brief scrap with Ryan Rupert in Ottawa’s rookie tournament.
Outlook: Lots of eyeballs will be on Ryan at the start of the season and how well he progresses, while he continues to adapt to the pros. Kid has raw talent, needs to bulk up some but one to watch that brings spark to the offense. Solid skater and accurate passer in the small sample size I saw with good jump.