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Ottawa Senators: Mock Draft Based on Pierre Dorion’s Draft Trends

By Daniel Bruce

OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 4: Pierre Dorion, General Manager of the Ottawa Senators, walks the red carpet prior to the start of their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre on October 4, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 4: Pierre Dorion, General Manager of the Ottawa Senators, walks the red carpet prior to the start of their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre on October 4, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) /
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KELOWNA, BC – MARCH 7: Bryan Thomson #30 of the Lethbridge Hurricanes defends the net during third period against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on March 7, 2020 in Kelowna, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images )
KELOWNA, BC – MARCH 7: Bryan Thomson #30 of the Lethbridge Hurricanes defends the net during third period against the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place on March 7, 2020 in Kelowna, Canada. (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images ) /

152nd Overall: Trevor Kuntar (C), Youngstown (USHL)

Kuntar 19, was passed over in his first draft season after posting uninspiring numbers last season in the USHL, but he would see a big uptick in production in 2019-20. Finding his groove in his third USHL season, everything clicked for Kuntar, scoring 28 goals and 53 points in just 44 games. Amazingly enough, Kuntar did all those on a struggling Youngstown team where he finished with 17 more points in front of the teams second best scorer.

After showing a significant jump in play from his draft year to the next, there’s reasonable cause for Dorion and the Senators to take a chance on Kuntar.

158th Overall: Bryan Thomson (G), Lethbridge (WHL)

Adding another goalie into the fray, Dorion does what he usually does and takes a late-round flyer on a big-bodied goaltender. Over Dorion’s four drafts as GM for the Senators he has taken three goalies and likes to take chances on the volatile position hoping to hit a home run.

While Thomson wasn’t great last season, posting a 0.898 SV% and a 2.83 GAA, it was basically his first season in the WHL and at 6’4″ he has potential worth taking a chance on.

185th Overall: Blake Biondi (C), Hermantown High (USHS-MN)

One of the better high school players in this years draft, Biondi lit up the stat sheet for Hermantown, with 76 points in 25 games and 19 points in only 6 playoff games, he was a head above everyone.

Biondi makes it look easy on this goal versus an obvious outmatched team:

The captain of his high school team, winning the Mr. Hockey award, given to Minnesota’s best high school hockey player, Biondi has a ton of accolades that will entice teams.

Dorion hasn’t drafted much from the high school ranks with just one player selected, Luke Loheit in 2018 was also a captain of his high school team and Biondi will be joining Loheit at Minnesota Duluth next season.

Mock Draft made using the draftprospectshockey.com simulator

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