HOW TALL IS LOGAN BROWN?
By Lowetide
7 years agoThe answer is 6.06, and he won’t turn 20 until March of 2018—lord knows how tall he will be by then. Logan Brown has been an interesting player all year long, but a late spike—trumpeted by Craig Button on an appearance with Guy Flaming on the Pipeline Show and then a monster leap in his mock draft—has many of us scrambling to find out more about him. Want to know more about Logan Brown? Look up. WAY up.
SCOUTING REPORTS
- Mike Mackley, Prospects Hockey: “Logan Brown is a player I want to like so badly and see a ton of pro
potential in, yet I come away wanting more nearly every time I see Brown and
the Spitfires play. Consistency is a big issue for Brown as he can be utterly
dominate one game and near invisible the next. This is also something you can
see with Brown on a shift to shift bases as he can fly under the radar are be
hard to miss. A 6’6, 218 pound centre who skates like the wind, Brown is
undoubtedly and appealing prospect. Possessing a long, fluid stride that allows
him to get around the ice in little to know time, Brown possesses intriguing
hockey sense and a level of offensive creativity along with a quick release and
accurate shot. I would love to see Brown and his hulking frame inject himself
physically more often and add an aggressiveness to his game. In my views Brown
has been a perimeter player more often than not, however when he does inject
himself and drive the net off the rush and off the cycle he is near impossible
to defend.” Source - Elite Prospects: Brown is a huge center that excels at both ends of the ice. He can be
dominant in the offensive zone but takes care of his own end as well.
His 6’6 frame is key to his success as he uses his body to shield his
puck and his reach to keep it off other players sticks. He is not overly
physical for a player his size, but will finish every check and battle
down low very effectively. He has a good shot with a pro like release as
well as good creativity and maturity when passing the puck. Sourcehttp://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=248391 - Dennis MacInnis, Director of Scouting for International Scouting Services on Logan Brown: “Man,
this kid’s got tremendous upside. He’s 6-5 now, a smooth skater. He was
in tough against Kitchener (in the playoffs) because he was up against
the No. 1 line. But Brown handled himself well. At that size down the
middle, when you can skate and handle the puck like he can, he could go
anywhere from seven on down.” Source
Brown can post offense (59gp, 21-53-74 with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL) but there are also some issues—as explained above. Consistency is enough to raise and eyebrow, but I bet NHL scouts are going to watch that 6.06 frame flying down the ice and forgive a lot. What does he look like on the ice?
Interesting player, he certainly stands out and you can see there is lots of development to go—even if it is only growing into that big frame. What weight will Brown play at? He is currently listed at 218 pounds, so could play at 230 or more as a mature player. He is already a load, might be damn near impossible by the time he is through.
One area I like to look at for draft eligible prospects is even strength points-per-game. It gives you a chance to take all of the air out of the power play. It does not tell you about a player’s linemates, but I think we can learn a lot despite that issue. Here are the big names from the OHL who are eligible for the draft and their even-strength points (and ranked by points-per-game)
- Matt Tkachuk 1.105 (63 points)
- Alex DeBrincat 1.067 (64 points)
- Taylor Raddysh 0.836 (56 points)
- Alex Nylander 0.807 (46 points)
- Matt Luff 0.77 (47 points)
- Logan Brown 0.763 (45 points)
- Dante Salituro 0.754 (49 points)
- Michael McLeod 0.737 (42 points)
- Boris Katchouk 0.651 (41 points)
- Will Bitten 0.627 (42 points)
- Source
I omitted one or two names (Steve Harland is eligible for the draft and shows well, someone to check out) but these are the somewhat famous prospects who are in the OHL and their scoring rates. The source is OHL Prospect stats and they also have an estimated points-per-60 and Brown does well there, too (Tkachuk is super nova, No. 2 in the OHL. Crazy).
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
The scouting community spiked Logan Brown’s ranking late (although Bob McKenzie had him No. 13 on his late April list). Possibly some of the inconsistency that inspired the quotes above became less of a factor, but it does appear Brown is a strong prospect for the top 10 overall this summer.
If the Oilers take him No. 4 overall, they will be leaving more talented players on the draft table —and leaving them to Vancouver and Calgary. Then again, Logan Brown at 6.06 playing center for either of those two teams doesn’t sound like much fun either.
Thoughts?
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