PROSPECT PROFILES: MAVRIK BOURQUE

Mavrik Bourque
Shawinigan Cataractes
QMJHL
C
5'10"/165

Size/Strength Below Average

Skating Average

Shot/Scoring Excellent

Puckhandling Good

Physical Play Good

Offensive Play Excellent

Defensive Play Average

Hockey Sense Excellent

Competitiveness Excellent

Strengths

1. Possesses high end skill with tremendous Hockey IQ

2. Tremendous playmaker with great hands, vision and passing ability and also has a quick and accurate shot as well

3. Can raise his level of play in big games and big moments

Cause for Concern

1. Doesn't have elite speed

2. Needs to add more strength

3. Defensive consistency

Skill:

Highly skilled playmaker that excels as a point producing forward and has tremendous hockey IQ.

Scouting Report:

Mavrik Bourque has been Shawinigan's go to scorer since he entered the QMJHL as he was a 16 year old. Bourque is an exceptional playmaker that has fantastic vision, great hands and very high hockey IQ. Bourque is very creative player that can beat defenders 1 on 1 or make a quick no look pass to a teammate. He might be considered an undersized player, but he plays bigger than he is and is very tough to knock off the puck If Bourque is to become the player that Brayden Point is, he will have to work on both his faceoffs and defensive consistency. It is really tough to predict where Mavrik Bourque will end up but i think he will end up getting picked between the 18th and 25th pick.

NHL Potential:

Top 6 forward, that is versatile and can play center and wing

Style Comparison: Brayden Point

Stats:

Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 65 GP 25 G 54 Pts

Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 49 GP 29 G 71 Pts

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