PROSPECT PROFILES: RYAN O'ROURKE

Ryan O'Rourke
Soo Greyhounds
OHL
D
6'2"/181

Size/Strength Excellent

Skating Good

Shot/Scoring Average

Puckhandling Average

Physical Play Excellent

Offensive Play Average

Defensive Play Excellent

Hockey Sense Good

Competitiveness Excellent

Strengths

1. Terrific Defensive awareness and leadership ability

2. excels shutting down oppositions top players and thrives under pressure

3. Very mobile and makes smart decisions with the puck

Cause for Concern

1. Offensive production

2. Offensive game is still a bit raw

Skill:

A mature all around defenseman that is a pain to play against and excels in pressure situations and as a leader.

Scouting Report:

Ryan O'Rourke is a very mature defender, that playing well above his age. He’s able to be used in all situations, whether its shutting down opponents top lines or chipping in offensively. O'Rourke has great self awareness will allow him to adapt. At his worst, he’s a simple, hard-to-play-against, puck-moving defenceman of high character. Whoever drafts O’Rourke is going to get a dependable defenseman who will have no trouble causing headaches for the opposition. He also knows how to play under stressful situations, how to respond under pressure, which I think is a huge characteristic of a leader. O’Rourke is a player with first-round talent who could fall into the early stages of the second round, somewhere in the range of 27 to 36.

NHL Potential:

Top 4 Shutdown defenseman

Style Comparison: Charlie McAvoy

Stats:

Soo Greyhounds OHL 62 GP 8 G 22 Pts +8

Soo Greyhounds OHL 54 GP 7 G 37 Pts +16

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