![]() ![]() The 19-year-old Vantassell is a big forward at 6-4 and 196 lbs who should be playing at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) next year after playing with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL for the past two seasons. Round Seven, 215th Overall – Nicholas Vantassell – F He was named the league’s top goaltender in the Kazakhstan U20 league in 2022-2023 and in 24 games he posted a 0.921 save percentage and a 2.07 goals-against average. By going this route, he is no doubt hoping to go the US college path. Nikitin is scheduled to play for the Chilliwack Chiefs in the BCHL for the 2023-2024 season. ![]() He has good size at 6-4 and came to North America at a younger age. The Senators drafted 18-year-old goalie Vladimir Nikitin from Kazakhstan. Round Seven, 207th Overall – Vladimir Nikitin – G He had 33 assists in 53 regular season games with an additional eight in 14 playoff games.Īs a 17-year-old, he co-led Salmon Arm in points with 50 in 53 games and Ottawa is hoping he progresses even more next year before heading to college. He uses his teammates well and is capable of finding the open man in transition. Most of his goals were from inside the faceoff circles, which will become increasingly more difficult to get at each level he reaches. He has good size and can skate fairly well, but he will need to continue to get stronger and improve his stride. He possesses a quick, hard wrist shot from in close and reads the game well. Round Seven, 204th Overall – Owen Beckner, Cīeckner played with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in the BCHL and is committed to Colorado College for the 2024-2025 season, so he should be back in Salmon Arm for 2023-2024. Next year should see him back in the OHL with Kitchener in an elevated role in the top four. He was on the third-pairing for much of last season but did see time on the second-pairing in the playoffs. The Senators hope he can continue to develop as a defense-first defender. He has a bit of size and bite to his game and protects the front of the net well. ![]() Last season he had 16 assists in 67 games with 85 penalty minutes. He has yet to score a goal in 110 regular season games, so offense is not his forte. Round Five, 140th overall – Matthew Andonovski, DĪndonovski has played the past two seasons in the OHL with the Kitchener Rangers. ![]() Ottawa currently has seven RH defensemen in the organization. As a right-shot defender, he is a coveted prospect as NHL teams are in constant need. He shows occasional flashes of rushing from end to end but will need to finetune what he does toward the end in order to utilize these rushes for legitimate chances on the net. Stanley has good size at 6-3 and 205 lbs, and is a very good skater with good mobility. He is committed to Cornell University for the 2023-2024 season. Last season he played with the Victoria Grizzlies in the BCHL where he had four goals and 34 assists in 53 games. Stanley was ranked outside the top 100 by the Dobber Prospects team in their pre-draft ranking. Round Four, 108th Overall –Hoyt Stanley, D This was the second entry draft in a row where the Senators did not have a first-round pick. The 3rd round pick (#76) was sent to Toronto with Matt Murray last July. Ottawa traded their 2nd round pick (#44 overall) to Chicago for the Blackhawks to take Nikita Zaitsev and his salary. They had dealt the 12th overall pick to Arizona as part of the Jakob Chychrun return. The Ottawa Senators did not have a draft pick until the fourth round in 2023. Check back often, because we plan on filling your hockey withdrawal needs all off-season long! Following this up in August, we will dive into every team’s prospect depth charts with fantasy insights and implications for the upcoming seasons. The 32-in-32 Series is an annual event here at DobberProspects! Every day in July we will be bringing you a complete breakdown of a team’s Draft, and insights into their off-season movements thus far. ![]()
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