NHL Draft: Carolina Hurricanes Select Defenseman Brian Dumoulin With The 51st Pick

From this NHL Combine article:

Simple body measurements came first. Two players had wingspans of 80 inches — 6-foot-6.5 Kingston defenseman Taylor Doherty and 6-3 defenseman Brian Dumoulin, who plays for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs of the Eastern Junior Hockey League and is headed for Boston College in the fall.

Dumoulin, No. 64 on Central Scouting’s final ranking of North American skaters, also had the lowest body fat measurement, at six percent. Vancouver Giants center Evander Kane, a likely top-five pick, tied for second at seven percent.

Seems like a decent enough pick.

agreed. I only had a couple D ranked higher (Mac Bennett, Branyden McNabb). Had Orlov higher, too, but figured they wouldn’t take a Russian.

If Hackett (Plymouth goalie) is on the board at 88, I bet they take him.

Florida traded the rights to Bouwmeester to Calgary for Jordan Leopold and a third rounder. Nice deal for them.

Thanks for all the updates Cory and Bubba!!!

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Sweet pick in the 3rd. We ignored our fear of Europeans and took a Swedish monster. Mattias Lindstrom. Excellent.

"I really like Dumoulin and have liked him all year," said Red Line Report chief scout Kyle Woodlief, who watched the youngster during his EJHL season and at the Beantown Classic in March. "He’s got the size, skating and skills that NHL teams covet these days, and he does a lot of things well.There are some holes in his game; he tends to get a bit lackadaisical with the puck, but some team is going to take him early because he’s got all the attributes you need in the position these days."

Jr. Monarchs coach Sean Tremblay (Newburyport, Mass.) has been singing Dumoulin’s praises all season. His upside is amazing, as he reminds me of a Ryan Whitney type of player," Tremblay said in a team release when Dumoulin committed to BC. "He possesses great size and has a phenomenal stick. As he matures he will only get stronger and become a force on both sides of the puck."

NHL scouts have also taken notice of Dumoulin, who is considered a "prototype" defenseman for the modern NHL: a big-bodied, swift-skating defenseman with good hockey sense and offensive instincts. He’s got legitimate potential," one Western Conference NHL amateur scout told New England Hockey Journal recently. "I would say that he’s got some filling out to do with that frame of his, but he’s got that smooth, effortless stride, is willing to play a physical game along the wall and in front of his own net, and has a hard, low point shot that he’s able to get on net quickly. I think he’s got some rough edges to smooth out, but he’ll have that opportunity at BC."

All of the above come from this article.

The AP calls him “bulky,” and notes that he was the defensive player of the year in his league.

From a Sharks mock draft:

No one scouts the Eastern United States better than Tim Burke and Jack Gardiner. Dumoulin has international experience, but played in the EJHL this year and that might scare some teams off. Dumoulin has the height, hockey sense, and natural athletic gifts to make him a high selection. His strengths are his ability to carry the puck and his booming point shot. He’s raw, but is going to play for a strong college program at Boston College starting next fall.

And finally, from a prospect Hot List in the fall:

Indeed, Dumoulin, who has 13 points (10 assists) in 15 games from the blueline for the Monarchs, has been compared to Ryan Whitney and the youngster will have a chance to further that analogy when he starts his NCAA career in Boston next season.

good stuff, thanks MP