Hurricanes Draft Profile: Brendan Collier

Carolina added yet another college bound player into their system by selecting forward Brendan Collier with their seventh round pick in this year's draft. Collier just finished up a very successful senior year at Malden Catholic high school with a ridiculous 27 goals and 64 points in 22 games. He is committed to Boston University and will play there next year looking to build off his success in high school. He is noted to be an offensive powerhouse with a lot of speed and a knack for goal-scoring. He was nicknamed "Mr. Hockey " by ESPN Boston's hockey blog and has done nothing but impress the scouts in the area. There is no doubt that Collier's numbers are impressive but that was in high school against kids his age. It's uncertain how he will fare in college against tougher opponents and older players. You have to like what you see with Collier, though. He's a very impressive athlete and can could have been a higher draft pick if he entered a year late...