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Jacob Fowler: Corey Pronman sees him as an auxiliary goalkeeper

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Aug 28, 2025 11:51 AM ET

Jacob Fowler, selected in the 3rd round (69th overall) of the 2023 draft, is one of the NHL’s top prospects at his position, andDaily Faceoff has placed him 2nd in a ranking of the league’s top non-league goaltenders… But ultimately, Corey Pronman must disagree with that list,because in the eyes of The Athletic’s expert, Fowler may never become a #1 goaltender in the big league,as we read in a recent text – where he ranks the Canadiens’ bank of prospects as the fifth best in the NHL.

And while Pronman acknowledges the American’s success in the NCAA… he sees flaws in the main prospect.

He is, however, of average size and lacks true NHL-leading athleticism […] He is projected as an auxiliary goaltender.

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This may be the first we’ve heard of Fowler, who has impressed everyone for the past two years…

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[content-ads] Fowler made the jump to the pros at the end of his final season at Boston College, and he did well with the Rocket.

In the playoffs, we even wondered if he’d stolen Cayden Primeau’s job as Laval’s #1 goaltender…That said, Fowler still has a long way to go before he reaches the NHL, because we know it can take longer for a goaltender. He’ll have to play games in the AHL before thinking about the Bettman circuit, and he’s likely to have plenty of opportunities to make his mark in front of the net in Laval too.

We’ll get a better idea of what’s in store when we see him play a few games… even though we’ve already seen some great things from him. And at this level, I wonder what more he could have done to show Corey Pronman that he has the potential to be a (good) number-one goalie in the National League at some point.oh well, only time will tell [spacer title=’Overtime’] – Who doesn’t?

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