Lightning prospect profiles A quick look at potentially underrated prospects for the upcoming VHL Entry Draft
Kisshan Shan Oslo Storm Right Wing
@McWolf Jorgon Weyed Las Vegas Aces Right Wing
Chace Trepanier Ottawa Lynx Left Wing
TPE 88 Class Rank 19th
TPE 84 Class Rank 20th
TPE 121 Class Rank 13th
Kisshan Shan joined the Oslo Storm as a free agent 15 games into the season and has been the team’s silver lining since. While the team struggles to win games, the Russian right winger has been scoring at a decent rate for a rookie, amassing 9 goals and 10 assists in 30 games. I have the feeling some VHL general managers might sleep on him for a while and I’m here to tell them they shouldn’t. He looks to develop into a prime sniper. He has a great wrister, a powerful slapper and he possesses the speed and the stickhandling ability to give him those scoring opportunities to make him a dangerous asset for any team, really. He’s currently projected to go in the 4th round, but he would make it worthwhile for the team that takes a chance on him sooner than that, as future 1st line goalscoring wingers don’t usually drop that low in the drafts and what his current progression rate suggests he might end up as.
Weyed, just like Shan, joined the VHLM through free agency after the start of the regular season. Through 36 games, he scored 4 goals, added 7 assists and recorded an impressive 45 hits. Playing for one the three contenders for the S62 Founders’ Cup, the Las Vegas Aces, means playing among a deeper roster and having to fight with more teammates for ice-time. Weyed is currently on the Aces 2nd line, with no powerplay or penalty kill time, which I think is a mistake, considering his aboveaverage defensive talent. At the rate he grows right now, I expect him to spend another year down in the minors. He should enter the next Dispersal Draft as one of the most interesting wingers available and he should play a great role in hopefully another Founders’ Cup hopeful team. As for the VHL, Tagger’s mock draft placed him at the backend of the 2nd round, as he looks to develop into a fine 2nd linetalent defensive player.
Chace Trepanier joined the Ottawa Lynx through postdraft free agency. He began his VHLM career on the 3rd line of their deep roster, but quickly climbed to the 2nd after an impressive start to his season. The move proved effective, as he is ranked 10th in the league with 20 goals, also adding 23 assists for 43 points in 46 games. Tagger’s mock draft had the Canadian goal scorer go to the Americans in the middle of the 2nd round, which seems about right for him. He’s developing quickly and scoring a lot more than he was at the start of the season, but there are still a couple of guys above him with more talent. That being said, the team that selects Trepanier can expect him to become a top-tier left winger. He is currently developing his offensive abilities more, but I think at some point in his career, he will be one of those complete forwards that other teams just hate to play against.