Niagara Ice Dogs Player Updates.

With a 3 goal and 1 assist performance last night Ryan Strome tied Ryan Murphy and Gregg McKegg for the OHL scoring lead with 6 goals, 10 assists and a +4 in 8 games. The smooth skating fast forward is solid in his own end and offensively makes things happen for his teammates while constantly putting himself in the right place at the right time for his own chances. His hockey IQ is a lot higher than i prevously thought it was. He will definitely get a lot of long hard looks as a first rounder by NHL scouts.

There is no doubt defenseman Dougie Hamilton will be a first round pick come June in Minnesota, but there's a couple of issues that Hamilton needs to work on that i think were drop offs from last season. His passing hasn't improved. He looks at times like he has lost confidence in his passing missing his targets too many times, and there were times last night, especially on the PP, where you could see he was hesitating and when he did, he was a little off the mark. Not to worry. He has enough talent to overcome, he just needs his confidence back when passing.

As for center Mitchell Theoret, i can't believe how hard he works each and every shift. You'd be hard pressed to find a harder worker on the ice. I think he's worked on his skating from last season and he really has become a very good skater. He never gives up on a play, fights for each and every puck battle, is solid defensively and has put up some offensive numbers with 2 goals and 2 assists and a +4 in 8 games.

Mitchell Theoret

Mitchell Theoret, Niagara Ice Dogs

Theoret captained the Kitchener Minor Midgets prior to his draft and recorded 12 goals and 17 assists in 25 games and was one of the top players in the league.




He was originally drafted by the Kitchener Rangers in the 8th round of the Priority Draft. I’m not sure how he became a member of the Ice Dogs. He appeared in 53 games and scored 2 goals and 6 assists.



He’s a big player who skates well and has a scoring touch as well as playmaking ability and plays well defensively.



The Ice Dogs have a very strong group of 17 year olds for next season and Theoret will be counted upon as a leader.