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Draft Prospect Keller Has Skill and Smarts
- Updated: May 18, 2016
ColoradoAvalanche.com is profiling draft-eligible prospects leading up to the 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo on June 24-25. Clayton Keller is the No. 9-ranked North American skater in the NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings. The Avalanche has the 10th overall selection at the draft.
Clayton Keller has an ability to create scoring chances with speed and smooth hands and is likely to be selected in the first round of the 2016 NHL Draft.
The center has spent the last two seasons as a member of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and is rated as the ninth-best North American skater by NHL Central Scouting.
Keller collected 107 points (37 goals, 70 assists) in 62 outings this past year, the second-highest total ever in a single season in the NTDP’s history. The forward also registered 82 points (34 goals, 48 assists) in 60 games during the 2014-15 season (45 contests with the Under-17 Team and 15 with the Under-18 Team).
His 189 career points are the most ever in the NTDP record book, surpassing current NHLers Phil Kessel (180) and Patrick Kane (172). Still, Keller remains humble in regards to his achievements.
“I credit that success to my teammates,” he said of his accomplishments to the official USA Hockey website. “Obviously, they have to help me get points. I try to just play my game and not think about it. I want to …
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