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Blackhawks Draft Preview: A Plethora Of Late First Round Talent Available

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Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the crowd before the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 27, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the crowd before the 2014 NHL Draft at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ivan Lodnia

Age:  17

Position:  RW

Height / Weight:  5’10”, 181 lbs.

Hometown:  Los Angeles, CA

Current Team:  Erie Otters

Recent Stats:  66GP, 24G, 33A, +21

Our Take

Ivan Lodnia is a type player the Blackhawks love to draft.  A shifty, speedy forward that can puck handle like nobody’s business (see below).  Lodnia, like Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat, doesn’t have a problem finding the net either.

With a frame a little bigger than DeBrincat, Lodnia will definitely fill out a bit more as he develops his game with the Erie Otters.  Being a little less than a point per game player, it’s still tough to predict whether players from the Otters can translate their production to the pro level or not.  Debrincat has been putting up astronomical numbers all year with line mates Dylan Strome and Tyler Raddysh.  It wouldn’t surprise me if the Hawks continued to pick fruit from same tree that bore Conor McDavid.

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