| STORIES |
- Saturday, June 27, 2009: Triple threat: Ferraro, Tatar and Nestrasil
- Monday, July 6, 2009: Shades of Ray
- Tuesday, November 17, 2009: Ferraro shakes off injuries
- Tuesday, February 23, 2010: Ferraro leaving ‘freak’ injury behind
- Tuesday, April 6, 2010: Mixed reviews on the farm
- Monday, September 13, 2010: ‘Time to move on’: Ferraro gets fresh start
- Wednesday, September 29, 2010: On the hot seat
- Wednesday, November 3, 2010: Jensen a hit on first college try
- Wednesday, November 17, 2010: Failure to launch
- Wednesday, January 19, 2011: Parkes soars to new heights in Q
- Wednesday, January 26, 2011: Fournier ‘floats on the ice’ — in a good way
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| AWARDS |
- 2008-09 Top Prospects Game (Team Cherry)
- 2008-09 Top Prospects Game fastest skater (14.009 seconds)
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| HISTORY |
2006-07:
- Drafted second overall in 2006 WHL bantam draft by Red Deer.
- Spent most of 2006-07 season in British Columbia’s midget ranks.
- Also got into four WHL games with Red Deer but didn’t record a point.
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2007-08
- Stepped in and had a solid WHL rookie season with Red Deer (54-13-11-14, minus-24).
- Red Deer was the second-worst team in the WHL, winning just 18 of 72 games.
- Represented Team Pacific at the world under-17 challenge (6-2-2-4).
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2008-09
- Led Red Deer (WHL) in scoring by a wide margin (68-37-18-55-99, minus-23).
- Red Deer won just 25 of 72 games and had the second-worst offense in the WHL.
- Tied for ninth in WHL goal-scoring, second only to Evander Kane among 1991-born players.
- Represented Canada at world under-18 championship (5-2-2-4, plus-4, nine shots).
- Ranked as a first-rounder for NHL draft (26th TSN, 17th ISS, 38th RLR).
- Red Wings traded down (29th to 32nd) and grabbed Ferraro early in second round.
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2009-10
- Returned to Red Deer for his third full WHL season but suffered knee injury in second game.
- Missed 19 of Red Deer’s first 36 games, spending almost two weeks doing no activity at all.
- Seemed to find his game in January, enjoying a terrific 20-game stretch (20-9-16-25).
- Couldn’t put it together on consistent basis and finished fourth in team scoring (53-16-30-46).
- Went scoreless in three playoff games and was a healthy scratch in Red Deer’s final game.
- Signed amateur tryout contract and finished season in AHL with Grand Rapids (2-0-0-0).
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2010-11
- Traded from Red Deer to Everett prior to the WHL season and named Silvertip’ captain.
- Returned to WHL for fourth WHL season but struggled through early January (31-5-11-16).
- Signed three-year entry-level contract with Red Wings on Nov. 2.
- Broke out during six-game stint in January (6-4-5-9) before being felled by a sports hernia.
- Returned after surgery and finished with 27 points in 41 games (41-10-17-27) overall.
- Held scoreless in three of four post-season games (4-0-3-3).
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2011-12
- Appeared in three NHL pre-season games with Red Wings (3-0-0-0, minus-2, three shots).
- Stepped into AHL with Grand Rapids and earned depth role (56-9-11-20, minus-6, 87 shots).
- Finished second to Gustav Nyquist among Grand Rapids rookies in scoring.
- Missed time with several injuries, including an early-season concussion.
- Didn’t enjoy prolonged offensive success; best stretch came in November (10-4-3-7).
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
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“First of all, you’ve got the hockey history, the bloodlines of his father … He’s got good offensive skills and he competes hard. He just has to get stronger … He’s just a solid all-around player … If everything works out the way you project, you hope he’s going to be a second-line forward. He’s got the head and the hands.” — Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill (June 2009).
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| STRENGTHS |
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Excellent speed (won the fastest skater competition at the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2009 with a lap of 14.009 seconds … Good hands and finishing ability from the tops of the circles in … Good hand-eye coordination for tips … Pays the price to score … Lots of natural hockey talent thanks to good bloodlines (his dad, Ray Ferraro, scored 400-plus goals in the NHL) … Competitive … Hard worker … Plays all three forward positions … Good on faceoffs … Has improved his defensive game, something scouts considered a weakness in his draft year … Does a good job killing penalties.
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| WEAKNESSES |
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Drafted as a potential second-line center, Ferraro hasn’t produced anywhere close to that level in junior or in the pros … Scoring potential may be limited to a third- and fourth-line role at the NHL level … Not overly big and needs to get much stronger to take the next step.
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| PROJECTION |
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Although his junior career was a letdown after scoring 37 goals in his draft year, Ferraro resurrected his game as an AHL rookie in 2011-12. He stayed healthy, earned a depth role and saw occasional time on scoring lines. He projects as a two-way center — following a similar evolution to Cory Emmerton — and can take a big step in 2012-13 by becoming a top-six forward in Grand Rapids.
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Player statistics powered by www.eliteprospects.com
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
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Playoffs |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 2005-2006 |
Burnaby Winter Club Bruins |
Midget |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| 2006-2007 |
Vancouver NW Giants |
BCMML |
25 |
21 |
13 |
34 |
77 |
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Red Deer Rebels |
WHL |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Playoffs |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007-2008 |
Red Deer Rebels |
WHL |
54 |
13 |
11 |
24 |
65 |
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Canada Pacific U17 |
WHC-17 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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| 2008-2009 |
Red Deer Rebels |
WHL |
68 |
37 |
18 |
55 |
99 |
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Canada U18 |
WJC-18 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
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| 2009-2010 |
Red Deer Rebels |
WHL |
53 |
16 |
30 |
46 |
55 |
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Playoffs |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 2010-2011 |
Everett Silvertips |
WHL |
41 |
10 |
17 |
27 |
51 |
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Playoffs |
4 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
| 2011-2012 |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
55 |
9 |
11 |
20 |
47 |
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