| STORIES |
- Saturday, June 26, 2010: Aubry grows up fast
- Sunday, September 19, 2010: Time now for Kindl to make NHL leap
- Wednesday, November 10, 2010: Nicastro gets physical
- Wednesday, February 2, 2011: ‘Bump in the road’ doesn’t slow Aubry
- Monday, May 7, 2012: Impressive season sends rising Mrazek to pros
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| AWARDS |
- 2009-10 Top Prospects Game (Team Cherry)
- 2010-11 Subway Super Series (Team QMJHL)
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| HISTORY |
2006-07:
- Produced well for a 15-year-old in the Quebec midget AAA ranks with Trois-Rivieres (41-7-10-17).
- Grew three inches, from 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-11, during the season.
- Selected in the second round (31st overall) in the QMJHL draft by Montreal.
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2007-08:
- Returned to Quebec midget AAA ranks at age 16 and dominated (20-9-20-29).
- Continued to grow, shooting way past the 6-foot barrier.
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2008-09:
- Broke into the QMJHL with Montreal (65-10-12-22, minus-7).
- Skated regularly on Montreal’s third line (108 shots, 47.6 percent on faceoffs, 64 hits).
- Growth spurt continued as he reached 6-foot-3.
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2009-10:
- Emerged as a solid two-way contributor for Montreal (66-15-18-33, minus-5).
- Led his team in hits (124) and faceoff percentage (53.1 of 1,041 draws).
- Scored an empty-net goal for Team Cherry at the CHL Top Prospects Game.
- Selected by Red Wings in third round (81st overall) of 2010 NHL draft.
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2010-11:
- Returned to QMJHL with Montreal and missed half the season — 33 of 68 games — with injuries.
- Produced well (35-13-12-25) and had a plus-8, 98 shots and won 58 percent of faceoffs (276/473).
- Most productive early in the season (21-11-9-20) but slowed after injury hiatus (14-2-3-5).
- Signed three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings on Nov. 9.
- Returned for playoffs and was productive in a second-round exit (10-5-1-6).
- Represented QMJHL in Canada-Russia Subway Super Series (1-0-0-0).
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2011-12:
- Broke into AHL with Grand Rapids and earned depth role (62-5-11-16, minus-6, 91 shots).
- Flashed upside with three multi-point games, including one-goal, two-assist outing on Dec. 2.
- Called up for Red Wings’ brief playoff run to serve as a Black Ace (spare who doesn’t play).
- Singled out by GM Ken Holland along with several top-10 prospects as a key to the Red Wings’ future.
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
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“We project him as a third-line center. He’s a good player, a good solid two-way player, good skater, very smart, smart on the puck, and he can dish the puck pretty well … He plays pretty aggressive … He’s a guy who competes really hard for loose pucks in front and plays in the hard areas.” — Red Wings scout Mark Leach (June 2010) … “He doesn’t have any glaring weaknesses. He just needs to get physically stronger and that comes with maturity.” — Leach (February 2011).
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| STRENGTHS |
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Two-way center … Hockey sense is excellent at both ends of the ice … Excels at the finer points of the game that are missed by other prospects his age: faceoffs, blocking shots and playing without the puck … Hard-working competitor who doesn’t shy away from traffic or puck battles … Solid set-up man with good vision … Fluid skater with excellent mobility and good speed for his size … Good bloodlines: His father, Pierre, was a former NHLer with the Red Wings.
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| WEAKNESSES |
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Extremely lean after growing a whopping eight inches in a four-year stretch … Needs to fill out in a serious way and get significantly stronger to make a bigger impact … More lower-body strength will help his skating and make him more effective in high-traffic areas … Shows flashes of offensive upside because of his overall smarts, but is still a raw project.
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| PROJECTION |
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Aubry continues to show glimpses of what he can do, blessed with a natural sense for the game, tremendous size and above-average mobility. A raw project who could become an NHL third-liner, Aubry will work toward a top-six AHL job in Grand Rapids in 2012-13.
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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 |
| 2008-2009 |
Montréal Juniors |
QMJHL |
65 |
10 |
12 |
22 |
53 |
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| 2009-2010 |
Montréal Juniors |
QMJHL |
66 |
15 |
18 |
33 |
69 |
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Playoffs |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 2010-2011 |
Montréal Juniors |
QMJHL |
35 |
13 |
12 |
25 |
26 |
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Playoffs |
10 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| 2011-2012 |
Grand Rapids Griffins |
AHL |
61 |
5 |
11 |
16 |
39 |
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