| Stories | Awards | History | Scout Comments | Strengths | Weaknesses | Projection | Statistics |
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| HISTORY |
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2008-09:
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| SCOUT COMMENTS |
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| "No. 1 attribute is his net position — it's second to none, there are rarely any holes and he has a great butterfly. When he is challenging and at the top of his game he is very tough to beat. He has good net coverage and he is very competitive; capable of making the big saves for his team. He handles the puck well and his play has gotten better over the course of the year by leaps and bounds. He is definitely one of those franchise type of goalies in the future. You can see that his team is very confident in front of him and he can see through screens very well. In saying all of this, I rarely see him out of position." — Central Scouting goaltender scout Al Jensen (June 2008). |
| STRENGTHS |
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| Known for his outstanding glove and sharp reflexes ... Positionally-sound ... Above-average size ... Leaves little to shoot at ... Butterfly style ... Competitive ... Tracks pucks well through traffic. |
| WEAKNESSES |
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| Inconsistent ... Struggles when forced to make athletic, acrobatic stops ... Puck-handling needs work. |
| PROJECTION |
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| McCollum is a Jimmy Howard-calibre prospect who, along with Daniel Larsson, gives the Red Wings a three-horse race for their goalie of the future. Because of his late birthdate, the Red Wings have the option of pulling him out of junior in 2009-10 and putting him in the AHL. In the meantime, he'll spend 2008-09 in Guelph, and has a chance to assert himself as a blue-chipper. |
| STATISTICS | ||||||||||||
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| SEASON | TEAM | LEAGUE | GP | W-L-T | SO | GAA | SPCT | GP | W-L | SO | GAA | SPCT |
| 2006-07 | Guelph | OHL | 55 | 26-18-10 | 5 | 2.39 | .918 | 4 | 0-4 | 0 | 4.37 | .890 |
| United States | W-U18 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 4.05 | .875 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2007-08 | Guelph | OHL | 45 | 25-17-6 | 4 | 2.50 | .914 | 10 | 5-5 | 1 | 1.91 | .936 |
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