Player's Profile
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- Name: Zachary Hyman
- Position: RW
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 195 lbs
- Birthdate: 1992-06-09
- Eligible for Draft: 2010
- Drafted: 2010
- Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
- Acquired: 5th round (123rd overall), 2010
- Playing In: Junior
Zachary Hyman
Prospect Grade: 7.0 D (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2008-09: Hyman played for Hamilton Red Wings of the OJHL. In 49 games, Hyman scored 13 goals with 24 assists and 24 PIM. In 5 playoff games, Hyman scored 2 goals and added with 4 PIM as the Red Wings fell to Newmarket. Hyman was named Hamilton's Rookie of the Year.
2009-10: In 49 games for the Hamilton Red Wings, Hyman scored 35 goals and added 40 assists and was +17 with 30 PIM. He scored six times on the power play and had three short-handed goals. In 11 playoff games, Hyman scored 7 goals and added 9 assists for 16 points. He committed to attending Princeton University in 2011.
2010-11: Hyman was the captain and leading scorer for the Hamilton Red Wings (OJHL) in his final season of junior hockey. In 43 games for the Red Wings he scored 42 goals with 60 assists during the regular season and then scored 3 goals with 5 assists in 7 playoff games. Hyman was named the Player of the Year in the CJHL. Originally committed to playing college hockey at Princeton in 2011-12, Hyman de-committed after former Princeton coach Guy Gadowsky left the school to start the Division I hockey program at Penn State. Hyman committed to playing at Michigan in 2011-12.
Talent Analysis
Coming out of the Junior A ranks where he received far less attention or scrutiny than his CHL counterparts, Hyman has the feel of a sleeper pick who has a chance to be a very special player for the Panthers. While he possesses good hockey smarts, Hyman also has size, skill and a willingness to use his frame to drive to the net to create scoring opportunities or along the walls battling for loose pucks. Hyman's combination of intellect, physical athleticism, and skating and stickhandling skills make him a legitimate prospect. What remains to be seen is whether or not his scoring prowess will translate to the NCAA and then to the professional ranks.
Future
Hyman is still a long-range project for the Panthers, but his visibility will skyrocket this season at the University of Michigan. Still a bit of an unknown in terms of his long-term potential, Hyman will have the opportunity to develop physically while increasing his hockey instincts and understanding of tactical play during his college career. He has the talent-level and physical make up necessary to be a sound, two-way player, and projects into the top two lines in the NHL, depending on how well he can take his game to the next level.
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Profile Last Updated: October, 12th 2011
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