Alex Broadhurst
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Birthday:
1993-03-07 |
Position:
C |
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Eligible for draft:
2011 |
Shoots:
Left |
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Drafted:
2011 |
Height:
5-10 |
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Acquired:
7th round (199th overall), 2011 |
Weight:
150 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2008-09: Alex Broadhurst scored 8 goals with 18 assists in 31 games with Team Illinois' Tier I midget U16 team. He was selected by Green Bay in the fifth round (61st overall) of the 2009 USHL Future Draft.
2009-10: Broadhurst was the fourth-leading scorer for the Tier I national champion U18 Chicago Mission. In 48 games he scored 16 goals with 29 assists and 26 PMs. In six games at the national tournament he scored 5 goals with 2 assists. Broadhurst skated for the silver-medal winning USA squad at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. He committed to playing college hockey at Nebraska-Omaha in either 2011-12 or 2012-13.
2010-11: Broadhurst skated in 55 games for the Green Bay Gamblers in his first USHL season. He scored 13 goals, including 4 game-winners, and had 20 assists; finishing plus-15 with 22 penalty minutes. After finishing second in the East Division, Green Bay reached the Clark Cup finals and Broadhurst scored at nearly a point-per-game pace in the playoffs. In 11 playoff games he scored 3 goals with 6 assists and was plus-seven with 4 penalty minutes. Not among the 210 North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings prior to the 2011 NHL Draft, Broadhurst was selected by Chicago in the seventh round (199th overall).
2011-12: Broadhurst had a memorable second season in Green Bay – leading the Clark Cup champion Gamblers in scoring and finishing as the USHL's third leading scorer with 73 points. Broadhurst scored 26 goals with 47 assists in 53 games and was plus-32 with 40 penalty minutes. The Gamblers finished with the league's best mark, winning 47 of 60 games, and defeated Waterloo in a five-game playoff final. In the USHL playoffs, Broadhurst scored 9 goals with 9 assists in 12 games, including 3 shorthanded goals in one game against Youngstown, and was plus-16 with 6 penalty minutes.
Talent Analysis
An undersized but talented pivot, Broadhurst possesses excellent offensive creativity and quickness. His size will always be something to overcome and his defensive game is a work in progress.
Future
Originally committed to the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Broadhurst was a surprise selection in the second round of the CHL draft and will instead play in the OHL with London during the 2012-13 season. After playing in all situations last season during Green Bay's championship run in the USHL, the skilled forward will likely have the opportunity to step into a significant role up front for the Knights.
