Joel Edmundson
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Joel Edmundson

Hometown:

Brandon Manitoba

Team:

St. Louis Blues

Currently Playing In:

CHL

Birthday:

1993-06-28
Position:

D
Eligible for draft:

2011
Shoots:

Left
Drafted:

2011
Height:

6-5
Acquired:

2nd round (46th overall), 2011
Weight:

208 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
6.5

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Probability of Success
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History

2007-08: Joel Edmundson was chosen in the sixth round, 121st overall, of the 2008 WHL Bantam Draft by the Moose Jaw Warriors.

2008-09: Edmundson skated for the Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA team.

2009-10: Edmundson played for the Brandon Wheat Kings midget AAA team in the MMHL. In 44 games, he scored 10 goals and added 35 assists for 45 points to go along with 54 penalty minutes. In 7 playoff games, he notched 5 assists.

2010-11: In his WHL rookie season, Edmundson played in 71 games for the Warriors. He scored 2 goals and added 18 assists for 20 points while adding on 95 penalty minutes.

2011-12: Edmundson provided both toughness and supplementary scoring for Moose Jaw in his second season of junior hockey. The Warriors finished first in the WHL's East Division yet had six players with 80 or more penalty minutes. Edmundson was plus-13 with 4 goals and 19 assists in 56 games and his 91 penalty minutes were fourth-most on the team. Moose Jaw reached the playoff semifinals and Edmundson was plus-2 with 3 goals and 2 assists and had 12 penalty minutes in 14 playoff games.

 

Talent Analysis

One of a huge top-four group of defensemen in Moose Jaw. At 6’5, played more minutes per game as the season progressed. Will have to improve foot speed. Goaltenders will love him, as he is capable of physically clearing the area in front of his own goal. The tough defender can deliver devastating body checks but still needs to improve his angling, reverse pivoting and gap control. He's starting to show some offensive upside to his game, makes a good first pass up the ice and possesses a hard, heavy shot from the point. The big blueliner could grow into a potential top-four defenseman at the NHL level.

 

 

Future

Edmundson will play his third year for the Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL and is expected to take on a bigger role on their defense corps. The big defender was traded to the second place, Kamloops Blazers just 29 games into the 2012-13 season.

 

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