Player's Profile
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- Name: Joey Hishon
- Position: C
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 5-10
- Weight: 166 lbs
- Birthdate: 1991-10-20
- Eligible for Draft: 2010
- Drafted: 2010
- Hometown: Stratford, Ontario
- Acquired: 1st round (17th overall), 2010
- Playing In: CHL
Joey Hishon
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2006-07: Hishon was selected eighth overall in the 2007 OHL Priority Selection by the Owen Sound Attack. He played for the Stratford AA Midgets, scoring 44 goals and adding 42 assists for 86 points in 50 games.
2007-08: In his rookie season in the OHL, Hishon scored 20 goals and added 27 assists for 47 points in 63 games for the Owen Sound Attack. He played for Team Ontario at the 2008 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
2008-09: Hishon led the Attack in scoring this season, netting 37 goals whle adding 44 assists for 81 points in 65 games. In the 2009 OHL playoffs, he scored 4 goals and added 3 assists in four games for the Attack.
2009-10: In 36 games for the Attack, Hishon scored 16 goals and added 24 assists for 40 points while finishing with a +10 rating for the season. In 4 playoff games, Hishon scored 4 goals and added 3 assists for 7 points. Hishon played for Team Orr at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game.
2010-11: Hishon was the leading scorer for Memorial Cup-bound Owen Sound despite skating in just 50 games during the regular season for the Attack. Hishon scored 37 goals with a team-high 50 assists and was +16 with 64 PMs as Owen Sound finished first in the Midwest Division. Hishon missed several games due to a hand injury and also received a mid-season suspension. In 22 OHL playoff games he scored 5 goals with 19 assists and was +4 with 32 PMs as Owen Sound knocked off the league's top team, Mississauga St. Michael's, to capture the league crown. Hishon appeared in just one game at the Memorial Cup, suffering a season ending head injury on a hit from Kootenay's Brayden McNabb (BUF).
Talent Analysis
A gritty, offensive spark plug that is equally adept creating scoring opportunities for himself or for others. A strong skater with great balance, Hishon's only obstacles are his humble size and a knack for getting injured.
Future
He received a brutal head-check in the 2011 Memorial Cup that knocked him out of the tournament and left him in recovery over the summer. With little left to prove at the OHL level, the undersized 19-year-old is likely to join the Lake Erie Monsters in 2011-12 and could be an NHL call-up if he impresses. He has the skills necessary to be a top-six forward in the NHL.
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Profile Last Updated: December, 2nd 2011
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