Kevin Connauton
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Birthday:
1990-02-23 |
Position:
D |
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Eligible for draft:
2009 |
Shoots:
Left |
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Drafted:
2009 |
Height:
6-1 |
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Acquired:
3rd round (83rd overall), 2009 |
Weight:
185 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
2008-09: Freshman at Western Michigan University with seven goals and 11 assists in 40 games.
2009-10: Connauton made the jump to the WHL. He’s at the top of the league in rookie scoring and tied for first in point production for defensemen in the dub. He was voted as having the hardest shot in the Western Conference by 45 players, management and broadcasters from the 10 clubs in the Western Conference of the WHL. Connauton is poised to break Brent Regner’s (CBJ) single-season point total of 67 points for a Giants defenseman, and should be able to do it in fewer games.
2010-11: Connauton skated in 73 of 80 games for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose in his first pro season and was a key part of the Moose’ power play while gradually showing improvement with the defensive aspects of his game. He scored 11 goals with 12 assists, including 3 power play goals, and was -11 with 51 PMs. Connauton was hampered by a lower body injury in the playoffs and appeared in just 6 of 14 games; finishing -2 with 1 goal, a short-handed score.
