Matia Marcantuoni
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Birthday:
1994-02-22 |
Position:
RW |
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Eligible for draft:
2012 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2012 |
Height:
6-0 |
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Acquired:
4th round (92nd overall), 2012 |
Weight:
197 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2009-10: Matia Marcantuoni played two games for the St. Michael's Buzzers junior team in the CCHL and was among the leading scorers for the Toronto Marlies midget AAA team. In two games with the Buzzers he scored 2 goals with 2 penalty minutes. He scored 39 goals with 33 assists in 79 games for the Marlies. Marcantuoni was selected by Kitchener in the first round (18th overall) of the 2010 OHL Priority Draft.
2010-11: Marcantuoni skated in 42 games in his first OHL season with Kitchener and was the captain of gold medal-winning Team Ontario at the 2011 U17 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 11 goals with 16 assists and was minus-seven with 26 penalty minutes during the regular season for the Rangers. He was scoreless and minus-four in the Rangers seven-game playoff series with Plymouth. Marcantuoni scored 2 goals with 3 assists and had 4 penalty minutes in five games at the WHC.
2011-12: Marcantuoni was limited to 25 games with Kitchener and appeared in just one game for Canada at the 2011 U18 Ivan Hlinka tournament in an injury-filled season. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in January that required surgery. In OHL play he scored 9 goals with 5 assists and was plus-two with 10 penalty minutes. Marcantuoni suffered a concussion in the first game of the Ivan Hlinka tournament which kept him out of the rest of the tournament. Canada defeated Sweden in the gold medal game. Marcantuoni was invited to the NHL Draft Combine and ranked 59th amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft.
Talent Analysis
Possessing blistering speed and a feisty personality, Matia Marcantuoni plays with enormous amount of energy every time he touches the ice. The foundation of his game is centered on his excellent skating ability. However, it is how he combines that skating ability with a physical recklessness that makes him an intriguing prospect.
Though he has some talents that could translate into offensive ability at the professional level, particularly his ability to carry and protect the puck, he will almost certainly make his living creating havoc with his speed and abrasive physical style.
One thing that could hold Marcantuoni back is his health or durability. Having missed large portions of the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons to injury, Marcantuoni must prove that he is healthy enough to play the majority of games in the season.
Future
Marcantuoni will return to Kitchener for the 2012-13 season. Long-term, he projects as a bottom-six agitator with some offensive potential.
