Patrick Wey
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Birthday:
1991-03-21 |
Position:
D |
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Eligible for draft:
2009 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2009 |
Height:
6-2 |
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Acquired:
4th round (115th overall), 2009 |
Weight:
210 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2006-07: Patrick Wey played for the Pittsburgh Hornets midget majors and was selected by Owen Sound in the 13th round (248th overall) of the OHL Priority Draft.
2007-08: Wey played for the Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL. In 35 games, he had 1 goal with 5 assists and was -6 with 30 PIM. He appeared in 8 playoff games and scored one power play goal and was an even plus/minus with 2 PIM.
2008-09: Wey was among the USHL's top play-making defensemen in his second season with Waterloo. He scored 4 of his 7 goals on the power play and had 27 assists and was +22 with 75 PIM in 58 games. In three playoff games, he was scoreless and -4. He participated in USA Hockey's evaluation camp for the WJC U-20 squad and had 2 assists in three intrasquad games. Wey was ranked 95th amongst North American skaters by Central Scouting for the 2009 NHL Draft.
2009-10: Wey saw action in 27 games for national champion Boston College – missing time due to a broken wrist suffered in a game with the University of Denver on January 2. He also missed the NCAA Frozen Four after contracting mononucleosis. In 27 games, he had 5 assists and was +4 with 24 PIM. Wey was invited to USA Hockey's WJC national team evaluation camp. In five games at the camp he had 1 assist and 6 PIM.
2010-11: Wey skated in 37 of 39 games for Hockey East regular season champion Boston College as a sophomore – missing two games while he was with Team USA at the 2011 U20 World Junior Championship. Wey had a +20 plus/minus and scored 1 goal with 7 assists for the Eagles and had 45 PMs. In six games with bronze-medal winning USA he was -2 with 2 PMs.
2011-12: Wey played in 32 games for national champion Boston College as a junior; missing 12 games at the beginning of the year due to a severed tendon in his foot. He scored 2 goals with 5 assists and was plus-17 with 24 penalty minutes. The Eagles won the Hockey East regular season and playoff titles and finished the season with 19 straight wins to capture their second national championship in three years.
Talent Analysis
Wey is a puck-moving defenseman whose game is predicated on getting up the ice and distributing the puck to make plays. He has the ideal height and speed to play at the pro level but is a work in progress in terms of developing his game to compete at the next level. Wey was much-improved after spending a year at Boston College despite missing time to nagging injuries and did well at the USA evaluation camp. Wey is still fairly early in the development process and should benefit from the extra time to train and hone his skills while developing his tactical game at the college level.
Future
Wey is another of several puck-moving defense prospects in the Capitals' system. Long-term, he projects as a sound, two-way defenseman who can generate offense off the rush.
