Philip Lane
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Birthday:
1992-05-29 |
Position:
RW |
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Eligible for draft:
2010 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2010 |
Height:
6-2 |
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Acquired:
2nd round (52nd overall), 2010 |
Weight:
194 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- D
History
2008-09: Philip Lane made his debut with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres(OJHL). In 45 games he scored 18 goals and added 24 assists for 42 points. He also picked up 72 PIMs.
2009-10: Lane began his CHL career with the Brampton Battalion(OHL). Lane played in 64 games, picking up 32 points. Though he had 18 goals and 14 assists in his rookie season, he was a -10. In the playoffs, Lane appeared in 11 games, scoring 3 goals. Lane was drafted in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 55th overall, by the Phoenix Coyotes(NHL).
2010-11: Lane got off to a slow start – missing time due to injury and a two-game suspension – but steadily developed into the physical, two-way forward he is projected to be in his second season with the OHL's Brampton Battalion. Lane scored 17 goals with 17 assists and was a much-improved +2 plus/minus in 54 regular season games while finishing second on the Battalion with 113 PMs. Brampton reached the playoffs despite finishing under .500. In the four-game series with Niagara, Lane was -1 with 1 assist and 2 PMs.
2011-12: Lane skated in 53 games for Brampton in his third OHL season – and was the Battalion's third-leading scorer despite missing time in January and February due to a concussion. At times he was dominant, scoring 15 goals with 26 assists and finishing plus-eleven, and was also one of the more physical players for Brampton – he finished tied for second on the team with 94 penalty minutes. Brampton finished third in the Central Division and reached the second round in the playoffs. Lane was one of three players to lead the Battalion with 4 playoff goals and was plus-three with 1 assist and 7 penalty minutes in eight games. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with Phoenix in May 2012.
Talent Analysis
Lane is a big-body presence with soft hands and developing offensive skills. Although he hasn’t been a huge scorer in junior, Lane has played very physically in a defense first system; something that should work in his favour within the Phoenix organization.
Future
The Coyotes will be hoping that Lane will become a late bloomer in terms of his offensive production, but as it stands he is a budding power forward who’s physicality is perfectly suited for head coach Dave Tippett’s two-way approach.
