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- Name: Riley Nash
- Position: C
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-0
- Weight: 175 lbs
- Birthdate: 1989-05-09
- Eligible for Draft: 2007
- Drafted: 2007
- Hometown: Kamloops, British Columbia
- Acquired: 1st Round (21st overall), 2007
- Playing In: NCAA
Riley Nash
Prospect Grade: 7.5 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
2005-06: Nash played major midget hockey as a 16 year old with the Thompson Blazers, registering 60 points in 31 games and 100 penalty minutes. He played one regular season game at the end of the year with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and suck around for the playoffs where he had three points in five games.
2006-07: Scored 38 goals and 46 assists for 84 points in just 55 BCHL games with the Silverbacks en route to leading his team in scoring. Was named BCHL Rookie of the Year.
2007-08: Joined his older brother as one of the Big Red of Cornell in the NCAA. Won pretty much every piece of hardware and accolade that he qualified for including ECAC freshman of the year. Had 32 points in 36 games.
Talent Analysis
He lists his favourite player as Steve Yzerman which is quite fitting because Nash has a very good, but not flashy, offensive game and is reliable in every part of the rink. In addition to having the ability to stickhandle past opponents, Nash has a sound puck possession and cycling game.
He will need to bulk up if he’s going to be as effective along the boards at higher levels of competition. His size, however, is the only impediment at this point between him and a NHL career. He is a complete player.
Future
Nash's upside is somewhere between a defensively responsible second liner and a relatively offensively gifted checker.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: August, 27th 2009
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