When it comes to Leonard’s strengths, take your pick. And soon, an NHL team will pick him quite early on...
When you look at the USA’s U-18 team’s stats this year, Ryan Leonard’s numbers stand out.
When it comes to Leonard’s strengths, take your pick. He’s aggressive. He led the team with 13 power-play goals. He was second in goals, period, with 43. He’s a dominant defensive player. He played all three forward spots this year. Leonard can do it all. Hits aren’t publicly tracked on the USNTDP, so it’s hard to quantify his physicality. But when scouts are telling you stories about how he lands massive blows on pro players during summer camps and things like that, you remember things like that. He’s been surrounded by pros for years, and it helps that his brother, John, plays with the Nashville Predators. That experience is invaluable for a kid Ryan’s age.
“I think we’re all reading off each other well,” Leonard said. “Last year, it was a bit of a slow season and we didn’t really have this big of ups and downs as we wanted. But I think this year, we’ve been riding a hot hand. We keep going forward.”
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