'He’s an impactful player on every shift, whether he has the puck or not.'
The Vancouver Canucks added some defensive depth to their prospect pool on Thursday when they signed Christian Felton out of Merrimack College.
Unsurprisingly, Felton is described as a defensive defenceman, with the Canucks highlighting his team-leading 55 blocked shots in their press release announcing the signing. Felton primarily defends with his skating, using quick strides to close gaps and an active stick to disrupt opponents, but he has a physical edge to his game as well.
Felton led Merrimack in ice time this past season at 21:54 per game; he was a minute-muncher and a go-to penalty killer for the Warriors. In other words, players with Felton’s statistical profile rarely make the NHL and expectations should be kept fairly low. Clearly, Felton stood out to the Canucks, who invited him to their 2023 prospect development camp. While at camp, Felton didn’t make much of an impression on those watching — CanucksArmy’s Chris Faber had to admit that “nothing really stuck out with Christian Felton” — but he must have made an impression on the Canucks themselves in order to earn a contract.
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