SCOUTING REPORT: JAKOB PELLETIER

BY RYAN KENNEDY

THE LEFT WINGER HAD a solid season. The 26th overall pick by Calgary in 2019 was top 10 in QMJHL scoring with 82 points in 57 games for Moncton and ranked No. 74 in Future Watch. He’s only 5-foot-9, 167 pounds, but has an intriguing skill set. We talked to Flames assistant coach and director of player development Ray Edwards about Pelletier’s game. HOCKEY IQ “IT’S ELITE AND THAT goes back to his playmaking, he sees things way before they happen. He has the ability to slow the game down, he understands concepts and has the ability to be ahead of the play. He grasps adjustments quickly.” SKATING “HE’S BEEN WORKING with skating coach Dawn Braid all year, both in Moncton and when we had him in Calgary after the draft. There are some…

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