A physical two-way defender…reads the play well in the defensive zone…has nice all-encompassing mobility and the speed to angle attackers to the perimeter…shows an athletic side with much untapped potential…plays a punishing physical game finishing his checks and making attackers play a price for space in his vicinity…sees the ice well and makes good accurate, smart, hard passes…plays his angles well and regularly holds tight gaps…offensively he makes smart decisions…possesses a very hard point shot…mans the line well on the PP and distributes the puck efficiently…plays a pro style game. His game does not have any glaring weaknesses but his offensive potential may be limited…it is hard to get a true read on his upside because of the low level of competition he played at…made some defensive gaffs at the recent U18 in Fargo that were uncharacteristic. (May 2009)