Beckett Hamilton

 Beckett Hamilton plays for Red Deer Rebels in the WHL, a team that squeezed into the playoffs with the help of certain teams losing. Yet Beckett somehow managed to mass nearly a point per game in the regular season. He had 62 points in 67 games. When we listen to him speak about his game in post interviews he is well spoken and matured past his age. He usually speaks highly about the game and other players. As a right handed winger he plays either side of the wing with poise. His strengths are his quick reads when a turnover occurs in the neutral zone. He knows where to station himself when playing away from the puck, and at times you will see him creating the turnover or grinding out a puck retrieval himself to make a crisp pass to a teammate.

 Beckett has some quick hands, especially in tight, and in those dirty areas. His edges and swift and quick that can break Dmen ankles when deking back and forth at the blue line. He plays on the first powerplay unit and is usually the quarterback, using his hockey IQ to send passes through impossible seams. He is not afraid to play in the dirty areas in front of the net, he will slide in and out or spiral off a Dman for better positioning around the front of the net. He reminds me a lot of Zach Hyman.

-Murray Caldwell