Prospect Profiles – Bryan Cameron

 

 

We’ve discussed the recent free agent signee previously here and here. What wasn’t mentioned in those articles is the fact that Cameron’s team – the Barrie Colts – were one of the strongest clubs in the CHL last year. They finished with a record of 57-9-02 (!!) for 116 points and had a goal differential of +141. Even the Memorial Cup winning Windsor Spitfires didn’t boast results that impressive during the regular season. 

The Colts were led in scoring by Luke Pither (another overage, undrafted player), Alex Hutchings (Tbay 4th rounder) and Cameron. They also boasted former first rounder Alex Pietrangelo on the back-end (for abouot 25 games) and the Flames own TJ Brodie. Overall, it looks like the Colts were a team stacked with mostly older, more established junior players. Putative first rounder Alexander Burmistrov was one of the only 17 year olds on the club and he scored 65 points.

Anyways, to the numbers:

Colts Total Offense = 303 GF

Cameron Total Points = 78

ES points = 48

PP Points = 26

EN Points = 4

% of Total Offense = 25.7%

% at ES = 61.5%

PPG = 1.26

NHLE = 31

Cameron’s NHLE falls in line with both Wahl and Nemisz, but it should again be noted that he is one year their senior, which is a significant caveat for junior hockey players. Most of his other numbers are solid, aside from the percentage of total offense, which, at about 26%, is the lowest we’ve seen in the prospect profiles thus far. Nemisz was above 27%, Wahl was around 40% and Howse managed about 33%. This suggests that Cameron, although the oldest forward prospect amongst those mentioned, was the least central to his club’s offense. That said, it’s encouraging that a large portion of his points came at 5on5 rather than the power-play.

Cameron is a no risk, moderate reward signing. If he doesn’t turn out to be an NHL player, the team at least gains another offensive player for the farm. Anything above and beyond that is gravy.