“Pantelas was one of the WHL’s most electric defenders earlier in the season but ultimately quieted down with just two assists in his final 15 games between the regular season and the playoffs. At one point, a 50-point pace looked possible, but he only finished with 37. Still, there’s enough to like as a second-round pick. 

I like how Pantelas never stops moving, has incredible confidence with the puck and sacrifices his body for a play. Pantelas is the type of player who won’t let you down defensively and will continue to improve offensively. He’s a project, by all accounts, but one worth taking a chance on.”

“He’s a pro-sized D who skates well, defends hard, has an active and disruptive stick and does a decent job gapping up and angling opposing players. His puck play is definitely vanilla, but he’ll get shots through. 

There was some late first/early second chatter in the fall, but he belonged lower than that at the time and certainly does now. He projects as a potential depth defenseman but he has some imperfections he needs to work through. His results in Brandon have been quite strong but I thought about excluding him from this top 64, and would have if there were more players I liked in this class.”