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Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Riley Fiddler-Schultz (3.75 Star Amateur Rating, NHL Grade — Free Agent) Forward

Neutral Zone NHL’s Donald Godreau, May 2020: An effort based player who wills his way around the ice, and uses his solid hockey IQ to put himself in good positions both defensively and offensively. Riley drives hard to the net and with purpose. His stick is never off the ice, and he doesn’t fly by the net. He stops right around the crease ready for re-directions or rebounds to pounce on. His shot is just okay. It has quite a bit of heft to it, but he doesn’t have the slickest of releases and it’s a pretty easy to anticipate a shot from him. Likes to use his speed to drive from the outside in towards the net. He has good knee bend in his stride and generates lots of straight line speed, but isn’t the most agile of skaters. He doesn’t play with much deception; Riley is more of an opportunistic offensive contributor then someone who is going to create for himself or others. Plays well on the forecheck, if he isn’t F1 crashing in on the puck carrier, he does a good job of reading off of his teammates and taking away options as F2. He creates good back pressure on the back check, and doesn’t make it easy on opponents to play against him. Grade: Free Agent

Neutral Zone NHL’s Ian Moran, March 2020: Riley is a very noticeable and impactful player. He is a high effort player who understands that to be effective his job is to take away time and space while being a punishing physical player. Riley is on Neutral Zone’s free agent watch list and as a scouting department we feel it is for very good reason. He is a smart player who reads his linemates well and consistently does the little things that help teams win. Riley is willing to block shots, take hits to make plays and he will play hard against the other team’s top players. These are all keys to a successful team, but why I really want to keep an eye on him is because he’s still growing. He started the season at 5’10” 179 pounds and finished the year at 5’11” 190 pounds. I think he has the frame to carry 205 pounds and with his direct style of play Riley could turn into a great option as a 20 year old free agent.

CSSHL E15, November 2017: Loves to play physical and be involved in every scrum. Gets around well but has a sloppy skating stride that is quite wide and choppy. Can be improved. Doesn’t slow him down at all as he is probably their most physical player. Shoots the puck hard and has touch around the net. He had two glorious scoring chances but hit a post and missed the net on the other.

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