Ht/Wt: 6' 0"/190 lbs
Position: C
Team: Kitchener (OHL)

Matia Marcantuoni's Player Profile

Matia Marcantuoni is one the top forward prospects available in the 2012 NHL Draft. His balance and power are major strengths of his game, and he uses them to go all out on every shift. Marcantuoni is viewed as a legitimate top ten pick, and it wouldn't be outrageous to say that he could even be selected in the top five. Matia was the 18th player chosen in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection, and the Kitchener Rangers were ecstatic to get him. The former Toronto Marlboros standout is expected to have a highly productive year in 2011-2012, and Marcantuoni is no stranger to putting up big numbers. With the Marlboros in 2009-2010, he posted 39 goals and 33 assists in 79 games. Scouts are especially high on his vision and his willingness to mix it up along the boards. More often than not Marcantuoni will go into a corner with a bigger opponent and come away with the puck. What most people notice right away about Matia Marcantuoni's game is that it's all about speed, and lots of it. NHL scouts believe that as soon as his hands catch up to his feet, Marcantuoni will be a dynamite player on every shift. One of Matia's favourite plays on the ice is his trademark rush of bursting down the right side of the ice with speed and cutting hard to the net while having no fear of crashing into the goalie. Wherever Matia Marcantuoni ends up in the NHL, that team will be getting a real potential superstar on the ice, and a great teammate off the ice as well.
Submitted by: David O'Connor

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