Arctic Ice Hockey’s First Annual NHL Mock Draft: Pick #27

Hey all! Welcome to Arctic Ice Hockey's first annual NHL Mock Draft. Over the next thirty days, Ryan, Tim and myself will attempt to telepathically channel the minds of NHL General Managers as they complete their final rankings in preparation for the 2012 NHL Draft being held June 22, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA.

In some instances, our analysis will require less insight than others *cough* *Edmonton* *cough*.

So without further adieu, we present our loyal readers with the twenty-seventh overall pick of Arctic Ice Hockey's 2012 Mock Draft.

Don Maloney: With the twenty-seventh overall selection in this years draft, the Phoenix Coyotes are pleased to select…

Rankings: CSS (42 NA), ISS (40), TSN (NR), Hockey Prospectus (26)

The Skinny: Bozon can be best described as an anomaly of a prospect. After playing three years in the Swiss junior leagues, he was drafted in the CHL's import draft where he went on to score a point per game for the Kamloops Blazers. Bozon has speed as well as a good scoring touch which will be coveted by teams as the draft progresses into the end of round one and beginning of round two.

Hockey Prospectus:

Bozon is a gifted all-around player who doesn’t stand out with high-end possession abilities but does a lot well and certainly has the skill level to project to score at the highest level. He’s a good skater who can accelerate quickly and get to a pretty desirable top speed. Bozon shows above-average puck skills displaying creativity, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to make a nice number of skill plays in terms of distributions of making opponents miss. Bozon also has noticeable finishing ability. He potted a large amount of even-strength goals this year, but projects as a good finisher and potentially, even a plus one. He’s a gritty player with good intangibles as he will protect the puck well along the boards, pressures well on the forecheck, gets back on defense, and has a bit of an edgy side to his game. Overall, Bozon doesn’t have a very noticeable flaw and has enough good traits to make him a safe projection but with scoring upside. – Corey Pronman

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