2012 NHL DRAFT: One-game Report for Cody Ceci

Cody Ceci is a 6'3" 209 lbs right-handed defensemen playing for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey League. Ceci is a strong skater,  despite an unusual skating posture. He possesses an impressive ability to read the play.  He is the 6th-ranked North American skater on Central Scouting's rankings; up from 16th mid-term.  Ceci was the OHL's second-leading scorer among defensemen this past season, as he scored 17 goals, and added 43 assists in 64 games.

This one-game scouting report is from a 5-2 playoff win over the Belleville Bulls on March 30th.


OVERALL GRADE

Ceci had a well above-average overall grade of 78. He was strong in all 3 zones, while his work in the defensive-zone was exceptional.  He had 2 assists, and an even traditional plus/minus.

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WINS	97	WINS
EVENTS	124	EVENTS
GRADE	78	GRADE
PLAYER	83
CSB RANK	6	CSB RANK

EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ceci had an exceptional even-strength risk/reward rating of 2.21, and a ratio of 3.12 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. His ratios in all 3 zones were above 3.00, and he engaged in 4.29 events per-minute played.

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POS	78	POS
NEG	25	NEG
RATIO	3.12	RATIO
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POS/MIN	3.25	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	1.04	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	4.29	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	2.21	RISK/REWARD
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CSB RANK	6	CSB RANK

OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ceci earned an offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.50, and a ratio of 3 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. His o-zone play was well-calculated and predominately successful. He won both his offensive-zone puck-battles, recovered 5 loose-pucks, and was successful with 3 of his 6 pass-attempts. He was also successful with each of his 2 attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke), and engaged in 1 offensive-zone event per-minute played. 

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OZ POS	18	OZ POS
OZ NEG	6	OZ NEG
RATIO	3.00	RATIO
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POS/MIN	0.75	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.25	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	1.00	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.50	RISK/REWARD
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CSB RANK	6	CSB RANK

DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ceci produced an impressive defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.42, and an exceptional ratio of 3 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 4 of 6 puck-battles and completed 18 of 26 defensive-zone puck-battles. He demonstrated his play-reading skills by recovering an incredible 19 loose-pucks in the defensive-zone, and engaged in 2.17 d-zone events per-minute played.

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DZ POS	51	DZ POS
DZ NEG	17	DZ NEG
RATIO	3.00	RATIO
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POS/MIN	2.13	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.71	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	2.83	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	1.42	RISK/REWARD
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CSB RANK	6	CSB RANK

NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Ceci had a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.29, and another impressive ratio of 4.5 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He recovered 3 loose-pucks, completed both of his pass-attempts, and was successful with 4 of his 5 attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone.

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NZ POS	9	NZ POS
NZ NEG	2	NZ NEG
RATIO	4.5	RATIO
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POS/MIN	0.38	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.08	NEG/MIN
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EV/ MIN	0.46	EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.29	RISK/REWARD
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CSB RANK	6	CSB RANK