NHL Draft: One-game Scouting Report for Jacob Trouba

Jacob Trouba is a 6'2", 197 lbs right-handed defensemen. He spent this past season playing for the US Under-18 team. Trouba was the only 94-born player on the US World Junior Championship roster, and is Central Scouting's 13th-ranked North American skater in the 2012 NHL-draft.

This scouting report is from a World Junior Hockey Championship 3-2 loss to Canada on December 31st, 2011. Trouba is a strong puck-mover. He finished the game with an overall grade of 73 to go along with an overall risk/reward rating of 1.68.

He was named the game`s best US player.

It is also important to note that he was the youngest player in the game.

OVERALL GRADE

Trouba earned an above-average grade. His best work was produced in the defensive-zone, where  83% of his event occurred. He had a minus-1 traditional plus/minus, with no points, and no shots on goal.

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WINS	38	WINS
EVENTS	52	EVENTS
GRADE	73	GRADE
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EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Trouba earned an above-average even-strength risk/reward rating of 1.63, and an even-strength ratio of 2.64 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He engaged in 3.61 events per-minute played.

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POS	37	POS
NEG	14	NEG
RATIO	2.64	RATIO
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POS/MIN	2.62	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.99	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	3.61	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	1.63	RISK/REWARD
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Trouba focused on his defensive-game. He earned an offensive-zone risk/reward rating of only 0.00, and an o-zone ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play. He recovered 1 loose-puck, and was successful with 1 of 3 o-zone pass-attempts. He engaged in only  0.28 offensive-zone events per-minute of ice-time.

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OZ POS	2	OZ POS
OZ NEG	2	OZ NEG
RATIO	1.00	RATIO
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POS/MIN	0.14	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.14	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	0.28	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.00	RISK/REWARD
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Trouba earned an impressive defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 1.42, and a defensive-zone ratio of 2.82 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play; incredible numbers for a 94-born player playing in the WJHC. He won 5 of 6 defensive-zone puck-battles, recovered 8 loose-pucks, and was successful with 9 of 12 pass-attempts. He intercepted 4 Canadian passes, and engaged in 2.98 defensive-zone events per-minute played.

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DZ POS	31	DZ POS
DZ NEG	11	DZ NEG
RATIO	2.82	RATIO
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POS/MIN	2.20	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.78	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	2.98	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	1.42	RISK/REWARD
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Trouba engaged in only 5 neutral-zone events during the game. He earned a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.21, and a solid d-zone ratio of 4 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He lost his only neutral-zone puck-battle, and was successful with all 4 of his attempts to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone. 

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NZ POS	4	NZ POS
NZ NEG	1	NZ NEG
RATIO	4.00	RATIO
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POS/MIN	0.28	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.07	NEG/MIN
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EV/ MIN	0.35	EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.21	RISK/REWARD
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