HABS: One-game Scouting Report for Steve Quailer

Steve Quailer was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He's a 6'4", 200 lbs left-handed winger. Quailer was recently signed to his first pro contract, and will likely start the upcoming season as a member of the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Quailer scored 8 goals and added 17 assists though 26 games with Northeastern University last season. This one-game scouting report is from Quailer's final NCAA game on March 3rd, 2012; a 5-3 win over Boston University. He played both wings during the game, and was a big part of both the PK and PP units.


OVERALL GRADE

Quailer produced a well above-average overall grade of 74. He had 2 assists, a plus-2 traditional plus/minus, and 2 shots on goal. His numbers were helped by his work in the offensive-zone, as well as some strong penalty-killing.

*the average grade among forwards is 65

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WINS	51	WINS
EVENTS	69	EVENTS
GRADE	74	GRADE
PLAYER	10

EVEN-STRENGTH RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Quiler earned an even-strength risk/reward rating of 0.80, and an ES ratio of 1.80 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. Sixty-two percent of his even-strength events took place in the offensive-zone, and he engaged in 2.81 ES events per-minute played. 

*the average ES risk/reward among forwards is 1.10
*the average ES ratio among forwards is 1.87     

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POS	27	POS
NEG	15	NEG
RATIO	1.80	RATIO
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POS/MIN	1.81	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	1.00	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	2.81	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.80	RISK/REWARD
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Quailer had an offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.67, and an o-zone ratio of 2.25 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won 3 of 4 o-zone puck-battles, recovered 4 loose-pucks, and completed an impressive 6 of 7 pass-attempts. He was also successful with 3 of 5 attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke), and engaged in 1.74 offensive-zone events per-minute played. 

*the average offensive-zone risk/reward among forwards is 0.39
*the average offensive-zone ratio among forwards is 1.62  

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OZ POS	18	OZ POS
OZ NEG	8	OZ NEG
RATIO	2.25	RATIO
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POS/MIN	1.20	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.54	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	1.74	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.67	RISK/REWARD
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Quailer produced a defensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.07, and a d-zone ratio of 1.25 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He lost his only d-zone puck-battle, and recovered 2 loose-pucks. He blocked 1 shot, intercepted 1 pass, and engaged in 0.60 defensive-zone events per-minute played.

*the average defensive-zone risk/reward among forwards is 0.38
*the average defensive-zone ratio among forwards is 1.95    

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DZ POS	5	DZ POS
DZ NEG	4	DZ NEG
RATIO	1.25	RATIO
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POS/MIN	0.33	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.27	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	0.60	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.07	RISK/REWARD
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Quailer had a neutral-zone risk/reward rating of 0.07, and a neutral-zone ratio of 1.33 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play.  He lost his only puck-battle, and recovered 2 loose-pucks. He failed with his only attempt to dump the puck deep into the offensive-zone, and engaged in 0.47 neutral-zone events per-minute played.

*the average neutral-zone risk/reward among forwards is 0.30
*the average neutral-zone ratio among forwards is 2.14     

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NZ POS	4	NZ POS
NZ NEG	3	NZ NEG
RATIO	1.33	RATIO
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POS/MIN	0.27	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.20	NEG/MIN
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EV/ MIN	0.47	EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.07	RISK/REWARD
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POWERPLAY RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

Quailer had a low powerplay risk/reward rating of 0.86, and a PP ratio of 1.43 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He won his only puck-battle, and recovered 2 loose-pucks. He was successful with only 4 of 7 pass-attempts, and engaged in 4.86 powerplay events per-minute of powerplay ice-time. 

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POS	10	POS
NEG	7	NEG
RATIO	1.43	RATIO
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POS/MIN	2.86	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	2.00	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	4.86	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	0.86	RISK/REWARD
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SHORT-HANDED RISK/REWARD RATING AND RATIO

 Quailer had a solid short-handed risk/reward rating of 1.43, and an impressive SH ratio of 3.5 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He lost his only PK puck-battle, and recovered 2 loose-pucks. He blocked 1 shot, intercepted 1 pass, and engaged in 2.57 short-handed events per-minute of short-handed ice-time.

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POS	7	POS
NEG	2	NEG
RATIO	3.5	GAMES
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POS/MIN	2.00	POS/MIN
NEG/MIN	0.57	NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN	2.57	EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD	1.43	RISK/REWARD
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