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Toronto Maple Leafs select goalie Ian Scott with 110th overall pick

By Chris Okrainetz

June 23, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the crowd before the start of the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
June 23, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the crowd before the start of the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Toronto Maple Leafs added another goalie to their system by drafting Ian Scott with the 110th pick in the fourth round of the NHL Draft.

After drafting Joseph Woll last year, the Toronto Maple Leafs continued to add goaltending depth to their organization by selecting goalie Ian Scott from the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL with the 110th pick in the fourth round of the NHL Draft.

Scott didn’t post gaudy numbers in his final season with the Raiders (.895 save percentage and 3.69 goals against), but considering Prince Albert had a 21-44-7 record, his numbers aren’t terrible. The team wasn’t very good and his numbers are a bi-product of that.

The appeal with Scott is his size. The Calgary, Alberta native stands 6-foot-3, 170 pounds and should fill out his frame as he develops. I’m sure Leaf fans can just picture Mike Babcock saying what the team likes about him is “he’s 6-foot-3 all the time,” so his physical attributes are worth mentioning.

Scott also played for Team Canada’s U17 and U18 team, and he won gold with the U17 squad during the 2015-16 season.

Here’s a scouting report on the goaltender from Future Considerations.

"A goaltender who balances challenging opposing shooters and when to drop back into his crease and hold the fort…cool when handling shots to the glove hand, keeping the glove angled according to net position and the situation in front…swallows up high shots without any rebounds, pinning pucks to his chest or belly pad…quickness is elite and whether it be his pads or glove hands, he was constantly flashing his limbs at pucks…has a lanky frame, but makes himself look massive in the net by being assertive in the crease…battles and quickly reacts to pucks in tight, often getting into his butterfly and forcing the shooter to be perfect and go high on him…constantly adjusts to square the puck up and seldom is caught out of position…plays a technically superior game and is excellent at controlling motion within the net…weathers the mental grind of the game and keeps himself unphased whether he is untested for stretches or stuck in a pressure cooker with lots of pucks coming his way…has the potential to be a pro starter even though he is a few years away."

Overall, Scott was ranked as a mid-tier prospect by most scouting bureaus, and the North American Central Scouting ranked him as the third best North American goalie, behind Jake Oettinger and Keith Petruzzelli. Scott will more than likely spend next season — and possibly the one after, too — in junior hockey, but he has the size to potentially develop into a useful goaltender for the Leafs’ organization.

Next: Leafs select Timothy Liljegren with 17th overall pick

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