Player Profile
Name: Grant Gardner
Date Published: 1/1/2024
Team: Grand Forks Red River
Number: 19
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Evaluation
Name: Grant Gardner
Team: Grand Forks Red River
Position: Forward
Year: Senior
Shoots: Right
Strengths
- High-end hockey sense
- Hard worker who his teammates can depend on
Areas For Improvement
Scouting Report:
Gardner is a well-rounded playmaker who demonstrates good skating mechanics, high hockey sense, and positionally responsible hockey. Good puck handling skills that add to his game while under pressure. A player who sees the ice extremely well which allows him to make smart decisions in all situations. Really something to watch as he analyzes the play, anticipates, and positions himself to succeed. Gardner is also a fairly physical player who isn’t afraid to throw the body around when he needs to. Finishes checks, battles in the corners, and fights for body positioning very well. A high-effort player who is tough to play against with his quick stick and ability to close gaps quickly. A leader in all three zones that many players can learn from. Gardner is one of the best all-around players in the state and is a must-watch whenever he is on the ice.Report Card
| Physical Attributes: | 4 /5 | Hockey IQ: | 4.5 /5 |
| - Size: | 4 | - Understanding of the game: | 4.5 |
| - Physicality: | 4.25 | - Positioning: | 4.75 |
| Skating: | 4.25 /5 | - Anticipation: | 4.5 |
| - Technique: | 4.25 | - Offensive Awareness: | 4.25 |
| - Speed: | 4.25 | - Defensive Awareness: | 4.5 |
| - Acceleration: | 4.25 | Offensive Game: | 4.25 /5 |
| - Agility: | 4 | - Creating Scoring Chances: | 4.25 |
| - Fluidity: | 4 | - Generating Offense: | 4.25 |
| - Change of Direction: | 4 | - Finishing Plays: | 4.25 |
| - Balance: | 4.25 | - Creativity: | 4 |
| Technical Skills: | 4.25 /5 | - Playmaking Ability: | 4.25 |
| - Puck Handling: | Defensive Game: | 4.5 /5 | |
| - Stickhandling: | 4.25 | - Positioning: | 4.5 |
| - Ability under pressure: | 4.5 | - Gap Control: | 4.5 |
| - Passing: | - Breaking up Plays: | 4.25 | |
| - Accuracy: | 4.25 | - Defensive Awareness: | 4.5 |
| - Vision: | 4.25 | - Backchecking: | 4.25 |
| - Decision-making: | 4.25 | Physicality and Intangibles: | 4.25 /5 |
| - Shooting: | - Physical Presence: | 4 | |
| - Technique: | 4 | - Competitiveness: | 4.25 |
| - Accuracy: | 4.25 | - Work Ethic: | 4.25 |
| - Power: | 4.25 | - Resilience: | 4 |
| - Release: | 4 | - Leadership Qualities: | 4.75 |
| Stars: | 4.25 |