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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WINS97WINS

EVENTS124EVENTS

GRADE78GRADE

PLAYER83

CSB RANK6CSB 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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POS78POS

NEG25NEG

RATIO3.12RATIO

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POS/MIN3.25POS/MIN

NEG/MIN1.04NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN4.29EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD2.21RISK/REWARD

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CSB RANK6CSB 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 POS18OZ POS

OZ NEG6OZ NEG

RATIO3.00RATIO

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POS/MIN0.75POS/MIN

NEG/MIN0.25NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN1.00EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD0.50RISK/REWARD

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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 POS51DZ POS

DZ NEG17DZ NEG

RATIO3.00RATIO

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POS/MIN2.13POS/MIN

NEG/MIN0.71NEG/MIN

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EVENTS/ MIN2.83EVENTS/ MIN

RISK/REWARD1.42RISK/REWARD

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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 POS9NZ POS

NZ NEG2NZ NEG

RATIO4.5RATIO

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POS/MIN0.38POS/MIN

NEG/MIN0.08NEG/MIN

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EV/ MIN0.46EV/ MIN

RISK/REWARD0.29RISK/REWARD

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