This one-game scouting report is from a 5-2 win over the Sarnia Sting on January 27th, 2012. It's important to note that Ceci was matched up against highly-touted prospect Nail Yakupov the entire game.
OVERALL GRADE
Ceci had a well above-average overall grade of 81. His grade was helped by a goal and an assist during the game. Comparing Ceci's 1-game grade to defensive-prospects covered for the 2011 draft, Ceci's grade places him above such prospects as Connor Murphy, Oscar Klefbom, and Nathan Beaulieu. Keep in mind that this is only a 1-game grade, and as such should not be used to determine a player's ability long-term.
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WINS 68 WINS
EVENTS 84 EVENTS
GRADE 81 GRADE
PLAYER 83
OVERALL RISK/REWARD RATING
Ceci had a star-level overall risk/reward rating of 2.09. Risk/reward ratings above 2.00 are rare, and were produced by only 5 draft-eligible defensemen scouted for the 2011 NHL draft. Much of Ceci's best work was done in the offensive-zone while quarterbacking the powerplay, and in the defensive-zone while attempting to shut down Nail Yakupov.
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POS 62 POS
NEG 16 NEG
RATIO 3.88 RATIO
MIN/G 22 MIN/G
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MINUTES 22 MINUTES
POS/MIN 2.82 POS/MIN
NEG/MIN 0.73 NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN 3.55 EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD 2.09 RISK/REWARD
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OFFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Ceci produced a well above-average offensive-zone risk/reward rating of 0.82. This is even more impressive considering that Ceci is a defenseman. He also had an incredible overall offensive-zone ratio of 3.25 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. Much of his best work in the offensive-zone was done on the powerplay. That said, his even-strength offensive-zone ratio was an impressive 2.15. He recovered 4 loose-pucks in the offensive-zone, while completing 14 of 17 o-zone passes; he was 5 for 7 with his o-zone passes at even-strength. He was also able to get 3 of his 5 attempted shots through to the net.
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OZ POS 26 OZ POS
OZ NEG 8 OZ NEG
RATIO 3.25 RATIO
MIN/G 22 MIN/G
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MINUTES 22 MINUTES
POS/MIN 1.18 POS/MIN
NEG/MIN 0.36 NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN 1.55 EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD 0.82 RISK/REWARD
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DEFENSIVE-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Ceci had an above-average, but not exceptional defensive-zone risk/reward raring of 0.95, and a superb d-zone ratio of 3.63 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. His even-strength d-zone rating was a strong 1.12. He completed 9 of 10 d-zone pass-attempts, won all 4 of his d-zone puck-battles, and recovered 9 loose-pucks. He also blocked 2 shots, and intercepted 2 opposition passes. He completed only 2 of his 4 attempts to beat opposing players 1on1 (deke); one of those failed attempts resulted in a stripped-puck, and goal by Yakupov.
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DZ POS 29 DZ POS
DZ NEG 8 DZ NEG
RATIO 3.63 RATIO
MIN/G 22 MIN/G
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MINUTES 22 MINUTES
POS/MIN 1.32 POS/MIN
NEG/MIN 0.36 NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN 1.68 EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD 0.95 RISK/REWARD
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NEUTRAL-ZONE RISK/REWARD RATING
Ceci had few neutral-zone events, which resulted in a relatively low n-zone risk/reward rating of 0.23. That said, he was perfect in the n-zone; producing 5 successful plays and zero unsuccessful plays. He competed all 3 of his n-zone pass-attempts.
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NZ POS 5 NZ POS
0 NZ NEG
RATIO n/a RATIO
MIN/G 22 MIN/G
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MINUTES 22 MINUTES
POS/MIN 0.23 POS/MIN
NEG/MIN 0.00 NEG/MIN
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EV/ MIN 0.23 EV/ MIN
RISK/REWARD 0.23 RISK/REWARD
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SHORT-HANDED RISK/REWARD RATING
Ceci produced only 2 short-handed events. Both of which were successful. He successfully dumped the puck out of the defensive-zone on one occasion, and successfully dumped the puck deep into the offensive-zone on another occasion.
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POS 2 POS
NEG 0 NEG
RATIO N\A GAMES
MIN/G 1.5 MIN/G
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MINUTES 2 MINUTES
POS/MIN 1.33 POS/MIN
NEG/MIN 0.00 NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN 1.33 EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD 1.33 RISK/REWARD
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POWERPLAY RISK/REWARD RATING
Ceci was a huge presence for Ottawa on the powerplay. He had an impressive powerplay risk/reward rating of 3.71, and a PP ratio of 5.33 successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play. He completed 90% of his o-zone passes, and was able to get 1 of his 2 shot-attempts through to the net.
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POS 16 POS
NEG 3 NEG
RATIO 5.33 RATIO
MIN/G 3.5 MIN/G
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MINUTES 4 MINUTES
POS/MIN 4.57 POS/MIN
NEG/MIN 0.86 NEG/MIN
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EVENTS/ MIN 5.43 EVENTS/ MIN
RISK/REWARD 3.71 RISK/REWARD
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