Montreal Canadiens Prospect Profile: Jeremiah Addison

AWH PROSPECT PROFILE: JEREMIAH ADDISON

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JEREMIAH ADDISON

Born: 21st of October, 1996 (18 years old) in Brampton, Ontario
Height/Weight: 6’0″ /182 lbs
Shoots: Left
Selected: 207th overall in the 2015 draft
Twitter account: @addy1zero
Twitter handle: “Left Wing for the @Ottawa67s, Prospect for the @CanadiensMTL. Luck is where preparation and hard work meet. Follow my journey.”
Played for: Toronto Marlboros (Midget AAA), Brampton Capitals (Midget AAA), Saginaw Spirit, Ottawa 67s (current team)
Wearing #10
Player comparison: Mike Richards

STATS:

Available at Elite Prospects here.
2014-15: 63 GP / 19 G / 28 A / 47 PTS / 49 PIM / +3, Playoffs: 6 GP / 6 G / 4 A / 10 PTS
2015-16: 7 GP / 1 G / 3 A / 4 PTS / 14 PIM

INTERESTING FACTS:

Promoted his barber’s website on Twitter
Really enjoyed Southpaw
Jumped from 17 points in 61 games in 2013-14 to 47 points in 2014-15, a significant increase that had the Habs curious and was amplified by scoring more than 1 point per game in the playoffs
The Hockey Writers named him the “better late than never” man after being drafted by the Habs
Trevor Timmins was quoted saying Jeremiah is a hometown pick for him as he was able to watch him a lot through out the year in Ottawa
Is close friends with P.K. Subban‘s brother Jordan who Tweeted the following after hearing of his draft to Montreal:

https://twitter.com/jordansubban/status/614850282728607744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Jeremiah tweeted the following the draft:

Grateful for the opportunity to join the @CanadiensMTL organization! Ready for the work ahead #Blessed
— Jeremiah Addison (@addy1zero) June 27, 2015

Here’s a short video of Jeremiah’s highlights:

If you want to know a little more about his spirit and heart, here’s how he responds to a questionable hit:

ANALYSIS:

Sometimes you get lucky when you draft what you see most often, and I believe this may be the case with Jeremiah. The fact that Timmins saw him play so often is likely the only reason the Habs took a shot, otherwise he may have gone undrafted. Still, his style of play is one that follows closely the model of player the Habs have been adding of late. He compares favourably to Dale Weise and Devante Smith-Pelly, two players who were brought in to play a rugged style of hockey while providing the occasional offensive support.

At approximately the same age as Jeremiah was last season, Weise put up 43 points in 67 games for the Swift Current Broncos. That’s a pretty close comparison to Jeremiah’s 47 points in 63 games. The difference is that in his season, Weise only put up 1 point in 6 games in the playoffs, while Jeremiah put up an impressive 10 points in 6 games.

Like Weise, Jeremiah isn’t afraid to drop the gloves when it’s warranted. What he may have above and beyond Weise is a better set of hands, providing some hope that he can provide more scoring overall. His Elite Prospect bio reads as follows:

"“Addison is an all around effective forward who generates offense, plays physical and gets his nose dirty. He has a good nose for the net and is very consistent. His impressive play in the first round of the playoffs where he had 6 goals and 4 assists in 6 games, alluded to his legitimacy as an NHL prospect.”"

Like I said, his profile looks as close to Weise as you can get, aside from the playoff performance.

There’s a part of me that wants to believe his slow progress in the OHL was mostly due to playing time and playing on a bad team initially. We’ll find out how accurate that is this season as he is part of a competitive Ottawa 67s team and will get every opportunity to prove his value this season.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

In his fourth season in the OHL, Jeremiah is set to grow stronger and faster in order to prepare himself for the AHL. I’m really glad the Habs recognize the value of drafting not-so-highly ranked prospects that play a roughed style of hockey. Taking a chance on guys like Jeremiah can yield surprises, just as Brendan Gallagher showed after they drafted him in the 5th rd of the 2010 draft.

The tools Jeremiah has to offer are always sought after by NHL GMs. Toughness, a nose for the net, speed, and decent hands can get you pretty far. There’s no doubt that he’s going to get a good look when he gets to the AHL and how much he progresses this season will determine what kind of role he’s asked to play in St-John’s.

From everything I’ve read on Jeremiah he seems likely to land on a 3rd or 4th line as an energy player who adds physicality to his team. I look forward to updating you on his progress this season and hope it’s nothing but positive.

Welcome to the Montreal Canadiens family Jeremiah. We hope to see you soon in St-John’s and eventually in Montreal.

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