Alex Pharand – Sudbury Wolves – Player Profile

HT	WT	DOB	POS	SHOOTS	OHL DRAFT	NHLCS	COUNTRY
6’3”	198	1-5-05	C/RW	R	14th 2021	54 N A	CANADA

SEASON	LEAGUE	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS
2021-2022	OHL	Hamilton Bulldogs	23	1	3	4
2021-2022	OHL	Sudbury Wolves	33	5	5	10
2022-2023	WJC U-18	Canada	7	0	1	1
2022-2023	OHL	Sudbury Wolves	67	18	21	39

A big body who has deceptive speed for his size and knows how to use both is the best way to describe Sudbury Wolves winger/center Alex Pharand. He drives the net, uses his size extremely well to take away the goaltender’s vision, plays a straight north-south game, gets in on the forecheck and disrupts plays effectively and is near impossible to knock off the puck when in the cycle.

Those assets alone will get Pharand a lengthy look at the draft and those assets translate to the next level. He will score some at the next level as well, but they’ll mostly come from cleaning up the loose pucks in front. He doesn’t really possess an overwhelming shot that he can beat goaltenders with, nor do I believe he has the puck skills or the playmaking skills to be a driver on a line.

Pharand put up decent numbers but consistency was an issue. His second half of the season was not great with just 3 of his 18 goals coming in the second half. And for the most part, he looked overwhelmed at the WJC U-18 often trying to do too much rather than play a simple game.

His skill set will allow him to play a fourth line role in the NHL, provide some energy and create offensive zone time, but for him to become a third liner, he will have to find consistency in the goal scoring department and work on his shot.