2013 NHL Draft Profile: Gage Ausmus

With the 2013 NHL Entry Draft but a handful of days away, TOE will be providing draft profiles on UND's committed recruits who could hear their names called during Sunday's draft. First up is incoming freshman defense recruit Gage Ausmus of East Grand Forks, MN.
 

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Player Profiles:

• TOE Recruit Profile: Gage Ausmus
• USA Hockey WJCEC Profile
• Minnesota Hockey Prospects 2013 NHL Draft Prospect

Player Rankings:

• No. 98: The Hockey News Draft Preview
• No. 104: The Hockey Writers
• No. 106: Hockey Prospectus
• No. 148: NHL Central Scouting (NAS)
• No. 153: North American Central Scouting
• No. 172: Hockey Prospect
• No. 178: Future Considerations
• No. 196: The Hockey Writers

What People Are Saying:

• The Hockey News: "Defensive defenseman brings bite; makes nice first pass."
• Hockey Buzz: "a steady defensive defenseman who plays an intelligent positional game with a bit of physicality."
• Future Considerations: "a gritty, hardworking defenseman...skates well and while he does not possess much offensive upside, he can move the puck efficiently."
• Hockey Prospect: "steady game with smart defensive positioning and safe plays with the puck...his end comes first, but if he sees a sure-thing opportunity to provide a little extra, he can do it...has the potential to be an NHL defenseman based on his humble approach and intelligence on the ice."

*Special thanks to these scouting services who granted permission to use their scouting reports for this profile series:
Hockey Prospect
Future Considerations