Powers, in his 16th season with the program and ninth as head coach, has seen Potter make plays at top speed firsthand. He’d like to see him shoot the puck a little more to complement his 200-foot effort.
“He’s been a really good fit as our only freshman forward because we’re able to surround him with some experience, some veterans, who have played college hockey and played it at a high level,” Powers said. “He’s a world class skater and we knew his speed alone would make him an effective college hockey player.
“Is he perfect? No. He makes mistakes, but he absolutely is committed to playing both ways. I think by Thanksgiving, once he gets a couple of months under his belt, he’s going to take another huge step.”
REMEMBERING EGGLESTON
Gary Eggleston, who worked for 31 years as a scout for NHL Central Scouting before his retirement in 2012, died on Oct. 22 at the age of 89.
Eggleston began his scouting career working part-time for the Detroit Red Wings when Hall of Famer Sid Abel served as general manager and coach in the early 1960s. He gradually worked his way up the scouting ladder to become one of the more respected evaluators in the business, particularly for those interested in the Eastern U.S. prospects.
“He was a pioneer for the scouting world in the New England area and he’s in the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame for a reason,” NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr said. “He was always a true professional and a true gentleman and he just carried himself that way throughout his entire career, so he was very well respected in the scouting community.”
He was one of the first to scout current New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury when he starred at Fairfield Prep in Connecticut, Brian Leetch at Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut and John Leclair at Bellows Free Academy in Vermont.
After his time with the Red Wings, Eggleston was contacted by then-Director of Central Scouting and Hall of Famer, Jim Gregory.
“There was a period there after the Red Wings where I didn’t plan on scouting since I was starting a job as New England district manager for a publishing company,” Eggleston told NHL.com in 2011. “I was also evaluating players from the New England area for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, looking at guys like Jim Craig, Dave Silk and Jack O’Callahan.”
Gregory hired Eggleston as a part-time scout in 1981 and hired him full time in 1989. As a full-time employee, he would travel all over North America, making at least two trips each season to the three major junior leagues, while also viewing all U.S. high schools, colleges and prospects in the United States Hockey League.
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