The Bruins needed to wait a very, long time to make their first choice in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Its not terribly hard to see why the Bruins had an interest in the Wisconsin native: Lohrei is 6 4″, 194 pounds. SIZE!!!!
When that time got here, they chose to go with a defenseman: Mason Lohrei, a 19-year-old, left-shot blue liner who invested last season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League.
The Elite Prospects hunting report (linked above) pointed out Lohreis skills as a puck provider and his wrist shot as notable attributes.
Interestingly (or predictably, depending on your level of cynicism), it appears that the Bruins type of went off the board with this pick: per Elite Prospects, Lohrei was the 132nd-ranked North American skater in this draft class.
In speaking to the media through Zoom today, Lohrei used a hunting report on himself:
Last season in the USHL, Lohrei had 8 objectives and 29 assists in 48 video games.
Interestingly, he kept in mind today that his roommate in Green Bay is Nick Schmaltz, who the Bruins prepared last year. Little world!
I get to jump up in the play and get pucks back. Start video games, surface video games. I like to try to control the video game when Im out there, and when I have the puck.”
“Guys I view pretty much anytime theyre playing are Rasmus Dahlin, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar … Travis Sanheim in Philadelphia. I like seeing Charlie McAvoy, Mikhail Sergachev … all those guys, just taking little bits and pieces and trying to use that to my video game.”
He was likewise a guest at the Vegas Golden Knights advancement camp in the summer season of 2019.
Lohrei will turn 20 in January, and has actually devoted to playing his college hockey at Ohio State.
A little analysis on his video game:
Bruins at 58 draft grab excess defender Mason Lohrei. A little high but absolutely get it. Nimble but heavy; really high hockey IQ.
Invite to the company, kid!
Bruins at 58 draft grab excess protector Mason Lohrei.
“Guys I see pretty much anytime theyre playing are Rasmus Dahlin, Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar … Travis Sanheim in Philadelphia. I like seeing Charlie McAvoy, Mikhail Sergachev … all those guys, just taking little bits and pieces and attempting to use that to my video game.”
Start games, finish video games. I like to try to control the video game when Im out there, and when I have the puck.”
