AJ Williams - Prospect Scouting Report

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(S79) AJ Williams - RW

 

AJ Williams is a 5’10, 215lbs right winger currently playing for the Ottawa Lynx in the VHLM. AJ Williams missed the draft but shortly after was signed on waivers. He is S79 VHLM Dispersal draft eligible and S79 VHL draft eligible.

 

Pros

AJ Williams is a hard working first generation player. New to the league but is getting his feet wet quick. AJ Williams is active daily working on his craft in order to get the most out of his training every week. As a right winger who likes to score, scoring, puck handling and skating are Williams’ stronger skills. In his OHL career he was known as the top scorer in his position in his final season, winning the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy for top scoring right winger in the league.

Williams’ is ready to work, has a great mind and attitude towards the game and community, and will happily play for any team that decides to pick him up.

 

Cons

Williams’ is an offence first mentality player who is trying to improve on his defensive game more and more but still needs to put in some more work. The result of this is his defence and checking skill is lower than what he would like. Even as a built guy, 215 pounds at 5’10, he is still trying to better his physical game. 

Williams is still very young and has a lot of more learning to do. He is ready to go big but still needs time to figure out all the ins and outs of the VHL/M.

 

VHLM Review

At the time of writing, Williams only has six VHLM games under his belt for the S78 season, his first VHLM season. In his first four appearances Williams tallied 3 points including his first goal which was the game winner. Williams is already playing second line minutes and has seen some power play and penalty killing time.

Williams is well appreciated by his management and teammates as he was named as one of the Assistant Captains for the Ottawa Lynx after only being on the team for two days. As stated in the announcement from Ottawa’s GM, @dlamb , “Although very new to the team as a waiver-signing, Williams' impact has been felt strongly and immediately.” Williams knows his role on the team and is willing to do whatever it takes to win.

Williams is eligible for the S79 VHLM Dispersal Draft and is already projected to go in the first round. Sources also say that his training each week is top notch and will improve his game and draft ranking very quickly over time.