Yun Chiang Prospect Report

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Player Overview

Yun Chiang is a 17 year old out of China currently playing for the Miami Marauders of the VHLM. Chiang plays on the right-wing as a 2-way forward playing very well on the offensive side of the puck currently having 47 goals and 57 assists being the strongest forward on the Marauders. He quickly adapted playing in the VHLM after moving to the US early in the season. During his first 6 games, Chiang struggled quite a lot for only putting one assist and no goals. After he scored his first goal, he has become an important member of his team. While Chiang is still new to the league, he has slowly moved his way up to a borderline 1st round pick as he has become a strong presence on the ice in the VHLM.
 

Offense

Chiang prospers while he controls the puck with his strong skating, but also makes room for his teammates with his 57 assists. Chiang plays a very important role on his teams PP where he has 9 PPG and leads the teams with that stat. His offense has fired up largely over the last 20 games where he has had three hat tricks and a “haul-trick” scoring 6 goals in a single game where he also fed his teammate with one assist. Chiang has largely proven himself as a very good offensive player throughout this season, but being a strong offensive player does not mean he can produce this well in the VHL or even the VHLE, but it is a good start to a productive career.

Defense

He also is not a problem on the defensive side of the puck having a +11 +/-. This statistic is more impressive considering the Marauders have played the majority of their season with no or only one defensemen leaving the forwards out to dry and having to play well on the defensive side of the puck. Chiang also plays on the penalty kill where the Marauders are fairly successful. Chiang has also proved to be a fairly disciplined player, only amassing 24 PIM throughout the current season. Chiang also struggled on the defensive side of the puck for the first part of the season where he had his lowest +/- of the season at -11 which is a huge difference to the player we currently see on the ice. Chiang currently is a player that while strong a offense can easily cause turnovers and help his teammates on defense allowing him to produce on the offensive side of the puck.