Ayumu Kasuga Prospect Scouting Report

[Grape 898]

Name: Ayumu Kasuga

Nationality: Japan

Age: 18 years

 

Ayumu Kasuga (she/her/hers) is an 18-year-old who identifies as a Japanese woman. Ayumu has entered the evaluation office to be properly assessed for her skills and attributes related to ice hockey and assist future team managers in understanding her skillset and best possible use for her play style.

Health Assessment

Height: 165.5 cm

Weight: 63.5 kg

Resting Heart Rate: 55 bpm

Active Heart Rate: 74 bpm

Blood Pressure: 103/65

General Health Screen: No major health risks identified. Heart rate below average, will continue to monitor. Appropriate levels recorded based on age and height.


Areas of Proficiency

 

Skating: Player demonstrates an advanced level of speed, agility, transition, and edge-work in regards to skating ability. Player is able to create separation from opponents with relative ease and utilizes their skating talents to take advantage of defensive lapses in opposing defenses. Player’s speed is continuously utilized to remain in the play and recover from mistakes.

 

Puck Handling: Player showcases above average puck control and mobility, able to avoid unnecessary giveaways in most situations. Player is able to read developing plays with accuracy and maneuver around oncoming pressure through advanced stick handling techniques.

 

Playmaking: Player has an elite passing ability and is able to move the puck through small gaps and find teammates with general ease. Player has developed high in-game senses and releases the puck at the most opportune times, allowing for teammates to generate offense effectively

 

Areas of Improvement

 

Shooting: Player demonstrates a severely below average shooting ability, in both power and accuracy. Player’s shots are wildly inaccurate, with only 3/10 shots were in the vicinity of the net, and only 1 shot on net. Power of shots is very weak, with all shots lacking any danger of offensive production. Player relies on passing ability and other teammates to generate offense, and is very unlikely for player to score any goals at current skill level

 

Physicality: Player lacks any sense of physicality in current playstyle. While not uncommon for player’s of this height and weight to rely more on stickwork and skating ability to prevent opposing offenses, player shows a complete lack of willingness to make contact, avoiding physical events and opting to always opt for stick plays.

 

General Assessment

Player Ayumu Kasuga presents as a developing pass-first defenseman who relies on advanced skating and stickwork to generate offense and negate opposing offensive attempts. Player shows the capability of becoming a top two-way defenseman. Player lacks any desire to play a defensive physical game and will struggle if forced into that role. Player best pairs with advanced shooters and will be reliable on both the powerplay and penalty kill.