Riley Couture Prospect Scouting Report

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Riley Couture - C -
VHLM Drafted 29th Overall (S73)
VHL Drafted: 19th Overall (S74)
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Age: 23
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 145 lb.
Handedness: Right
NHL Comparison: Logan Couture

Overview:
In the first season Riley was drafted into Miami Marauder, who traded her the same day to the Saskatoon Wilds. Riley worked well with her Team Mate Emi here and found her team to be supportive. During her time on the Saskatoon Wilds, Season 73, Riley earned 48 points, between 37 assists and 11 goals. After this season she was traded to Halifax, ready for season 74.  On her new team she showed more offensive prowess, having scored 7 points within 4 games, which is a much higher ratio than in her first season.
 

Pros: Passing: Riley Couture in her first season has primarily been a pass first player. She gained 37 assists in season 73, with the Saskatoon Wilds, and has already gotten 4 this season despite only playing 4 games so far, showing an impressive 1 assist per game in season 74.    Physicality: Riley shows a strength in her physicality, managing 86 hits during her first season during 72 games played. Face Offs: She has also shown a firmness in her abilities when it comes to her face offs. Cons: Shots Blocked:  One of Riley's weaknesses is in her shots blocked, having only managed 6 during season 73. Discipline: And Riley lacks discipline having 52 penalties in minutes in the same season. Improvements: Accuracy: Currently Riley is showing an improvement in her accuracy, last season she scored 11 goals in 72 games, but this season she already has 3 goals in 4 games. A part of this improvement seen has been thanks to her moving from a 2nd line centre in the first season, to a 1st line centre in the ongoing season. She has been adapting to this well,  last season Riley's Accuracy was at 11.6 %, and now she is managing 16.7 %, showing an increase of 5%. Thanks to Riley's training and a change in position she has shown a good steady progression in this area. Power Play Goals: Riley showed a bad start in this area, during her time with the Saskatoon Wilds she didn't manage to get a single Power Play Goal, but during 4 games with Halifax she has already improved by gaining 1 Power Play Goal whilst Halifax's opposing team had a penalty.