Player Profile: Cody Ceci
I was first told about Cody Ceci two years ago by Zack Kassian, he said the kid was going to be a beauty, and he was bang on. So if Kass ever decides to get into the hockey scouting gig, I’m sure it would be an easy transition for the hulking Sabres forward. Ceci has all the tools to be a dominant NHL defenseman, which has many scouts drooling with anticipation for the 2012 Draft. He is smooth-skating, and very agile for his size, has a big shot, makes smart decisions with the puck, never panics, uses his long reach and big body to perfection when defending, and has the hockey IQ of a seasoned veteran. Currently the 18-year-old sits second overall in scoring by OHL blueliners with 38 points (8G,30A) in 41 games, behind only the Niagara IceDogs bluechip d-man Dougie Hamilton, who Ceci has very similar intangibles to. The towering 6-foot-3, 210-pound defenseman has improved his point totals in each of the past three seasons, along with his defensive play, and currently his +21 rating is good enough for 7th best in the league. In a year where defenseman dominate the NHL Draft rankings, Ceci has the ability to go anywhere in the Top 30, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him jump into the Top 10 when all is said and done.
2011-12 Team: Ottawa 67’s OHL
Born: Orleans, ON. December 21, 1993
NHL Draft Eligibility: 2012
Position: Defenseman
Height: 6.3
Weight: 210
Shoots: Right
2011-12 Statistics: 41 GP, 8 G, 30 A, 38 PTS
2010-11 Statistics: 68 GP, 9 G, 25 A, 34 PTS
2009-10 Statistics: 64 GP, 4 G, 8 A, 12 PTS
2008-09 Statistics (Peterborough Petes Midget AAA):
57 GP, 24 G, 48 A, 72 PTS
(Peterborough Stars, OJHL):
3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS
February 18th, 2012
I’m living in Ottawa and I’ve went to see the 67’s a couple of time this year and I can tell that he is a real deal, everything you mentioned is 100% true and the most interesting thing is that he does not seem to have any weakness in his game except maybe bad decision sometimes but you can live with them with all of what he can bring to your team, a true PP quaterback. I got him at #5 on my draft list, he is just that good to my eyes and his game will translate very well to the NHL i think