NHL Director of Central Scouting, E.J. McGuire

"Colten is a smooth skating defenseman, who can skate the puck out of trouble and can jump up the ice with the puck.  I like Colten for a lot of reasons, but most of all for his ability to take charge of the game. He projects as a support three or four defenseman, at least initially in the NHL, with a good offensive upside who won’t hurt you on defense."

Regina Pats head coach Curtis Hunt