2020 NHL Draft Profile - Potential Preds: Marco Rossi

The 2020 NHL Draft will look different than it ever has before, but the goal for the Predators remains the same - find players who will one day dress for the club on a full-time basis.
The Preds are currently scheduled to have seven opportunities to select those players in the upcoming NHL Draft - which will be held virtually - including the 11th overall pick in Round 1. That selection will be made sometime during the evening of Oct. 6 from a Bridgestone Arena conference room instead of a busy draft floor, and there are a number of players the Predators are eyeing.

We won't know for sure which name Nashville will call until that very moment arrives, but there are a number of players who could find themselves becoming pick No. 11 in just a few days.
So, who will become the newest member of the Preds? It might just be Marco Rossi.

Marco Rossi, Center - Sixth-ranked North American Skater, NHL Central Scouting
5-foot-9, 183 pounds - Ottawa, OHL
September 23, 2001 - Feldkirch, Austria
- Rossi led the OHL and all players in the Canadian Hockey League (OHL, QMJHL, WHL) in assists (81) and points (120) in just 56 games played during the 2019-20 season.
- Winner of the OHL's Most Outstanding Player of the Year in 2019-20 - just the second European-import player to win the award.
- Named an OHL First Team All-Star at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season.
- Can become fifth Austrian-born player selected in the first round. He would join Thomas Vanek (No. 5 in 2003), Michael Grabner (No. 14 in 2006), Andre Burakovsky (No. 23 in 2013) and Marko Dano (No. 27 in 2013).
From NHL Central Scouting: "Highly skilled offensive player. An excellent skater that plays at a high pace. High-end goal scoring and playmaking ability. Works hard in all three zones and plays a very determined, aggressive game. A huge asset on both special teams. Game-breaking ability."
Current Player Comparable: Brad Marchand