ETHAN CZATA

2025-08-19

Scout: Tony

Skating:

Ethan is an effective skater with some speed.

Passing/Handling:

Ethan is very adept and finding open teammates with passes and has variety of ways to maintain puck possession.

Shooting:

Ethan has a variety of shots, wrist , snap and slap. He is an accurate shooter.

IQ (Vision, Anticipation, Panic/Poise):

Ethan seems to have great vision and anticipation while playing with the puck. Allowing him find open teammates and get open for another shot on the give and go. I saw little to no panic in Ethans games.

Forechecking:

Ethan did do a fair amount of forechecking although not overly aggressive.

Defense:

With Ethans anticipation and forechecking his is an effective defensive player.

Best Asset:

I would say Ethan's bed asset is his Hockey IQ.

Biggest Concern:

My biggest concern with Ethan is he is not dynamic in any one area of the game.

Top Tier/Role Potential:

Tier 2/Middle 6 with some PK and PP time.

Justification for Top Tier Assessment:

Ethan is a responsible trustworthy player, so He will most likely get your team beat, but not going to wow anyone either.

50th Percentile Tier/Role:

Tier 3/Bottom 6 PK time

Justification for 50th Percentile Tier Assessment:

Lack dynamic play, Not a lost of BASH, not much Physicality

Stylistic Comparable:

I would say Anthony Cirelli

Scouts Final Thoughts and Additional Stats/Info:

If he develop into anywhere near Antony Cirelli, Tampa will have made a great selection.

Games Scouted:

Niagara v Brantford (09/06/2024), Niagara v Sudbury (12/15/2024), Canada v Sweden WJC Championship U18 (05/03/2025)