Draft Profile: pionk19 ‼️ USHL: waterlooblackhawks 👈 NCAA: umdmenshockey 🐶 Hometown: Hermantown, MN 🇺🇸 Position: D Shoots: L Central Scouting Final Rank: 117 (North American Skaters) ⛸ ◈ ◈ What Pionk brings to the table according to officialneutralzone - He's a 2003 who's had to work for everything that's come his way. Initially he was passed over in his USHL's phase 1 draft and then he was taken at #184 in the Phase 2 by Sioux Falls in 2021. He didn't earn a job with the Stampede that summer so he went to the NAHL's Minnesota Wilderness for the 21-22 season where he put 28pts while playing 21:23 TOI per game and winning 63% of his puck battles. He turned that season into being selected at #4 overall by Waterloo in the 2022 Phase 2 draft and during 22-23 he went on to average 20:21 TOI per game while winning 59% of his puck battles and putting up 36 points. He's never been to a USA Hockey National Camp, yet he's the kid who consistently outperforms all the "pretty kids". ◈ ◈ #ushl ...