Carolina Hurricanes: Top 10 Prospects Entering 2018

9. Morgan Geekie, C [20] (3-67, 2017)

Stats: 68 gp, 30 g, 54 a, 84 p (14 pgp, 17 g, 10 a, 27 p). 8 PPG (25 A), 6 GWG, 246 SOG, 52.3 FO%, 1.24 pts/g [5 PPG (5 A), 4 GWG, 64 SOG, 55.6 FO%, 1.93 pts/g]. Tri-City Americans, WHL

Morgan Geekie was fine in the regular season. He tied for 21st in the WHL in assists, 46th in goals, 24th in overall scoring, and was 27th in points per game. 84 points in 68 games certainly isn’t bad, and while he wasn’t on the same level as the previous season (90 points in 72 games) he also wasn’t as healthy and might not have had the same shooting percentage.

Still, because of that lesser regular season and health concerns, it’s unknown what Geekie can be at the professional level. This will be an important year for him.

It’s in the playoffs where Geekie truly showed his potential and was NHL-level impressive. First in playoff goal scoring, sixth in playoff points per game, tied for sixth in playoff scoring. He stepped his game up in impactful ways and made sure the Tri-City Americans got as far as they possibly could. In 14 games, Geekie came up with four game-winning goals. If the Tri-City Americans had done better against the Everett Silvertips, perhaps Geekie gets the postseason award.

Those playoffs, being the last thing Geekie did in the juniors, is an important step to the professional level. He stepped his game up in nearly every way and impacted the playoff run of the Americans more than any other player. Still, because of that lesser regular season and health concerns, it’s unknown what Geekie can be at the professional level. This will be an important year for him.