Dallas Stars: Top 10 Prospects Entering 2018

10. Tony Calderone, RW [23] (UDFA)

Stats (University of Michigan, NCAA): 40 gp, 25 g, 20 a, 45 p, 7 PPG, 4 GWG

Stats (Texas Stars, AHL): 3 gp, 1 g, 0 a, 1 p, 1 PPG, 6 SOG, .33 pts/g

Tony Calderone was one of the best forwards in the NCAA this past season, though he was one of the prospects on the older side. For that reason, his numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt. Still, he was fifth in goal scoring, tied for 15th in point production, and was 20th in points per game. Those appear to be good indicators of what Calderone can do, and 45 points in 40 games in the NCAA is nothing to sneeze at.

Calderone could be a middle-six goal scorer heading forward, which is a really excellent thing out of a undrafted college free agent.

Calderone was also great on the power play, scoring seven of his 25 goals on the man advantage, and was useful in clutch situations as well, getting four game-winning goals, about a sixth of Michigan’s total game winners. He did somewhat well in the AHL in his first taste of professional hockey, getting a goal in three games. That should lead to a better year for the Texas Stars next season.

It’s hard to tell what Calderone’s ceiling is because he did extremely well in the NCAA but did so at an elder age and took a huge step, going from 18 points to 45. He appears to be a good goal scorer, which should be the thing he proves in the AHL. If that happens, Calderone could be a middle-six goal scorer heading forward, which is a really excellent thing out ofana undrafted college free agent.