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2020 NHL Draft prospect profile: Tim Stützle scouting report

By Kyle Pereira

26 January 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Mannheim: Ice hockey: DEL, main round, 41st matchday, Eagles Mannheim - Cologne Sharks, SAP Arena. Mannheim's Tom Stützle (l) and Cologne's Sebastian Uvira fight for the puck. Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa (Photo by Uwe Anspach/picture alliance via Getty Images)
26 January 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Mannheim: Ice hockey: DEL, main round, 41st matchday, Eagles Mannheim - Cologne Sharks, SAP Arena. Mannheim's Tom Stützle (l) and Cologne's Sebastian Uvira fight for the puck. Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa (Photo by Uwe Anspach/picture alliance via Getty Images) /
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Tim Stützle is one of the best forwards in the 2020 NHL Draft. Here’s a look at one of the few forwards in the draft who has professional experience.

The 2020 NHL Draft is stock-piled with high-end talent. Each week, I will attempt to give you at least one scouting report on all the prospects you need to know! I’ve previously written deep-dives on Alexis Lafreniere, Quinton Byfield, Lucas Raymond, Cole Perfetti, Anton Lundell, and Alexander Holtz. Today, I will be looking at German forward Tim Stützle.

Before I begin, for those that don’t know, here’s how these scouting reports go. First, I will begin with some general background information and statistics from that player. Then, I will break down that player’s tendencies, habits, and roles on special teams.

Following that up, I will break down the positives and negatives in the prospects’ game. Finally, I will look at what I feel is the potential of that player, as well as his NHL-readiness.

Background

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Stützle, born January 15th, 2002, in Viersen, Germany, is a left-handed forward for Adler Mannheim in the DEL. That’s a professional hockey league in Germany. The 18-year-old forward stands at 6’0, 187 pounds. He currently is ranked third by HockeyProspect.com, third by Future Considerations, third by ISS Hockey, seventh by McKeens Hockey, and seventh by Elite Prospects.

Stützle first broke out when he tore up a German development league, the DNL, in the 2018-19 season. He played for the Jungadler Mannheim U20 team in the DNL, recording 23 goals and 55 points in 21 games played. Stützle wasn’t just limited to DNL play, however, as he was invited to play for Team Germany’s U18 World Junior Championships Division 1A squad. He recorded two goals and nine points in five games played.

This season, he got promoted to the DEL, where he has played 28 games thus far. Stützle has been quite impressive, recording six goals and 27 points in those 28 games. As for international play, he was invited to Team Germany’s U-20 World Junior Championship squad, where he recorded five assists in five games. Stützle was a stand-out player in just about every game for Germany in this tournament, and it has been the biggest reason for his draft stock to rise of late.

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