Dallas Stars: Top 8 prospects worth getting excited about
6. Nicholas Caamano
Another solid Fifth Round choice by the Stars, albeit two years prior, was when they selected Nicholas Caamano with the 146th overall pick at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Like Damiani, he was playing in the OHL at the time he was drafted, and like Damiani, didn’t produce a ton of offense for a forward. In 64 games with the Flint Birebirds that season, he had a nearly identical 20 goals and 37 points in 64 games.
Caamano spent two more seasons in the OHL after being drafted, and saw his numbers go up to being nearly a point per game player. He then played in his first professional season in 2018-19 with the Texas Stars, where he put up just 24 points in 73 games. However, just as he did in his OHL career, he started to pick his game up offensively. In the 2019-20 season, he had a much more impressive 23 points in 34 games, and was just 21-years-old for the entirety of the season. He also received his first NHL call up, playing in 12 regular season games with the Stars, as well as an additional four in the Playoffs. If he has a good training camp, he has a chance to make the Stars opening day lineup for the 2020-21 season.
5. Mavrik Bourque
The most recently drafted player on this list is Mavrik Bourque, having been selected 30th overall at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old forward has shown through his first two seasons in the QMJHL that he is an elite offensive talent. In his rookie season as a 16-year-old, he put up 25 goals and 54 points in 64 games, which placed him second in team scoring. Not only did he not experience a sophomore slump in the 2019-20 season, but he got even better with 29 goals and 71 points in just 49 games played.
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With the QMJHL being one of the few leagues in all of North America that wasn’t delayed, he and his Shawinigan Cataractes teammates are back at it. In four games so far, Bourque has three goals and six points, both of which lead his team. If the entire season is able to be played out, expect to see new career-highs for the Plessisville, Quebec native once again.