Nathan Behm is an 18-year-old winger who has played the last two full seasons with Kamloops in the Western Hockey League. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound right-shot forward scored 31 goals and collected 35 assists in 59 games, more than doubling his offensive output from the previous year. Behm was a first-round pick, 13th overall, by Kamloops in the 2022 WHL Draft.
Nathan Behm is ranked by some hockey evaluators in the top 50 in the upcoming draft as a forward. The following list will show the scouting rankings for Nathan Behm:
Draft Projections
Ranked #50 by Inside The Rink
Ranked #44 by NHL Central Scouting (North American skaters)
Ranked #53 by Recruit Scouting
Ranked #36 by Elite Prospects
Ranked #45 by TSN/Craig Button
Ranked #40 by TSN/Bob McKenzie
Scouting Report
Behm is a forward with reach, handling skill, and a knack for pulling pucks through traffic. Behm slices through opponents in spectacular fashion. He taps pucks through defenders’ triangles off his backhand, just outside of their reach, and leans into their space to complete the slot cut. From there, Behm subtly changes the angle inside the release or fakes before passing. A strong first-touch player, he moves pucks to the middle of the rink instantly and launches one-timers past goaltenders, according to eliteprospects.com. Defensively, Behm will have to improve, as evidenced by his combined minus-56 the last two seasons.
Projection:
Second Round – #55 Nashville
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