Kings Select forward Ryan Conmy (Round 6, Pick 182)

The LA Kings have made their sixth-round selection at the 2023 NHL Draft, choosing forward Ryan Conmy from Sioux City of the USHL with the 182nd overall pick!

The Vitals
Position: Forward
Shoots: Right
DOB: October 23, 2004
Height: 5-10
Weight: 188
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
NHL Central Scouting Final Ranking: 112 (NA Skaters)
McKeen’s Hockey: 170
FC Hockey: 206
Draft Prospects Hockey: 237
Stats (USHL-Sioux City): 60 GP, 33G, 29A, 62PTS, 14PIM, +12 +/-

What The Experts Said

Ian Moran, Neutral Zone Director of NHL Scouting
He can score and he’s always been able to score. During his rookie year in the USHL he scored 33 goals, which was 12 more than his closest teammate. He’s a shooter who hit the net with 66.5% of his shots from inside of the house, including a beautiful 79% while on the power play. We also love that he’s going to the University of New Hampshire next year because he is going to have a chance to earn real 5-on-5 and special teams minutes. And let me stress that goals win games, so it’s tough to look past him scoring 33 goals and having 62 points for a team that scored 200 total. And, 20 of his goals came while playing at even strength.

DraftProspectsHockey.com
The biggest riser, maybe in the whole United States is Ryan Conmy of Sioux City. He was not a name on many preseason watchlists, but he has taken the USHL by the horns and now finds himself a prospect. Halfway through his first season, he is producing at a point-per-game basis. He plays with such poise and if he keeps this up, he could potentially even make the jump even higher when it’s all said and done.

Sound of Hockey
Conmy’s a precision shooter, crafty playmaker, and inside lane attacker. Give him any gap, however small, and he instantly cuts inside, slipping around opponents as necessary. He enters every board battle with a couple of shoulder checks to plot his escape. If he can’t handle through traffic, he connects with a backhand or slip pass through opponents. When Conmy’s not on the puck, he’s getting open and creating space. He dips behind defenders and sneaks around traffic to pop into space as the shot comes. With well-timed dashes to the net, he creates space behind him. And he gobbles up every loose puck with a two-metre radius, cementing his 200-foot player status. Perhaps my favorite sleeper draft prospect in this class, his data profile resembles a top pick, and the scouts seem generally complimentary of his play. Critiques focus on his skating mechanics and overall speed, but similar things can be said of prospects ranked much higher.

Quick Take – Looks like that’s a wrap for 2023 as the Kings make their final selection of the draft, forward Ryan Conmy. Conmy is a New Hampshire commit for the 2023-24 season, following just one USHL season with Sioux City, where he was over half a goal and a full point per game this past season. Stands at 5-10, per NHL Central Scouting a player we’ll likely get a bit more from Mark Yannetti when things come to a close.

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