Coyotes prospect profile: Ryan MacInnis
RYAN MACINNIS
Team: Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Age: 19
Height: 6-4
Weight: 185
Position: Center
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 2nd round, 2014 (43rd overall)
2014-15 stats: 64 games, 25 goals, 61 points (leads team).
Timeline: Coyotes GM Don Maloney said he will look to sign MacInnis to a pro contract in the offseason, but he added that MacInnis (like Christian Dvorak) is not ready to join the NHL club and is ineligible to play in the AHL since he won't be 20 until February 2016 and has only played two years of junior. He'll likely return to Kitchener.
Quote: "This will be a really big summer for Ryan. He needs to hit the weight room and fill out that body of his, work on his faceoffs. Once the physical strength comes, we'll see exactly what type of prospect he is. I think he's just too raw right now for me to really decide and give a good read." -- Coyotes development coach Steve Sullivan
Did You Know? MacInnis is the son of Hall-of-Fame defenseman Al MacInnis, a seven-time All-Star, a Stanley Cup champ (1989), a Conn Smythe Trophy winner (1989) a Norris Trophy winner (1999) during his 23-season career with the Blues and Flames who was known for having the league's hardest shot. ... Born in St. Louis while his dad was with the Blues, MacInnis was a part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, MI, skating for both the U18 and U17 teams in the 2012-13 season.
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Check back on FOXSportsArizona.com and tune into FOX Sports Arizona's Coyotes Live pre-game show 30 minutes prior to puck drop for profiles of the following prospects:
March 9 (vs. Nashville) - Christian Dvorak
March 12 (vs. Chicago) - Brendan Perlini
March 14 (vs. New Jersey) - Laurent Dauphin
March 16 (at Los Angeles) - Ryan MacInnis
March 19 (vs. Colorado) - Henrik Samuelsson
March 21 (vs. Pittsburgh) - Philip Samuelsson
March 24 (vs. Vancouver) - Tyler Gaudet
March 26 (at Buffalo) - Anthony Duclair
March 28 (at Pittsburgh) - Max Domi
