The Lightning obtained the 118th generally choose from the Rulers and drafted Jan Goličič, defenseman from the Gatineau Olympiques. A more youthful player within the draft, Goličič could be a shutdown defensemen, standing tall at 6’6″ and 198 pounds.
In 65 recreations played final season within the QMJHL, the lefty defenseman had 3 goals and 26 helps for 29 focuses. Goličič too spoken to his domestic nation, Slovenia, within the WJC U18 competition, and had 10 focuses (4 objectives and 6 helps) in 5 diversions played.
Agreeing to the First class Prospects Draft Direct, Goličič employments his measure and quality to square passing paths, thump pucks absent and truly employments his reach to not as it were take the puck absent, but moreover move the puck around protectors.
The 17 year ancient played in Austria with EC-KAC U17, U18 and Future Group within the 2022-2023 in expansion to playing his to begin with year within the WJC U18 competition that season (through Tip top Prospects).
Whereas he wrapped up December 2023 at -15, he progressed his diversion to +11 within the 2024 calendar. The Hockey Prospects Dark Book, commends him for the utilize of his reach towards aptitude, but presents key zones of improvement, counting his shot and instability.
Goličič’s puck dissemination and development ability is famous as a positive upside, but proceeded change is required on the other side of the puck, as seen amid final season.
Jan Golicic
6’6” shield getting a charge out of a good first year in North America on a terrible Gatineau group. Physically forcing and troublesome to play against, on the off chance that he can proceed to show movement in his hostile skillset, he may be a worth a choice. pic.twitter.com/Kchv4GSBb1
— Steven Graves (@German_Spitfire) February 5, 2024
Procuring the Choose
The exchange that obtained the choose sent Leather treater Jeannot to Rulers, and the Lightning procured the Kings’ 2nd Circular Choose in another year’s draft as well.