Devils 2024 NHL Draft Profile: Beckett Sennecke

Beckett Sennecke has been on the rise in the lead-up to the 2024 NHL Draft, and could be a fit for the New Jersey Devils at 10th overall

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It's been a long time coming, but we've made it, everyone. It's NHL Draft Week. We've covered plenty of prospects the New Jersey Devils could take with the tenth overall pick, so let's conclude with at least one more who's been on the rise in the lead-up to the draft.

Beckett Sennecke's counting totals in the OHL this season might not be all that impressive, but he had an excellent close to the 2023-24 season and looks like a good bet to end up as a top-10 selection. Let's look at his game and how he could be a fit for the Devils.

Sennecke Rankings

• Elite Prospects: 9

• TSN/Bob McKenzie: 14

• TSN/Craig Button: 11

• McKeen's Hockey: 14

• FloHockey/Chris Peters: 11

• Daily Faceoff: 14

• Sportsnet/Cosentino: 14

• Sportsnet/Bukala: 11

Sennecke is a right winger who totaled 27 goals and 68 points in 63 games this season for the Oshawa Generals. That might not seem great, especially since he had 20 goals and 55 points in 61 games in his draft-1 season in 2022-23. But a closer look at his game shows why he's a late riser and why the stagnant production from year to year isn't as concerning as it would usually be.

The first thing that stands out about Sennecke is that he's got great size. He jumped from 5-foot-10 to 6-foot-2 this season, and that's part of why he started slow. He was still adjusting to becoming one of the bigger players on the ice.

What I really like about Sennecke's game is that he has a variety of ways to score. He has a good shot, which has improved with his new-found size and strength, but he's also not afraid to drive the net and put on a power move for a scoring chance.

That's probably not something he did much of when he was 5-foot-10, but it's a different ball game when you're 6-foot-2. Expect him to get even more comfortable going to high-danger areas as he adds more strength to his 181-pound frame.

Sennecke is not a one-trick pony, though. He has a pretty diverse offensive arsenal. His playmaking is pretty creative, as he has a variety of passes in his toolkit. He can make quick passes on his backhand and forehand, and there's an impressive amount of deception to his playmaking that will prove quite useful for him in the NHL.

What also stands out about Sennecke is his hockey sense in the offensive zone. He's a smart player who knows when to make the right pass and when to keep the puck on his stick. He'll use his smarts to draw defenders toward him, then feed the puck to a teammate who's left open in a dangerous scoring area.