Like any young hockey player, Nick Abruzzese is trying to improve his game and impress NHL scouts enough so he can hear his name called at the NHL draft.
The second-year Chicago Steel center has certainly done that this season. He went from scoring 13 goals and 36 points in 56 games last season to winning the USHL’s scoring race with 80 points (29 goals, 51 assists) in 62 contests.
So what led to Abruzzese’s doubling his point production? Confidence.
“The play is at the same level, but my confidence is just higher and I’ve adapted to the play a lot better,” he said.