New York Islanders prospect Mitch Vande Sompel is having a terrific first season of professional hockey down in Bridgeport.
“Neither big nor strong, Vande Sompel does struggle with the riguors of defending his own zone,” via Dobber Prospects, March 2015.
“Vande Sompel is an undersized but dynamic offensive defenseman…He could improve defensively,” via Elite Prospects, 2015.
These are just a couple of things that appeared on scouting reports for Mitch Vande Sompel prior to the 2015 NHL Draft. But Elite Prospects also referred to Vande Sompel as “one of the best offensive defencemen available” while Dobber Prospects added that Vande Sompel was “extremely gifted on his skates and fortunate to own an innate ability to read the ice.