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Chaz
Lucius

Lucius is a dynamic offensive player who has shown his high-level skill and production for the stacked US development program. He has a lethal shot, with his go-to snapshot coming off his blade with serious pop and not much of a windup. He shows a tendency to fire from outside the dot lanes and looks…

Date of Birth
May 2, 2003
Position
Center
Height
6'0"
Draft Year
2021
Place of Birth
Grant, MN  
Shoots
Right
Weight
172 lbs
Draft Result
1/18 (WPG)
DATE PLAYER NAME LEAGUE AUTHOR
Sep 20/23 Lucius Chaz 25154 – Jets vs. Flames ROOKIE by Aaron Vickers View Report
Mar 5/22 Lucius Chaz 23536 – Minnesota vs. Notre Dame NCAA by Jake Janso View Report
Dec 22/21 Lucius Chaz 23012 – Penn State vs. Minnesota NCAA by Shaun Richardson View Report
Dec 21/21 Lucius Chaz 22952 – Team USA vs. Sweden WJSS by FCHockey Staff View Report
Apr 10/21 Lucius Chaz 21927 – All-American Prospects Game AAPG by Austin Broad View Report
Mar 23/21 Lucius Chaz 21833 – Chicago vs. USA U18 USHL by Joseph Aleong View Report
Mar 18/21 Lucius Chaz 21810 – Chicago vs. USA U18 USHL by Josh Bell View Report
Mar 14/21 Lucius Chaz 21794 – Chicago vs. USA U18 USHL by Dylan Krill View Report
Feb 24/21 Lucius Chaz 21747 – Chicago vs. USA U18 USHL by Dylan Galloway View Report

Career Stats

Season Team League GP G A TP PPG +/- PIM
2023-2024 Manitoba Moose ahl 17 2 11 13 0.76 -4 6
2022-2023 Manitoba Moose ahl 12 2 3 5 0.42 -2 6
2022-2023 Portland Winterhawks whl 6 5 10 15 2.5 8 0
2021-2022 Univ. of Minnesota ncaa 24 9 10 19 0.79 5 23
2020-2021 U.S. National U18 Team ntdp 13 13 7 20 1.54 9 6
2020-2021 USNTDP Juniors ushl 12 13 5 18 1.5 6 6
2019-2020 U.S. National U17 Team ntdp 46 31 19 50 1.09 10
2019-2020 U.S. National U18 Team ntdp 6 0 2 2 0.33 0
2019-2020 USNTDP Juniors ushl 32 8 14 22 0.69 -6 6
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March 14, 2022
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January 4, 2022
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December 23, 2021
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December 15, 2021
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July 26, 2021
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July 25, 2021
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July 23, 2021
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July 23, 2021
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July 7, 2021
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June 3, 2021
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May 9, 2021
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April 25, 2021
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April 25, 2021
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April 23, 2021
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April 23, 2021
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April 15, 2021
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April 6, 2021
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April 3, 2021
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April 3, 2021
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March 18, 2021
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March 15, 2021
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March 3, 2021
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March 1, 2021
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February 10, 2021
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February 10, 2021
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January 27, 2021
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December 30, 2020
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December 4, 2020
FCHockey releases Preliminary ranking for 2021 NHL Draft

Lucius is a dynamic offensive player who has shown his high-level skill and production for the stacked US development program. He has a lethal shot, with his go-to snapshot coming off his blade with serious pop and not much of a windup. He shows a tendency to fire from outside the dot lanes and looks very confident with his aim and picking corners. While Lucius has a shoot-first mentality, he is an improving playmaker and uses the threat of his shot to open up passing lanes. His puckhandling and patience with the puck helps him survey the zone and wait for passing lanes to develop, making him a threat to create chances off the cycle. He reads the play well and is highly creative, making it difficult to read what he’s going to do with the puck when it’s on his stick. His shot is dangerous, but he’s also excellent at finding tight passing seams and hitting teammates in open ice, really helping his team use the full sheet of ice. Lucius owns some great edges, allowing him to change directions on a dime. He can change his attack angles and keep up with opponents with relative ease with how mobile he is. His quick feet, good crossovers also allow him to get up to speed quickly and create time and space for himself. He is an excellent puckhandler, regularly beating defenders one-on-one and manipulating space for his linemates in the offensive zone by handling the puck through traffic and physical contact. He can be a little too passive coming back towards his own end, rarely impacting transition as anything more than a trailing forward. Once in the defensive zone, he shows a decent understanding of positioning to support his defensemen, but he’s often leaning towards offense and has a tendency to leave the zone early. He has the strength to separate his man from the puck in physical battles, but could do a better job anticipating plays down low. Lucius’ area of concern is lack of power in his stride. While he’s quick enough to keep up with his linemates and is comfortable making plays at speed, Lucius hasn’t taken a noticeable step forward with his first-step explosiveness or leg extension. This may be due to a lower body injury that saw him miss a large portion of the season.

– FCHockey’s 2021 NHL Draft Guide