{"id":175402,"date":"2025-08-25T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/175402\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T22:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T22:09:09","slug":"prospect-notes-behrens-wassilyn-bourque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/175402\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospect Notes: Behrens, Wassilyn, Bourque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado Avalanche have received a bit of good news in the quietest days of summer. Defense prospect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/464775\/sean-behrens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Sean Behrens<\/strong><\/a> shared that he\u2019s been fully cleared to participate in the team\u2019s rookie tournament <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megangley\/status\/1959998489741467823\" rel=\"nofollow\">with Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports<\/a>. Behrens missed all but two games of last season after sustaining a knee injury in an October practice scrimmage. The first-year pro only suited up for the very first, and very final, game of the Colorado Eagles\u2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>Hopes were high for Behrens prior to his season-ending injury. He seemed well set for a strong push into pros after finishing a three-year stay at the University of Denver with 31 points in 44 games, and a National Championship win, in the 2023-24 season. Behrens was a core part of the title-winning Pioneers, where he often found himself playing alongside or directly behind top prospect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/603229\/zeev-buium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Zeev Buium<\/strong><\/a>. He showed off all of the sharp stickhandling and quick skating needed to keep the Pioneers offense running with Buium off the ice, and earned the NCHC\u2019s \u2019Defenseman Of The Year\u2019 award as a result. Behrens now faces an uphill battle adjusting his slight, 5-foot-10 frame to the pro level. He\u2019s made strong impacts in both junior and college hockey, and could earn a top role with the Eagles with a quick return.. He\u2019ll be a name for fans to watch \u2013 though likely one that the Avalanche take their time with \u2013 as he looks forward to a healthy season.<\/p>\n<p>Other notes from around the prospect world:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Top 2026 NHL Draft prospect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/916546\/braidy-wassilyn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Braidy Wassilyn<\/strong><\/a> will indeed return to the OHL\u2019s Niagara Ice Dogs next season, then attend Boston University in the 2026-27 season, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/THNRyanKennedy\/status\/1960001082442080688\" rel=\"nofollow\">shares Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News<\/a>. Kennedy mentions that Wassilyn\u2019s return to juniors wasn\u2019t previously guaranteed. This news puts the cherry on top of a productive summer for Niagara. Wassilyn scored 39 points in 62 games of his rookie OHL season last year. He rivaled the team\u2019s top-six by the end of the season, profiling as a sharp and mobile playmaker with a heavy, 200-pound frame. He\u2019ll return to great company in Niagara \u2013 set to play alongside fellow top 2026 draft prospect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/577185\/ryan-roobroeck\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Ryan Roobroeck<\/strong><\/a>, Winnipeg Jets prospect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/617222\/kevin-he\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Kevin He<\/strong><\/a>, and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eliteprospects.com\/player\/897634\/ethan-czata\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Ethan Czata<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Dallas Stars forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bourqma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mavrik Bourque<\/a><\/strong> will now be represented by agent Olivier Fortier, Vice President of Wasserman Hockey, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PuckPedia\/status\/1960009542567448862\" rel=\"nofollow\">per PuckPedia<\/a>. Borque just wrapped up his rookie season in the NHL with 11 goals and 25 points in 73 games. It was a relatively calm performance, after Bourque won the AHL\u2019s MVP award with 77 points in 71 games of the 2023-24 season. He did maintain a positive plus-minus and consistent lineup role through his first NHL season, even playing second-line minutes through certain points in the year. He\u2019ll face the task of now cementing a spot up the lineup, and discovering his scoring prowess, ahead of restricted-free agency next summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Colorado Avalanche have received a bit of good news in the quietest days of summer. 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