Montoya goes 4th Overall

Flyers management was thrilled when they found out that the top goalie prospect Al Montoya slipped to the 4th overall position in the draft. Montoya is a native of Glenview, Illinois and has the potential to become one of the best goaltenders to be drafted in quite a while. Montoya is a flashy goaltender, who is solid on his skates and has good lateral movement in the crease. Montoya plays a hybrid butterfly style, and is very sound in his positioning and reads angles well. He is a strong puck handler who likes to start the play for his defensemen. He has excellent reflexes and is agile enough to make difficult, acrobatic saves look routine. If he has a weakness it is that he can be too aggressive playing the puck in the corner or moving up to challenge a shooter which can, at times, put him out of position. He does have a great deal of confidence, which allows him to bounce back after allowing a bad goal.

Montoya's junior season at Michigan was his final year playing collegiate hockey. In 40 games, Montoya had a record of 30-7-3 and save percentage of .895. He appeared in goal in 6 playoff games, compiling a record of 5-1, with a GAA of 1.67, a Save % of .912, and 1 shutout.
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