Coyotes use 204th pick to draft Ben McCartney

The Arizona Coyotes made what is likely their final pick of the 2020 NHL draft, selecting Macdonald, Manitoba native Ben McCartney.

McCartney is a left wing who has spent the last three seasons playing with the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL. Last season he played in 61 games and had a career-high 25 goals and 36 assists and was second in points behind Luka Burzan.

With McCartney, the Coyotes have a player with decent size. He is 6’0” and listed at 185-pounds. While he isn’t huge, he likely won’t have many issues adjusting to a more physical professional game.

EliteProspects’ description of him seems like an ideal later pick. They write “McCartney plays a simple, meat and potatoes sort of game. He spends a lot of time in front of the net and does a good job fighting for positioning.”

McCartney seems like a player who seems like he could eventually play a bottom-six role in the NHL. His numbers are good, and if he can keep his game simple he can hopefully translate that to a professional career.