Donovan Sebrango, with his combination of skating and physicality, considers himself a throwback and a new-age defenseman rolled into one.
“I think I’m a bit of an old-school defenseman with a little bit of new school,” Sebrango said. “I think I’m a pretty tough, gritty kind of guy, but I think I add offense, so I got a little bit of the old-age hockey in me and a kind of new-era offensive defenseman.”
The Detroit Red Wings selected Sebrango, from the OHL Kitchener Rangers, with the first pick in the third round of this year’s draft (63rd overall).
Sebrango (6-1, 184) was among 46 players named Thursday to Canada’s World Junior Championship evaluation camp, which runs from Nov. 16 to Dec. 13 in Red Deer, Alberta. The World Junior Championship takes place Dec. 25-Jan. 5 in Edmonton.
The Red Wings drafted Sebrango mainly because of mobility.
“If you see clips of me, I think the skating is the one thing that really pops out,” Sebrango said. "I think it’s jumping in the rush, late man, and moving pucks quick and hopping in where there’s an open lane, not overextending plays or going out of my comfort zone. That’s when you have to find more offensive chances.
“But I always kind of relate to just the simple play, simple passes, tape-to-tape, and that’s where the offense will lead from.”
Kitchener coach Mike McKenzie called Sebrango a well-rounded player who blends skating, puck-moving and physicality.
“There’s not a lot of major weaknesses to his game,” McKenzie said. "He’s a pretty smooth skater. He gets around the ice very well. His puck-moving ability is good. I think at our level he’s able to provide some offense and jump into the rush.
“Looking ahead to pro, the three things that stand out are his skating ability, his puck-moving ability and there’s also a grit, toughness, compete element to his game, which is probably one of his major strengths. He’s not scared to play a physical game.”
The OHL is planning to start its season Feb. 4. McKenzie said Sebrango must focus on making slightly quicker decisions with the puck in the offensive zone.
“At our level you have an extra split-second to make a play, but I think he’ll realize when you move to the pro level everything is going to happen that much quicker and plays are going to have to be made that much quicker,” McKenzie said. “The line between making a play and getting a scoring chance for you or your teammate is razor-thin at that level. I think he can work on that release where he’s getting it off quicker or even one-timing pucks.”
Sebrango’s father, Eduardo, is a former professional soccer player who played for Cuba’s national team as well a couple of MLS clubs, including the Montreal Impact.
Sebrango watched the draft on a bit of a delay and figured something was up when Kitchener’s trainer texted him.
“He texted me saying congrats and I asked him what was happening and then the TV came on saying I was going to Detroit,” Sebrango said. “To be drafted by them is such an honor. I just hope one day I can make them proud and be on their team.”
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