Colby Saganiuk is reportedly set to leave the U.S. NTDP in favor of the Erie Otters in the OHL. Saganiuk, who is also committed to Penn State, would lose his NCAA eligibility if he signed.
Saganiuk was slated to join the Nittany Lions in 2021.
This past season, Saganiuk played for the U.S. U-17 NTDP and was slated to join the U-18 team this fall; he had eight goals and 11 assists in total last season.
“He’s small but stocky and balanced in his stride and tough to knock off pucks,” said our scouts. “He has a low center and excellent acceleration which allowed him to absorb contact and pull away from opponents. He only had 3 points on the week but one came on a brilliant end to end rush where he wheeled behind the net in the offensive zone and hit a collapsing weakside defenseman with a pass in the slot for the one-timer goal. He’s explosive, creative and can operate offensively at full speed using all of his tools from his quick hands to powerful release to vision to precision passing ability. Exciting player to watch but wasn’t his best here finishing with a 1-2-3 line in 6 games.”
The Otters took a chance on Saganiuk in the 2019 OHL Draft, selected him with the No. 37 overall pick.
