NHL Draft Profile: Defenseman Charlie Leddy

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty ImagesCharlie Leddy is an incoming freshman at Boston College after playing 2021-22 with the U18 US National Team and the USNTDP Juniors, along with his more minor contributions to the USA U18 in the WJC. And now he’s eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft.

The Fairfield, CT native is a true defenseman and not much of a goal-scorer. In fact, he didn’t score a single goal in the 2021-22 cycle and rarely did so before then as well. He makes up for this apparent offensive ceiling with great defensive play, and earned a spot on the US National U18 team for a reason. Scouts have called him a powerful skater with a tough style of defense that consistently moves opponents…