BSH Community Draft Board, No. 10: Radim Mrtka could be a difference-making defenseman

After yesterday’s profile on Jake O’Brien, it’s finally time for the second defenseman on our list – Czech defenseman Radim Mrtka!

Mrtka has an impressive set of raw tools, and it’s likely scouts are going to dream about having a right-handed defenseman of Mrtka’s size. With a 6-foot-6 and 198 pound frame, and having played in a Czech pro league before making his way to the WHL, Mrtka’s immediate physical presence on the ice is unmistakably attractive to teams. Add in some solid skating for a big defenseman and decent junior scoring numbers? Mrtka, really, has the makings of a lottery pick in June.

Mrtka has been a consistent riser in draft boards over the past few months, all the way to the…