I sat down with Brenden Dillon to discuss his unique path to the professional level, the turning point in his career, and which current NHL defenseman he tries to model his game after.
Chatting with Dallas Stars Prospect Brenden Dillon
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Brenden Dillon – The Next Big D in Big D?
Getting overlooked is nothing new to Dallas prospect Brenden Dillon. Being passed over at multiple NHL Entry Drafts wasn’t his first taste of disappointment, either. Dillon was overlooked as a 15-year old by every WHL team in the Bantam Draft for being too small.
“I remember the whole thing. I was sitting with my dad, we were watching it on the computer screen, 15 rounds went by and I had been passed over,” Dillon said of the WHL draft. “It was one of those things where everyone was over six feet tall and I was there at 5-2.”