Eyewitness Report: Mark Dufour

by Ryan Fay

In this installment of "Eyewitness Report," Kents Hill School boys varsity hockey head coach Larry Cockrell breaks down the game of his former player, Union men's hockey recruit Mark Dufour. Cockrell discusses Dufour's strengths, weaknesses, and what he could develop into at the Division I level.

Mark Dufour
Height: 6'2" | Weight: 180 | DOB: 6/26/95 | Position: F | Shoots: R
2012-2013 Team: Kents Hill School (ME) (NEPSIHA)
2012-2013 Stats: 32 gm, 25 g, 15 a, 40 pts
2013-2014 Team: Middlesex Islanders (USPHL)Joining the Dutchmen in the fall of 2014 or 2015

Dufour (cred: Samantha McMahon)

STRENGTHS: Mark has very good size and handles the puck and puck protects extremely well. He also shoots the puck very well, so you couple those two strengths, and he is deadly around the net. I always felt if he was anywhere near the net in a scoring situation he would more often than not beat the goalie. - Cockrell

AREAS OF REFINEMENT: He will have to work on the other side of the puck -- playing good defense. He is totally capable of being tough defensively given his size and skating ability, but he tends to think too offensive sometimes (though that makes him a threat, too). Also, because he has very good hands, he sometimes holds on to the puck too long and puts himself in a bad position. As he matures as a player and learns to give the puck up to get it back, he will take his game to a totally new level. - Cockrell

PROJECTION: Mark is a very talented player who knows how to put the puck in the net. He is highly competitive and has a bit of a mean streak; he will battle. As he matures physically and as a player, I have no doubt he could be an impact power forward at the Division I level. - Cockrell

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