E-Mac's 2011 NHL Entry Draft Top 120: Brennan Serville #100

By Eldon MacDonald

100. Brennan Serville - “Mr. Meat and Potatoes” - D - Canada

Vitals: Size - 6’3”, 184 lb.; shoots right; Born: 2-Jun-93, Scarborough, ON
Team: Stouffville, OJHL
2010-11 Stats: 36-3-27-30-29 + OJHL playoffs - 19-2-10-12-20

Rankings:
60 - Bob MacKenzie's Top 60
100 - E-Mac's 2011 NHL Entry Draft Top 120
103 - Christopher Ralph's Top 210
136 - NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings (104th North American skater)
136 - ISS list per TSN
Draft result:
78 - Winnipeg Jets

Brennan Serville is your meat and potatoes type of defensive defenseman - Big, rangy, rugged, doesn’t crumble under pressure, good vision, always looking to get that available 1st pass, good positionally - does the right things a defensive defenseman is expected to do and keeps it simple. Yes, he is a decent skater and has a hard slap shot along with nice hands but you will be drafting him for his defense. Next year, you can see him at the University of Michigan. Not a high-end guy but his calmness under pressure along with his size will likely see him taken higher than expected starting in the late 3rd or 4th round.