Hockey's Future Lists John Lee As A "Project"

(above) John Lee will join the Pioneers this Fall

Hockey's Future cited incoming DU Freshman defenseman John Lee as one of the Florida Panthers top 20 prospects.

In the fall, Lee will officially make the move from the USHL to the NCAA with the University of Denver. The move should help to accelerate Lee’s maturation as a player, and so he endures in his location on the top 20 list for the time being, despite coming off an about-average season with the Waterloo Blackhawks. Previously, Lee’s development had been more or less stagnant. Even so, Lee should still be termed something of a project -- progress may not necessarily be immediate -- the fact remains unchanged that he possesses a raw, natural skating ability and hockey sense which has barely been tapped into.