Type the name “Zach Bogosian” into the search window at youtube.com and you will stumble upon some nice highlights of the 17-year-old defenseman from Massena, NY. There he is going on an end-to-end rush culminating in a nice wrap-around goal. Oh, and there he is coming to the aid of a fallen teammate, dropping the gloves against a much bigger opponent.....
Bogosian, the 6-2, 200-lb blue-liner for the Ontario Hockey League’s Peterborough Petes is a tough, mobile defenseman who has been compared to Chris Pronger and Larry Murphy to name a few.
Tutored by none other than all time great Ray Bourque while attending prep school, Bogosian’s OHL season is complete following a disappointing regular season that saw the Petes finish as the 8th seed in the Eastern conference and ultimately losing its first round series in five games to the high-powered Belleville Bulls.
For his part, Bogosian had a fine regular season with 11 goals and 50 assists. But his game is more than compiling points, as his competitive fire and willingness to stick up for teammates has him high on the charts of most ratings heading into June’s entry draft.
