2003-04 Statistics: 59 GP, 43-69—112 (Salmon Arm)

Central Scouting: 15th among North American skaters
The Hockey News: 24th

Background: The best of a bumper crop of prospects with the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, a BCHL team that also produced North Dakota's Brady Murray, Zajac is headed to Grand Forks this fall.

Scout's Take: “He’s a multi-faceted player, and that makes him very attractive. He's strong, he sees the ice well, he can make great passes and he can finish on his own.

"He dishes the puck very, very well. He's got great timing as he crosses the blue line with the puck, finding the open man.

"He's a little bit older going in as a freshman at North Dakota, which will help. It should be a fluid transition for him this year, but he's going into a tough league and it's college hockey – time will tell."

INCH Projection: You don't find that combination of skills every day. Zajac will likely be the fourth college player taken, after Alvaro Montoya, Drew Stafford and A.J. Thelen (in some order).