Cult of Hockey prospect series 2025: #13, Connor Clattenburg

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Most controversial Edmonton Oilers prospect just now? Big, bashing brute of a forward Connor Clattenburg qualifies.

He’s not controversial in the sense of anything he’s done but in terms of how various prospect talent experts evaluate.

Is he a solid NHL prospect? Or a dud?

There’s a wide variety of opinion on these questions.

What we do know is that if Clattenburg, now 20 and heading into the first year of his three-year Entry Level Contract, does make it as a pro, it will be as a hard-charging, aggressive, non-stop hitting and harassing grinder.

The prototype in recent years for this kind of forward was Cal

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