Petan may be a little undersized, but he certainly more than makes up for it with his skill level. He is a threat to score or pick up an assist whenever he is in the offensive zone, and he works hard to create those chances for his teammates and himself. Petan is very quick on his feet, but also understands that the puck moves much faster than he ever could, and utilizes his vision to get a quick transition going. He uses his skating along the boards to try to get away from his opponents and create some time to make a play. It seems that if he has any prolonged time to dissect the situation, he is able to create a scoring chance shortly after. He makes decisions very quickly, and looks confident with the puck on his stick. Petan is not afraid to go to the net to score off of rebounds, and is willing to take the hits and slashes to get the puck.

 HockeyProspect.com's Michelle Sturino recently spoke with the WHL's Portland Winterhawks 2013 NHL Draft Prospect.

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SEA #17 RD Theodore Shea (2013)- Shea played a strong game, the smooth skating defenseman was joining rush trying to spark any offense Seattle could muster up. He played tight in his defensive zone forcing the shooter to the outside keeping the play along the boards where he was strong through out the game.

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