5. Mark Mitera- Mitera was selected 18th in the 2006 draft. He’s a big strong defensive defensemen who plays with nastiness to his game. At 6’3 and 215 pounds he has a pro body, when you combine that size with his skating, defensive intelligence and toughness you have a guy who should be a top 4 shutdown type D.
He’s an excellent penalty Killer and makes that all important first pass. Last season he tore his ACL early in the season but returned in time to play a couple of games at the end of the season as well as play for the Ducks former AHL affiliate, Iowa Chops.
No doubt the knee injury is going to set him back in terms of his NHL debut. He will likely start the year in the minors but do not be surprised one bit if he leapfrogs Festerling, Mikkelson, and Salcido on the depth chart and earns the first callup. Mitera has the pedigree to back it up. Mitera will be attending his first pro training camp which is going to be big in evaluating where he’s at. He’s always been highly underrated by the “prospect media” but from what I’ve seen he should be a very effective pro.
I would compare him as a player that could turn out between a Sean O’Donnell and a Robyn Regehr type player
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