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Carolina Hurricanes: Five prospects with a bright future

By Oliver Thompson

ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 13: Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes follows the play during a game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes at Xcel Energy Center on October 13, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN - OCTOBER 13: Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes follows the play during a game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes at Xcel Energy Center on October 13, 2018 in St. Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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Callum Booth – a future NHL-caliber goalie

For some time now, the future of the Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltending centered around Alex Nedeljkovic. Callum Booth has other ideas.

Playing across the AHL and ECHL due to the Canes’ goaltending confusion this season, Booth has played in seven AHL games, sporting a save percentage of .924% and a GAA of just 1.89. Of goalies who have played at least five games, his GAA leads the entire AHL, and his save percentage is third. This, married with Nedeljkovic’s underwhelming numbers in Charlotte (2.84 GAA and .895%), means that it’s Callum Booth who is suddenly poised to take the mantle of ‘goalie of the future’.

Booth is just 21 years old, young for a goalie, and stands 6ft 4in tall. He guards the net well, and was highly regarded in his draft year by NHL Scouting Central:

"CALLUM IS VERY COMPOSED AND CONFIDENT. HE HAS EXCELLENT POSITIONAL PLAY AND NET COVERAGE AND IS STRONG IN ALL AREAS. HE HAS GREAT INSTINCTS AND READS AND REACTS TO PLAYS VERY WELL."

This is a young goalie with all the talent needed to have a long NHL career – he is the future of the Carolina Hurricanes between the pipes.

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