As Seen on YouTube: This blueline prospect can take care of his own end, contribute some offensive punch, and add a few other punches if needed, too.
The Specs: Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta on July 17th, 1993, this 6’1″, 193-pound defenceman was picked in the 5th round, 138th overall by the Canadiens this year. Last season was his first full one as a member of the WHL’s Saskatoon Blades, where he put up 8 goals, 19 assists and 66 penalty minutes in 68 games.
The Skinny: Another right-handed shooter who contributed on both sides of the ice for the regular season champion Blades of 2010-11. Has many thinking he’s only a stay-at-home guy, but is known for some offensive moments as well. Finished third among Saskatoon blueliners in scoring behind two Avalanche prospects: 11th overall pick Duncan Siemens and last season’s WHL top defenseman, Stefan Elliott.
The Stats:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2009-10 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 66 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
What you he may not know: That an orange is not a vegetable.
Next season…?: The most likely scenario involves Dietz returning for another season with Saskatoon. The new vacancies on the Blades’ defensive end will provide room for Dietz’ development as a reliable top-4 defenseman, perhaps even top-2.
On his favourite/best goal celebration: “I don’t score a whole lot but when I do, I like to make it look routine and act like it’s not a big deal, so I don’t really have a celebration.”
His go-to dance move: 
(Look familiar?):
Social Media User?: Not quite. Sadly there were shutouts in both the Twitter and Facebook department.
(Thanks to Tumblr for the hilarious .gif images.)
Seems a nice smart pick by Timmons and should add some grit to the d-core in a 3 years or so.
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