The 17-year-old American talent is widely projected to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Matthews recently played the U18 World Championship in Switzerland with the US-team, where he not only won the gold medal, but was also voted the tournament's best forward and MVP, thanks to scoring eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in seven games. (rlu)
Auston Matthews has yet not made a decision on joining Zurich next season. A decision will be made this week... — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 17, 2015