Petry is a smart two-way defenseman who is an excellent skater with good mobility, which he uses to shut down opponents. The 6’2.5, 176-pound Petry plays with an edge and can lay out some good hits. He also doesn’t mind battling in front of the net. Offensively, Petry has a deceptive point shot, but he often uses a wrist shot from the point so that it does not get blocked and does not allow the goaltender to set up. Petry also uses his skating and stick skills to make accurate passes out of the zone or to skate the puck up himself, which he has the speed and stickhandling to do.

Petry is a player just starting to come into his own and has the potential to be a dominant defenseman in the USHL in 2006-07. He will have to continue to fill out in order to become the physical presence he could potentially be. That said, Petry already lays out some big hits from time to time and typically plays with an edge. He steadily improved as the season wore on to become a strong mix of size, skill and awareness.

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