If Elon Musk played hockey: center, rated 87

Elon Musk as a hockey player: scouting report

Elon Musk lines up at center, and he plays the position at full throttle. Skating is the best mark on his card, which fits a man whose companies build electric cars and rockets that fly back and land upright. SpaceX first landed a Falcon 9 booster in 2015, and that idea of a controlled return is how he plays the middle of the ice: he flies up the rink on the rush, then gets back below the puck before the other team can counter.

The surprise is that his goaltending mark sits right behind his skating, and it shows in how he reads shots. He is a center who blocks lanes, anticipates where a rebound will land and starts the breakout from his own slot. His passing and defense are both strong, so he can run a power play and still take the defensive zone draw in the final minute. Before the rockets he moved from Pretoria to North America and built Zip2 and the online payments company that became PayPal, and that habit of moving straight to the next project shows in how fast he turns defense into offense.

Shooting is the weakest part of his game. He creates more chances than he finishes, so he needs a sniper on his wing to turn his speed into goals. Pair him with a right winger who has a hard, accurate release and let him do the carrying. His goalie rating is close enough to his center rating that he can backstop a team in a pinch, and he also fits on defense, where his skating and reads would make him a mobile puck mover. Draft him early as a center who covers the whole rink, and get the scoring from the wings.

Plays like A swift two way center who plays like a third defenseman

Put Elon Musk in your lineup

8 rolls, a starting six and a bench, 82 games. Can you go 82-0? Free, no account.