If Leonardo DiCaprio played hockey: right wing, rated 84

Leonardo DiCaprio as a hockey player: scouting report

Leonardo DiCaprio plays right wing, and he plays it with patience. He was nominated for acting Oscars several times before winning Best Actor for The Revenant, and a forward who can wait that long for a reward will hold the puck an extra beat until a lane opens. Skating is the best mark on his card, so he is a threat to take the puck wide and drive the net, and the defense has to respect his speed every time he touches it.

The Revenant was shot in harsh winter conditions in Canada and Argentina, so this is a performer who has already put in long days working in snow and cold. His goaltending mark sits alongside his skating, and it shows up as anticipation: he reads the shooter's stick, gets into lanes and makes the smart backcheck. He began as a child actor on television before Titanic made him a household name, and that long apprenticeship shows in a game built on reading situations. His passing is solid, so he can work the half wall on the power play and feed a shooter on the far side.

Shooting is the honest weakness, which is unusual for a right winger and something a drafter should plan around. He generates chances with speed and finishes some of them, but the best version of him plays next to a center who can put away the rebounds his rushes create. His goalie rating is close to his wing rating, so he doubles as depth in net, and center is a fallback. A longtime environmental advocate who started a foundation for the cause in 1998, he cares about the long view. Draft him as a second line speed winger and let his skating tilt the ice.

Plays like A fast, patient winger who waits out the goalie

Put Leonardo DiCaprio in your lineup

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