Prospect board, #784 overall
Aden Bouchard
Defence, 17.5 years old, Tri-City Americans (WHL)
Odds he's an NHL regular
15%
Scouting report
Aden Bouchard is a 17-year-old defenceman with Tri-City Americans in the WHL. He has 2 goals and 2 assists in 10 games, 0.40 a game, which works out to about 5 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.09 a game last season. His team scores 2.7 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. Scoring without much help counts for more, so the model nudges him up.
The model's median outcome for him is a long shot, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 15% chance of becoming an NHL regular. This is a points model, so it can't see what he does without the puck. Few players with numbers like these made it, though some did.
Written by the model from his numbers, on a fair sample. prospects-0.3.
His odds
His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.
- Elite<1%
- Top-pair3%
- Second-pair3%
- Third-pair15%
- Tweener23%
- AHLer42%
How he got there
1His line
0.40 P/GP
2 G, 2 A in 10 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
5 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+19%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
17.5
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
None
Not yet eligible, judged on his numbers
6If he makes it
25 pts
Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars
Season lines
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.40 |
| Last season | Tri-City Americans | WHL | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.09 |