GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #682 overall

Artem Katsuro

Right wing, 17.7 years old, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)

Odds he's an NHL regular

15%

AHLer

Scouting report

Artem Katsuro is a 17-year-old right wing with Calgary Hitmen in the WHL. He has 5 goals and 5 assists in 9 games, 1.11 a game, which works out to about 13 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. The five best scorers around him average 1.21 points a game, well above the norm. Some of those points come from the company he keeps, and the model discounts them.

His most likely outcome is an AHLer, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 15% chance of becoming an NHL regular. A big step next season would change these odds more than anything else.

Written by the model from his numbers, on a small 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.

  1. Elite<1%
  2. First-liner2%
  3. Middle-sixer10%
  4. Fourth-liner15%
  5. Tweener22%
  6. AHLer (most likely)53%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    1.11 P/GP

    5 G, 5 A in 9 games, WHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    13 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −14%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    17.7

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Not yet eligible, judged on his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    43 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonCalgary HitmenWHL955101.11