Prospect board, #185 overall
Brayden Klimpke
Defence, 18.9 years old, Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Odds he's an NHL regular
44%
Scouting report
Brayden Klimpke is an 18-year-old defenceman with Saskatoon Blades in the WHL. He has 5 goals and 10 assists in 9 games, 1.67 a game, which works out to about 19 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.69 a game last season. His team scores 4.2 a game, one of the better offences around. And the five best scorers around him average 1.37 points a game, well above the norm. Some of those points come from the company he keeps, and the model discounts them.
The model's median outcome for him is a tweener, with plenty of games behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 44% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 7% of a top-pair career. If he makes it, figure about 28 points a season at his best. This is a points model, so it can't see what he does without the puck. His odds move most with next season's line, so a big jump would matter more than a repeat.
Written by the model from his numbers, on a full 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.
- Elite2%
- Top-pair7%
- Second-pair21%
- Third-pair44%
- Tweener (most likely)56%
- AHLer73%
How he got there
1His line
1.67 P/GP
5 G, 10 A in 9 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
19 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−18%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
18.9
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
28 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 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.67 |
| Last season | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 68 | 4 | 43 | 47 | 0.69 |