GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #504 overall

Brayden Lappalainen

Left wing, 17.4 years old, Brantford Bulldogs (OHL), 5′11″ 170 lb, shoots left

Odds he's an NHL regular

28%

Long shot

Scouting report

Brayden Lappalainen is a 17-year-old left wing with Brantford Bulldogs in the OHL. He has 2 goals and 4 assists in 10 games, 0.60 a game, which works out to about 7 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds.

The model's median outcome for him is a long shot, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 28% chance of becoming an NHL regular. If he makes it, figure about 32 points a season at his best. Few players with numbers like these made it, though some did.

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-sixer6%
  4. Fourth-liner28%
  5. Tweener39%
  6. AHLer48%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.60 P/GP

    2 G, 4 A in 10 games, OHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    7 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −8%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    17.4

    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

    32 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonBrantford BulldogsOHL102460.60
Last seasonFlint FirebirdsOHL10000.00