Prospect board, #351 overall
Cameron Kuzma
Centre, 18.2 years old, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Odds he's an NHL regular
22%
Scouting report
Cameron Kuzma is an 18-year-old centre with Red Deer Rebels in the WHL. He has 4 goals and 6 assists in 11 games, 0.91 a game, which works out to about 10 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.47 a game last season. The five best scorers around him average 1.22 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 an AHLer, with plenty of games behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 22% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 7% of a first-line career and 2% of turning into one of the league's best. A big step next season would change these odds more than anything else.
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%
- First-liner7%
- Middle-sixer17%
- Fourth-liner22%
- Tweener34%
- AHLer (most likely)64%
How he got there
1His line
0.91 P/GP
4 G, 6 A in 11 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
11 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−15%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
18.2
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
50 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 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Last season | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 66 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 0.47 |