Prospect board, #324 overall
Hunter Aura
Defence, 18.9 years old, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Odds he's an NHL regular
28%
Scouting report
Hunter Aura is an 18-year-old defenceman with Calgary Hitmen in the WHL. He has 3 goals and 5 assists in 9 games, 0.89 a game, which works out to about 10 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.62 a game last season. His team scores 4.1 a game, one of the better offences around. And the five best scorers around him average 1.26 points a game, well above the norm. Linemates like that pad a stat line, so the model takes some of his points back.
The model's median outcome for him is an AHLer, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 28% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 5% of a top-pair career. If he makes it, figure about 29 points a season at his best. This is a points model, so it can't see what he does without the puck. A big step next season would change these odds more than anything else.
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-pair5%
- Second-pair15%
- Third-pair28%
- Tweener47%
- AHLer (most likely)64%
How he got there
1His line
0.89 P/GP
3 G, 5 A in 9 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
10 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−17%
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
29 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 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Last season | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 64 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 0.63 |