GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #831 overall

Jacob Kvasnicka

Right wing, 19.1 years old, Penticton Vees (WHL)

Odds he's an NHL regular

8%

AHLer

Scouting report

Jacob Kvasnicka is a 19-year-old right wing with Penticton Vees in the WHL, undrafted. He has 35 goals and 50 assists in 65 games, 1.31 a game, which works out to about 15 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.

His most likely outcome is an AHLer, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him an 8% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 4% of a first-line career. 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.

  1. Elite2%
  2. First-liner4%
  3. Middle-sixer4%
  4. Fourth-liner8%
  5. Tweener10%
  6. AHLer (most likely)60%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    1.31 P/GP

    35 G, 50 A in 65 games, WHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    15 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    No change

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    19.1

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

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Passed over, read as a pick after the last one

  6. 6If he makes it

    50 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
Last seasonPenticton VeesWHL653550851.31