Prospect board, #775 overall
Jakob Royer
Centre, 16.7 years old, Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL), 6′1″ 170 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
8%
Scouting report
Jakob Royer is a 16-year-old centre with Victoriaville Tigres in the QMJHL. He has 0 goals and 3 assists in 11 games, 0.27 a game, which works out to about 2 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.
At 16.7 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds. His most likely outcome is a long shot, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him an 8% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 4% of a first-line career and 2% of turning into one of the league's 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.
- Elite2%
- First-liner4%
- Middle-sixer7%
- Fourth-liner8%
- Tweener21%
- AHLer39%
How he got there
1His line
0.27 P/GP
0 G, 3 A in 11 games, QMJHL
2League exchange rate
3 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−11%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
16.7
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
58 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 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.27 |