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Prospect board, #500 overall

Kashawn Aitcheson

Defence, 20.0 years old, Hamilton Hammers (AHL), 6′2″ 196 lb, shoots left

Odds he's an NHL regular

21%

AHLer

Scouting report

Kashawn Aitcheson is a 19-year-old defenceman with Hamilton Hammers in the AHL. He has 0 goals and 1 assist in 6 games, 0.17 a game, which works out to about 5 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.

At 20.0 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 196 pounds. 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 a 21% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 7% of a top-pair career. 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.

  1. Elite<1%
  2. Top-pair7%
  3. Second-pair9%
  4. Third-pair21%
  5. Tweener25%
  6. AHLer (most likely)62%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.17 P/GP

    0 G, 1 A in 6 games, AHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    5 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −2%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    20.0

    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

    30 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonHamilton HammersAHL60110.17
Last seasonBarrie ColtsOHL562842701.25