Prospect board, #476 overall
Louis-François Bélanger
Centre, 18.8 years old, Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL), 5′8″ 172 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
19%
Scouting report
Louis-François Bélanger is an 18-year-old centre with Newfoundland Regiment in the QMJHL. He has 6 goals and 9 assists in 13 games, 1.15 a game, which works out to about 11 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.88 a game last season. Listed at 5-foot-8 and 172 pounds.
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 19% 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.
- Elite2%
- First-liner4%
- Middle-sixer12%
- Fourth-liner19%
- Tweener34%
- AHLer (most likely)56%
How he got there
1His line
1.15 P/GP
6 G, 9 A in 13 games, QMJHL
2League exchange rate
11 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+6%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
18.8
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
44 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 | Newfoundland Regiment | QMJHL | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.15 |
| Last season | Newfoundland Regiment | QMJHL | 57 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 0.88 |