GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #183 overall

Parker Deraney

Defence, 15.9 years old, Penticton Vees (WHL)

Odds he's an NHL regular

44%

AHLer

Scouting report

Parker Deraney is a 15-year-old defenceman with Penticton Vees in the WHL. He has 0 goals and 2 assists in 8 games, 0.25 a game, which works out to about 3 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 2.2 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. Scoring without much help counts for more, so the model nudges him up.

At 15.9 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. His most likely outcome is an AHLer, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 44% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 8% of a top-pair career and 6% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 32 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 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.

  1. Elite6%
  2. Top-pair8%
  3. Second-pair25%
  4. Third-pair44%
  5. Tweener44%
  6. AHLer (most likely)56%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.25 P/GP

    0 G, 2 A in 8 games, WHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    3 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    +20%

    Credit for a weak offence or thin help

  4. 4Age

    15.9

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

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Not yet eligible, judged on his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    32 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonPenticton VeesWHL80220.25