Prospect board, #1332 overall
Ryan Howard
Left wing, 18.7 years old, Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL), 6′1″ 200 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
6%
Scouting report
Ryan Howard is an 18-year-old left wing with Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL. He has 3 goals and 1 assist in 11 games, 0.36 a game, which works out to about 3 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 3.2 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. He's producing without much support, and the model bumps him up for it. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds.
His most likely outcome is a long shot, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 6% chance of becoming an NHL regular. Few players with numbers like these made it, though some did.
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.
- Elite<1%
- First-liner<1%
- Middle-sixer2%
- Fourth-liner6%
- Tweener8%
- AHLer38%
How he got there
1His line
0.36 P/GP
3 G, 1 A in 11 games, QMJHL
2League exchange rate
3 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+14%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
18.7
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
36 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 | Saint John Sea Dogs | QMJHL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.36 |
| Last season | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 62 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.32 |