Prospect board, #651 overall
Thor Liffiton
Defence, 16.3 years old, Penticton Vees (WHL)
Odds he's an NHL regular
16%
Scouting report
Thor Liffiton is a 16-year-old defenceman with Penticton Vees in the WHL. He has 0 goals and 1 assist in 12 games, 0.08 a game, which works out to about 1 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. He's producing without much support, and the model bumps him up for it.
At 16.3 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 a long shot, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 16% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 4% of a top-pair career. This is a points model, so it can't see what he does without the puck. 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%
- Top-pair4%
- Second-pair8%
- Third-pair16%
- Tweener27%
- AHLer42%
How he got there
1His line
0.08 P/GP
0 G, 1 A in 12 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
1 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+20%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
16.3
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
30 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 | Penticton Vees | WHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 |