GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #261 overall

Tij Iginla

Forward, 20.1 years old, Tucson Roadrunners (AHL), 6′0″ 192 lb, shoots left

Odds he's an NHL regular

30%

AHLer

Scouting report

Tij Iginla is a 20-year-old forward with Tucson Roadrunners in the AHL. He has 0 goals and 2 assists in 6 games, 0.33 a game, which works out to about 11 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.

At 20.1 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 192 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 30% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 12% of a first-line career. If he makes it, figure about 46 points a season at his best. 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. Elite1%
  2. First-liner12%
  3. Middle-sixer19%
  4. Fourth-liner30%
  5. Tweener31%
  6. AHLer (most likely)70%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.33 P/GP

    0 G, 2 A in 6 games, AHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    11 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    No change

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    20.1

    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

    46 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonTucson RoadrunnersAHL60220.33
Last seasonKelowna RocketsWHL484149901.88