Prospect board, #244 overall
Zack Naish
Defence, 16.8 years old, Niagara IceDogs (OHL), 6′7″ 202 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
34%
Scouting report
Zack Naish is a 16-year-old defenceman with Niagara IceDogs in the OHL. He has 0 goals and 0 assists in 1 games, 0.00 a game, which works out to about 0 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.
At 16.8 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-7 and 202 pounds. His most likely outcome is an AHLer, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 34% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 8% of a top-pair career and 4% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 33 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.
- Elite4%
- Top-pair8%
- Second-pair22%
- Third-pair34%
- Tweener37%
- AHLer (most likely)56%
How he got there
1His line
0.00 P/GP
0 G, 0 A in 1 games, OHL
2League exchange rate
0 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+5%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
16.8
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
33 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 | Niagara IceDogs | OHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Last season | Guelph Storm | OHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 |