Prospect board, #883 overall
Ben MacDonald
Centre, 22.6 years old, Harvard Univ. (NCAA), 5′11″ 165 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
16%
Scouting report
Ben MacDonald is a 22-year-old centre with Harvard Univ. in the NCAA, a Seattle Kraken third-round pick, 91 overall in 2022. He has 6 goals and 4 assists in 23 games, 0.43 a game, which works out to about 7 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. At 22.6 he is old for the league, so the model expects him to outscore younger players and gives less credit for it. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds.
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. 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 and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.
- Elite<1%
- First-liner1%
- Middle-sixer3%
- Fourth-liner16%
- Tweener20%
- AHLer37%
How he got there
1His line
0.43 P/GP
6 G, 4 A in 23 games, NCAA
2League exchange rate
7 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+4%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
22.6
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#91
2022, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
31 pts
Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars
Season lines
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last season | Harvard Univ. | NCAA | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.43 |