GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #399 overall

Cam Allen

Defence, 21.7 years old, Hershey Bears (AHL), 6′0″ 194 lb, shoots right

Odds he's an NHL regular

28%

AHLer

Scouting report

Cam Allen is a 21-year-old defenceman with Hershey Bears in the AHL, a Washington Capitals fifth-round pick, 136 overall in 2023. He has 1 goal and 4 assists in 5 games, 1.00 a game, which works out to about 32 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 194 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 28% chance of becoming an NHL regular. If he makes it, figure about 25 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 and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.

  1. Elite<1%
  2. Top-pair2%
  3. Second-pair9%
  4. Third-pair28%
  5. Tweener38%
  6. AHLer (most likely)78%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    1.00 P/GP

    1 G, 4 A in 5 games, AHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    32 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    +2%

    Credit for a weak offence or thin help

  4. 4Age

    21.7

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    #136

    2023, read alongside his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    25 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonHershey BearsAHL51451.00
Last seasonHershey BearsAHL223470.32