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Prospect board, #91 overall

Oliver Bonk

Defence, 21.7 years old, Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL), 6′2″ 180 lb, shoots right

Odds he's an NHL regular

61%

Third-pair

Scouting report

Oliver Bonk is a 21-year-old defenceman with Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL, a Philadelphia Flyers first-round pick, 22 overall in 2023. He has 0 goals and 2 assists in 2 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-2 and 180 pounds.

His most likely outcome is a third-pair defenceman, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 61% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 10% of a top-pair career and 3% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 28 points a season at his best. This is a points model, so it can't see what he does without the puck. A third-pair job tends to come down to defending more than points.

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 and draft slot like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.

  1. Elite3%
  2. Top-pair10%
  3. Second-pair29%
  4. Third-pair (most likely)61%
  5. Tweener84%
  6. AHLer95%+

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    1.00 P/GP

    0 G, 2 A in 2 games, AHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    32 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −13%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    21.7

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

  5. 5Draft slot

    #22

    2023, read alongside his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    28 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonLehigh Valley PhantomsAHL20221.00
Last seasonLehigh Valley PhantomsAHL46613190.41