Prospect board, #875 overall
Zach Nehring
Right wing, 21.5 years old, Western Michigan Univ. (NCAA), 6′3″ 179 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
12%
Scouting report
Zach Nehring is a 21-year-old right wing with Western Michigan Univ. in the NCAA, a Winnipeg Jets third-round pick, 82 overall in 2023. He has 2 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, 0.75 a game, which works out to about 12 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 179 pounds.
The model's median outcome for him is a long shot, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 12% 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 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.
- Elite<1%
- First-liner1%
- Middle-sixer5%
- Fourth-liner12%
- Tweener17%
- AHLer43%
How he got there
1His line
0.75 P/GP
2 G, 1 A in 4 games, NCAA
2League exchange rate
12 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−3%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
21.5
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#82
2023, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
36 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 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Last season | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 35 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.49 |