Prospect board, #1588 overall
James Clark
Left wing, 22.0 years old, Michigan State Univ. (NCAA), 6′0″ 179 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
6%
Scouting report
James Clark is a 21-year-old left wing with Michigan State Univ. in the NCAA, a Minnesota Wild seventh-round pick, 213 overall in 2023. He has 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games, 0.67 a game, which works out to about 10 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. There are 4 other NHL draft picks on his roster. Some of those points come from the company he keeps, and the model discounts them. Listed at 6-foot-0 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 6% 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-liner<1%
- Middle-sixer1%
- Fourth-liner6%
- Tweener6%
- AHLer19%
How he got there
1His line
0.67 P/GP
1 G, 1 A in 3 games, NCAA
2League exchange rate
10 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−9%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
22.0
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#213
2023, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
30 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 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Last season | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 36 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.44 |