Prospect board, #106 overall
Marek Vanacker
Left wing, 20.4 years old, Rockford IceHogs (AHL), 6′1″ 174 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
48%
Scouting report
Marek Vanacker is a 20-year-old left wing with Rockford IceHogs in the AHL, a Chicago Blackhawks first-round pick, 27 overall in 2024. He has 0 goals and 0 assists in 6 games, 0.00 a game, which works out to about 0 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 1.5 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. And the five best scorers around him average only 0.67 points a game. He's producing without much support, and the model bumps him up for it.
At 20.4 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 174 pounds. His most likely outcome is a tweener, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 48% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 14% of a first-line career and 3% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 44 points a season at his best. His odds move most with next season's line, so a big jump would matter more than a repeat.
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.
- Elite3%
- First-liner14%
- Middle-sixer29%
- Fourth-liner48%
- Tweener (most likely)74%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
0.00 P/GP
0 G, 0 A in 6 games, AHL
2League exchange rate
0 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+36%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
20.4
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#27
2024, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
44 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 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Last season | Brantford Bulldogs | OHL | 60 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 1.37 |