Prospect board, #71 overall
Stian Solberg
Defence, 20.7 years old, San Diego Gulls (AHL), 6′2″ 204 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
72%
Scouting report
Stian Solberg is a 20-year-old defenceman with San Diego Gulls in the AHL, a Anaheim Ducks first-round pick, 23 overall in 2024. He has 2 goals and 4 assists in 7 games, 0.86 a game, which works out to about 27 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 2.7 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. Scoring without much help counts for more, so the model nudges him up.
At 20.7 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 204 pounds. His most likely outcome is a third-pair defenceman, with plenty of games behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 72% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 15% of a top-pair career and 3% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 29 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 full 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%
- Top-pair15%
- Second-pair35%
- Third-pair (most likely)72%
- Tweener88%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
0.86 P/GP
2 G, 4 A in 7 games, AHL
2League exchange rate
27 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+18%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
20.7
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#23
2024, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
29 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 | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Last season | San Diego Gulls | AHL | 71 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0.34 |