Prospect board, #78 overall
Mason West
Centre, 19.1 years old, Michigan State Univ. (NCAA), 6′6″ 215 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
54%
Scouting report
Mason West is a 19-year-old centre with Michigan State Univ. in the NCAA, a Chicago Blackhawks first-round pick, 29 overall in 2025. He has 0 goals and 0 assists in 3 games, 0.00 a game, which works out to about 0 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. There are 4 other NHL draft picks on his roster. Linemates like that pad a stat line, so the model takes some of his points back.
At 19.1 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds. The model's median outcome for him is a fourth-liner, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 54% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 12% of a first-line career. If he makes it, figure about 48 points a season at his best. A fourth-line job tends to come from penalty killing and faceoffs more than from scoring.
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.
- Elite2%
- First-liner12%
- Middle-sixer47%
- Fourth-liner (most likely)54%
- Tweener80%
- AHLer95%+
How he got there
1His line
0.00 P/GP
0 G, 0 A in 3 games, NCAA
2League exchange rate
0 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−7%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
19.1
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#29
2025, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
48 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Last season | Fargo Force | USHL | 38 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0.66 |