Prospect board, #1072 overall
Hayden Paupanekis
Centre, 19.6 years old, St. Cloud State Univ. (NCAA), 6′4″ 196 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
8%
Scouting report
Hayden Paupanekis is a 19-year-old centre with St. Cloud State Univ. in the NCAA, a Montreal Canadiens third-round pick, 69 overall in 2025. He has 1 goal and 0 assists in 4 games, 0.25 a game, which works out to about 4 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 196 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 an 8% 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-sixer4%
- Fourth-liner8%
- Tweener10%
- AHLer44%
How he got there
1His line
0.25 P/GP
1 G, 0 A in 4 games, NCAA
2League exchange rate
4 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+10%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
19.6
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#69
2025, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
39 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 | St. Cloud State Univ. | NCAA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Last season | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 57 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 0.65 |