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Prospect board, #83 overall

Logan Hensler

Defence, 19.9 years old, Univ. of Wisconsin (NCAA), 6′2″ 192 lb, shoots right

Odds he's an NHL regular

75%

Third-pair

Scouting report

Logan Hensler is a 19-year-old defenceman with Univ. of Wisconsin in the NCAA, a Ottawa Senators first-round pick, 23 overall in 2025. He has 1 goal and 2 assists in 4 games, 0.75 a game, which works out to about 12 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 192 pounds.

His most likely outcome is a third-pair defenceman, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 75% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 7% of a top-pair career and 4% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 26 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 small 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.

  1. Elite4%
  2. Top-pair7%
  3. Second-pair28%
  4. Third-pair (most likely)75%
  5. Tweener88%
  6. AHLer95%+

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.75 P/GP

    1 G, 2 A in 4 games, NCAA

  2. 2League exchange rate

    12 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    +10%

    Credit for a weak offence or thin help

  4. 4Age

    19.9

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    #23

    2025, read alongside his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    26 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonUniv. of WisconsinNCAA41230.75
Last seasonUniv. of WisconsinNCAA2348120.52