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Prospect board, #558 overall

Ben Kevan

Right wing, 19.7 years old, Arizona State Univ. (NCAA), 6′1″ 173 lb, shoots right

Odds he's an NHL regular

17%

AHLer

Scouting report

Ben Kevan is a 19-year-old right wing with Arizona State Univ. in the NCAA, a New Jersey Devils second-round pick, 63 overall in 2025. He has 1 goal and 2 assists in 5 games, 0.60 a game, which works out to about 9 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 173 pounds.

His most likely outcome is an AHLer, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 17% chance of becoming an NHL regular. A big step next season would change these odds more than anything else.

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.

  1. Elite<1%
  2. First-liner2%
  3. Middle-sixer8%
  4. Fourth-liner17%
  5. Tweener36%
  6. AHLer (most likely)65%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.60 P/GP

    1 G, 2 A in 5 games, NCAA

  2. 2League exchange rate

    9 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −1%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    19.7

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

  5. 5Draft slot

    #63

    2025, read alongside his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    37 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonArizona State Univ.NCAA51230.60
Last seasonArizona State Univ.NCAA3446100.29