GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #619 overall

Travis Hayes

Right wing, 19.0 years old, Soo Greyhounds (OHL), 5′11″ 171 lb, shoots right

Odds he's an NHL regular

18%

AHLer

Scouting report

Travis Hayes is a 19-year-old right wing with Soo Greyhounds in the OHL, a Pittsburgh Penguins fourth-round pick, 105 overall in 2025. He has 4 goals and 4 assists in 11 games, 0.73 a game, which works out to about 9 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 171 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 an 18% 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-sixer10%
  4. Fourth-liner18%
  5. Tweener30%
  6. AHLer (most likely)53%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    0.73 P/GP

    4 G, 4 A in 11 games, OHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    9 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    +6%

    Credit for a weak offence or thin help

  4. 4Age

    19.0

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

  5. 5Draft slot

    #105

    2025, read alongside his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    38 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonSoo GreyhoundsOHL114480.73
Last seasonSoo GreyhoundsOHL631624400.63