Prospect board, #1019 overall
Kayden Lemire
Right wing, 18.6 years old, Prince George Cougars (WHL), 6′4″ 188 lb, shoots right
Odds he's an NHL regular
8%
Scouting report
Kayden Lemire is an 18-year-old right wing with Prince George Cougars in the WHL, a Minnesota Wild fourth-round pick, 112 overall in 2026. He has 1 goal and 2 assists in 5 games, 0.60 a game, which works out to about 7 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. His team scores 1.6 a game, below the league, and much less when he is not the one scoring. He's producing without much support, and the model bumps him up for it. Listed at 6-foot-4 and 188 pounds.
The model's median outcome for him is an AHLer, 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. 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.
- Elite<1%
- First-liner<1%
- Middle-sixer3%
- Fourth-liner8%
- Tweener13%
- AHLer (most likely)53%
How he got there
1His line
0.60 P/GP
1 G, 2 A in 5 games, WHL
2League exchange rate
7 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+32%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
18.6
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#112
2026, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
36 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 | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.60 |
| Last season | Prince George Cougars | WHL | 68 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0.43 |