Prospect board, #349 overall
Ben MacBeath
Defence, 18.5 years old, Univ. of Denver (NCAA), 6′2″ 188 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
24%
Scouting report
Ben MacBeath is an 18-year-old defenceman with Univ. of Denver in the NCAA, a New York Rangers second-round pick, 64 overall in 2026. He has 0 goals and 1 assist in 4 games, 0.25 a game, which works out to about 4 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate.
At 18.5 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 188 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 24% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 5% of a top-pair career and 2% of turning into one of the league's best. This is a points model, so it can't see what he does without the puck. 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.
- Elite2%
- Top-pair5%
- Second-pair9%
- Third-pair24%
- Tweener44%
- AHLer (most likely)84%
How he got there
1His line
0.25 P/GP
0 G, 1 A in 4 games, NCAA
2League exchange rate
4 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
−1%
Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster
4Age
18.5
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#64
2026, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
28 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 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Last season | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 67 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 0.76 |