Prospect board, #1171 overall
Vilho Vanhatalo
Right wing, 18.7 years old, Tappara U20 (U20 SM-SARJA), 6′3″ 187 lb, shoots left
Odds he's an NHL regular
5%
Scouting report
Vilho Vanhatalo is an 18-year-old right wing with Tappara U20 in the U20 SM-SARJA, a Florida Panthers sixth-round pick, 168 overall in 2026. He has 4 goals and 8 assists in 13 games, 0.92 a game, which works out to about 13 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. That is up from 0.43 a game last season.
At 18.7 he is among the youngest regulars in the league, and age matters more than any single stat in these projections. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 187 pounds. His most likely outcome is a long shot, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 5% chance of becoming an NHL regular. Few players with numbers like these made it, though some did.
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-sixer4%
- Fourth-liner5%
- Tweener14%
- AHLer33%
How he got there
1His line
0.92 P/GP
4 G, 8 A in 13 games, U20 SM-SARJA
2League exchange rate
13 pts
NHL-equivalent points over 82
3Team around him
+9%
Credit for a weak offence or thin help
4Age
18.7
On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20
5Draft slot
#168
2026, read alongside his numbers
6If he makes it
44 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 | Tappara | LIIGA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| This season | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-SARJA | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.71 |
| Last season | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-SARJA | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0.50 |
| Last season | Tappara | LIIGA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |