Prospect board
The prospects we track, each with his likeliest NHL outcome and the odds of each tier. The odds come from what became of past draft picks with similar numbers, adjusted for league, age, draft slot and the team around him.
- First-liner2
- Top-pair1
- Middle-sixer4
- Second-pair1
- Fourth-liner11
- Third-pair3
- Tweener26
- AHLer182
- Long shot770
| # | Player | Team | Rights | GP | P/GP | Context | NHL odds | Top odds | Elite odds | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam RuckR, 18. Steady, Honest | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | PIT#22, 2026 | 7 | 0.86 | −6% | 61% | 15% | 11% | Fourth-liner |
| 2 | Mathis PrestonR, 18. Sniper, Steady | Vancouver GiantsWHL | ANA#50, 2026 | 9 | 1.11 | +12% | 59% | 17% | 10% | Fourth-liner |
| 3 | Markus RuckC, 18. Steady, Honest | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | PIT#39, 2026 | 7 | 1.29 | −2% | 40% | 16% | 7% | Tweener |
| 4 | Carter SandersonL, 19. Edgy, Heavy | Calgary HitmenWHL | PIT#169, 2025 | 7 | 2.00 | 0 | 12% | 2% | <1% | Long shot |
| 5 | Noah KosickC, 18. Carrying a team, Rising | Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL | ANA#192, 2026 | 8 | 1.25 | +26% | 9% | 5% | 1% | Long shot |
| 6 | Kayden LemireR, 18. Edgy, Carrying a team | Prince George CougarsWHL | MIN#112, 2026 | 5 | 0.60 | +32% | 8% | <1% | <1% | AHLer |
| 7 | Blake VanekR, 19. Edgy, Heavy | Calgary HitmenWHL | OTT#93, 2025 | 6 | 0.50 | −20% | 7% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 8 | Hiroki GojsicR, 20. Steady, Honest | Kelowna RocketsWHL | NSH#94, 2024 | 55 | 0.75 | −8% | 8% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 9 | Adam JechoC, 20. Playmaker, Big frame | Edmonton Oil KingsWHL | STL#95, 2024 | 47 | 0.77 | −14% | 5% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 10 | Luke WilfleyC, 18. Rising, Edgy | Portland WinterhawksWHL | NJD#172, 2026 | 8 | 0.75 | +33% | 3% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 11 | Brady TurkoR, 19. Steady, Honest | Brandon Wheat KingsWHL | ANA#200, 2025 | 11 | 0.36 | −8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 12 | Arvid DrottR, 19. Steady, Honest | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | FLA#192, 2025 | 8 | 0.38 | −8% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot? |
The tier is the highest one he has at least an even chance of reaching, which is why Elite is rare even near the top of the board. NHL odds is the chance he becomes a regular (150+ NHL games) and top odds the chance of a first-line or top-pair career, both from what happened to 2010 to 2017 draft picks with numbers like his. Defencemen are judged on defence scales. This is a points model, so it can't see play without the puck. Updated October 19.