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 | Alex McLeanC, 18. Steady, Honest | Kingston FrontenacsOHL | – | 12 | 0.67 | −12% | 49% | 28% | 26% | Tweener |
| 2 | Thomas VandenbergC, 18. Sniper, Steady | Ottawa 67'sOHL | – | 59 | 0.85 | −3% | 49% | 25% | 11% | Tweener |
| 3 | Aleks KuleminC, 17. Rising, Big frame | Kingston FrontenacsOHL | – | 12 | 1.00 | −12% | 45% | 25% | 7% | Tweener |
| 4 | Ulysses LombardiC, 18. Carrying a team, Steady | Erie OttersOHL | – | 8 | 0.38 | +26% | 46% | 20% | 7% | Tweener |
| 5 | Ryan BrownLW, 18. Playmaker, Steady | London KnightsOHL | – | 5 | 1.60 | −15% | 46% | 13% | 7% | Tweener |
| 6 | Caleb MalhotraC, 18. Stacked roster, Steady | Brantford BulldogsOHL | – | 67 | 1.25 | −20% | 44% | 15% | 8% | Tweener |
| 7 | Brenner LammensC, 17. Rising, Young for the league | Sarnia StingOHL | – | 12 | 0.67 | −7% | 43% | 16% | 8% | Tweener |
| 8 | Pierce MbuyiL, 18. Carrying a team, Edgy | Owen Sound AttackOHL | PIT#86, 2026 | 11 | 1.18 | +39% | 38% | 18% | 3% | Tweener |
| 9 | Braidy WassilynLW, 18. Rising, Running hot | Saginaw SpiritOHL | – | 11 | 1.91 | −6% | 39% | 13% | 4% | Tweener |
| 10 | Lyndon CabralRW, 17. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Erie OttersOHL | – | 7 | 0.00 | +42% | 41% | 17% | 9% | Tweener? |
| 11 | Luca SantalaC, 17. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Kitchener RangersOHL | – | 12 | 0.58 | +25% | 35% | 12% | 3% | Tweener? |
| 12 | Alessandro Di IorioC, 18. Rising, Steady | Sarnia StingOHL | – | 8 | 1.25 | −6% | 37% | 15% | 5% | Tweener |
| 13 | Bogdan YakushevskyRW, 17. Running hot, Sniper | Windsor SpitfiresOHL | – | 11 | 1.09 | +11% | 34% | 10% | 5% | Tweener? |
| 14 | Ethan BelchetzLW, 18. Heavy, Sniper | Windsor SpitfiresOHL | – | 57 | 1.04 | −9% | 37% | 12% | 4% | Tweener |
| 15 | Nathan AmidovskiLW, 18. Carrying a team, Rising | Brampton SteelheadsOHL | – | 10 | 1.00 | +41% | 39% | 12% | 2% | Tweener |
| 16 | Jaxon CoverR, 18. Volume shooter, Steady | London KnightsOHL | OTT#32, 2026 | 6 | 1.17 | −12% | 43% | 8% | 3% | Tweener |
| 17 | Beckham EdwardsC, 18. Carrying a team, Steady | Sarnia StingOHL | – | 64 | 0.70 | +27% | 41% | 8% | 7% | Tweener |
| 18 | Roman AndreevRW, 16. Young for the league, Steady | Kitchener RangersOHL | – | 7 | 0.00 | +14% | 39% | 16% | 4% | Tweener? |
| 19 | Noah LausLW, 17. Rising, Running hot | Soo GreyhoundsOHL | – | 11 | 1.09 | +13% | 40% | 8% | 4% | Tweener |
| 20 | Tyler HindeC, 17. Rising, Carrying a team | Oshawa GeneralsOHL | – | 12 | 0.42 | +41% | 30% | 12% | 3% | Tweener? |
| 21 | Lucian BernatRW, 18. Carrying a team, Big frame | Owen Sound AttackOHL | – | 7 | 0.71 | +34% | 28% | 2% | 2% | Tweener? |
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.