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 | Maddox SchultzC, 16. Young for the league, Edgy | Regina PatsWHL | – | 8 | 1.25 | −9% | 66% | 27% | 15% | Fourth-liner |
| 2 | Owen KraftLW, 16. Young for the league, Steady | Tri-City AmericansWHL | – | 8 | 0.75 | +18% | 54% | 31% | 16% | Fourth-liner? |
| 3 | Liam RuckR, 18. Steady, Honest | Medicine Hat TigersWHL | PIT#22, 2026 | 7 | 0.86 | −6% | 61% | 15% | 11% | Fourth-liner |
| 4 | Beckett HamiltonRW, 18. Rising, Steady | Red Deer RebelsWHL | – | 9 | 2.22 | −3% | 52% | 24% | 12% | Fourth-liner |
| 5 | Mathis PrestonR, 18. Sniper, Steady | Vancouver GiantsWHL | ANA#50, 2026 | 9 | 1.11 | +12% | 59% | 17% | 10% | Fourth-liner |
| 6 | Liam PueRW, 16. Rising, Young for the league | Regina PatsWHL | – | 9 | 1.44 | −2% | 51% | 21% | 8% | Fourth-liner |
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.