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Chris VandeVelde

CFA · age 39 · 2025-26 · drafted 2005 by EDM, round 4, #97 overallCompare with…
Liiga
League
27
GP
6
G
10
A
16
P
0.59
P/GP
0.32
NHL-equiv. P/GP
30.5
Age
0.000.180.370.1505-06USHLage 18.50.0613-14NHLage 26.50.2114-15NHLage 27.50.1815-16NHLage 28.50.1816-17NHLage 29.50.3217-18Liigaage 30.5

Each season's points per game times its league's translation factor (for example SHL 0.59, Liiga 0.54, AHL 0.44, Allsvenskan 0.38, CHL 0.28, J20 0.18): what a league's scoring has historically been worth in the NHL. A scoring translation, not a rating. A short current season is drawn lighter.

Drafted players from 2005 to 2019 (3,192 of them, including the ones who never made it) whose season at his age looked most like his 17-18: Liiga, 27 GP, 0.32 NHL-equivalent at 30.5, after 0.18 the year before. Also matched on draft slot, height, playing against adults and centre or wing. Then their NHL careers.

PlayerDraftedHtAt his ageGPPNHLeNHL GPNHL PP/GPBest NHL season
Kyle Platzer C#96, 20135'11"25-26 DEL44330.3200–never played in the NHL
Cole Cassels C#85, 20136'0"25-26 Slovakia54490.3200–never played in the NHL
Max Willman C#121, 20145'11"25-26 KHL44180.3268100.156 P in 41 GP, 21-22
Tom Kuhnhackl RW#110, 20106'2"22-23 SHL32180.33232540.2316 P in 57 GP, 16-17
Byron Froese C#119, 20096'0"21-22 AHL55370.30141200.1411 P in 48 GP, 17-18

1 of 5 played 200 or more NHL games; 2 never played in the NHL. How players like this turned out, not a forecast for him.

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