Prospect Rankings

Ranked by expected peak NHL production — not by junior points. Each prospect is matched to the players drafted 2012–2018 whose draft-stage profiles his most resembles, and carries what actually became of them: how many made it, when they arrived, and how good they got.

How this is built. Each prospect's draft-stage profile — league-adjusted scoring (NHLe), his age that season, goal share, pedigree — is matched against every player drafted 2012–2018, including the ones who never made it. What you see is what happened to his 40 closest matches: P(NHL) is the share who reached 100+ NHL games, ETA the median age they became regulars, and the band their 25th–90th percentile peak scoring pace. The rank itself is the mean peak pace across all matches, busts counted as zero — so a flashy profile whose comps washed out ranks below a steadier one whose comps stuck.
Two stages, matched separately: a junior is compared to other juniors; an AHL/pro prospect (the PRO tag) to players who were at the same stage — so a 22-year-old producing in the AHL isn't judged against 18-year-olds. Pool: 1324 drafted players (734 with a pro-stage season), 32% made the NHL — the base rate any prospect is measured against. Skaters only: there is no NHLe for a goalie.
#PlayerPosLeagueAgeOrgDraftP/GPNHLeP(NHL)ETAUpside bandScore
337Anthony RomaniFNCAAPRO21.1VAN*24′ #1620.7625.445%2y @23.1
02155
21.9
1029Aiden CelebriniDNCAAPRO21.8VAN*23′ #1710.26.725%2.8y @24.6
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9.1
1384Matthew PerkinsFNCAAPRO22.6VAN*23′ #1190.248.110%3.3y @25.9
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5.7
1446Matthew LansingFNCAA19.5VAN*25′ #2070.4515.112%4.6y @24.1
0020
5.1
1641Wilson BjorckFNCAA20.6VAN*25′ #1430.4816.310%2.8y @23.4
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3.9
1809Daimon GardnerFNCAAPRO22.6VAN*22′ #1120.155.25%3.3y @25.9
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2.9
337. Anthony Romani45% NHL · 2y
Rudolfs Balcers 15#14234 pk170 GP
Riley Barber 12#167never stuck16 GP
Sasha Chmelevski 17#185never stuck24 GP
Andrew Mangiapane 15#16655 pk560 GP
Alan Quine 13#16624 pk106 GP
1029. Aiden Celebrini25% NHL · 2.8y
Anton Lindholm 14#144never stuck66 GP
Simon Bourque 15#177never stuck0 GP
Tyler Ganly 13#156never stuck0 GP
Tim Berni 18#159never stuck59 GP
Jakub Galvas 17#150never stuck6 GP
1384. Matthew Perkins10% NHL · 3.3y
Jimmy Lodge 13#84never stuck0 GP
Ivan Lodnia 17#85never stuck0 GP
Brad Morrison 15#113never stuck0 GP
Damien Giroux 18#155never stuck1 GP
Matteo Gennaro 15#203never stuck0 GP
1446. Matthew Lansing12% NHL · 4.6y
Ryan McGregor 17#172never stuck0 GP
Otto Somppi 16#206never stuck0 GP
Frederik Tiffels 15#167never stuck0 GP
Cristiano Digiacinto 14#170never stuck0 GP
Arnaud Durandeau 17#165never stuck4 GP
1641. Wilson Bjorck10% NHL · 2.8y
Alan Quine 13#16624 pk106 GP
Cole Ully 13#131never stuck0 GP
Taylor Leier 12#117never stuck55 GP
Max Willman 14#121never stuck68 GP
Anton Zlobin 12#173never stuck0 GP
1809. Daimon Gardner5% NHL · 3.3y
Damien Giroux 18#155never stuck1 GP
Nathan Noel 16#113never stuck0 GP
Ivan Lodnia 17#85never stuck0 GP
Jimmy Lodge 13#84never stuck0 GP
Grant Mismash 17#61never stuck0 GP