Michael Hage
Center · MTL · NCAA

Michael Hage

Age
20
Height
6'1"
Weight
187 lb
Shoots
R
Drafted
2024, round 1, 21st overall
Born
CAN
2026-27
NCAA · Univ. of Michigan
Games
4
Goals
3
Assists
9
Points
12
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

54th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

4th in the MTL system · 2nd among its forwards

+0.8WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds72%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds31%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2027-28The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.1+0.8+1.5Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 7 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-10+1+216171819Age2022-23, age 16, 13 GP: +0.46 vs. his age group (0.14 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 17, 54 GP: +1.28 vs. his age group (0.24 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 18, 33 GP: +0.83 vs. his age group (0.27 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 19, 39 GP: +0.94 vs. his age group (0.34 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Nicolas Kerdiles2012 · #36 · at 2050%33Did not stick—
2Beau Bennett2010 · #20 · at 2047%200200Regular+0.10
3Colin White2015 · #21 · at 2044%320323Regular+0.31
4Joey Hishon2010 · #17 · at 2042%1313Did not stick—
5Jack Roslovic2015 · #25 · at 2039%445603Regular+1.05
6J.T. Compher2013 · #35 · at 2039%341660Regular+1.14
7Nick Schmaltz2014 · #20 · at 2039%427678Regular+1.39
8Jakub Vrana2014 · #13 · at 2039%346406Regular+1.45
9Jesper Boqvist2017 · #36 · at 2039%387392Regular+0.81
10Nick Sorensen2013 · #45 · at 2037%55Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NCAA · Univ. of Michigan439120
2025-26NCAA · Univ. of Michigan3913395214
2024-25NCAA · Univ. of Michigan3313213423
2023-24USHL · Chicago Steel5433427553
2022-23USHL · Chicago Steel13551010
2021-22U16 AAA · Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA5746701160
2021-22OJHL · Toronto Jr. Canadiens12240
2021-22OHL Cup · Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA779164
2018-19WSI U13 · Pro Hockey Selects U137105150
2017-18WSI U12 · Pro Hockey Selects U128125170
2015-16Brick Invitational · Toronto Bulldogs647112

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work