Ryan Lin
- Age
- 18
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Drafted
- 2026, round 1, 21st overall
- Born
- CAN
- 2026-27
- NCAA · Univ. of Denver
- Games
- 2
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 0
- Points
- 1
Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 6 became full-time NHL players.
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.
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.
| # | Player | Match | NHL GP by 26 | Career NHL GP | Outcome | WAR a season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Murphy2011 · #12 · at 18 | 55% | 175 | 175 | Did not stick | — |
| 2 | Tony DeAngelo2014 · #19 · at 18 | 55% | 340 | 489 | Regular | +0.73 |
| 3 | Michael Del Zotto2008 · #20 · at 18 | 52% | 484 | 736 | Regular | +0.44 |
| 4 | Jake Bean2016 · #13 · at 18 | 41% | 261 | 277 | Regular | +0.25 |
| 5 | Samuel Girard2016 · #47 · at 18 | 36% | 548 | 615 | Regular | +1.52 |
| 6 | Dmitry Kulikov2009 · #14 · at 18 | 33% | 569 | 1045 | Regular | +0.31 |
| 7 | Jordan Schmaltz2012 · #25 · at 18 | 33% | 42 | 42 | Did not stick | — |
| 8 | Adam Clendening2011 · #36 · at 18 | 32% | 90 | 90 | Did not stick | — |
| 9 | Jeremy Roy2015 · #31 · at 18 | 32% | 0 | 0 | Did not stick | — |
| 10 | Charlie McAvoy2016 · #14 · at 18 | 31% | 504 | 574 | Regular | +1.50 |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27NCAA · Univ. of Denver | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-26WHL · Vancouver Giants | 53 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 35 |
| 2025-26Prospects Challenge · Team CHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Canada U18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024-25WHL · Vancouver Giants | 60 | 5 | 48 | 53 | 14 |
| 2023-24WHL · Vancouver Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23CSSHL U17 · Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-23CSSHL U15 · Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep G | 27 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 14 |
| 2021-22CSSHL U16 · Delta Hockey Academy U16 Prep | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22CSSHL U15 · Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep G | 29 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 2 |
| 2017-18Brick Invitational · BC Junior Canucks | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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