Stian Solberg
Defense · ANA · AHL

Stian Solberg

Age
20
Height
6'2"
Weight
204 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2024, round 1, 23rd overall
Born
NOR
2026-27
AHL · San Diego Gulls
Games
5
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

87th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

3rd in the ANA system · 1st among its defensemen

+0.6WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds48%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds28%Better than the typical NHL regular among defensemen
Arrival2028-29The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.3+0.6+1.0Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 5 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+21819Age2024-25, age 18, 57 GP: +0.97 vs. his age group (0.17 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 19, 71 GP: +0.28 vs. his age group (0.15 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
1Mike Matheson2012 · #23 · at 2073%343710Regular+0.64
2Jordan Schmaltz2012 · #25 · at 2064%4242Did not stick—
3Timothy Liljegren2017 · #17 · at 2062%311318Regular+0.59
4Dennis Cholowski2016 · #20 · at 2059%156173Did not stick—
5Ian McCoshen2013 · #31 · at 2053%6060Did not stick—
6Brandon Gormley2010 · #13 · at 2052%5858Did not stick—
7Mark Pysyk2010 · #23 · at 2051%359521Regular+0.27
8Thomas Chabot2015 · #18 · at 2050%432577Regular+1.01
9Jake Gardiner2008 · #17 · at 2050%407645Regular+1.17
10Jeremy Roy2015 · #31 · at 2049%00Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27AHL · San Diego Gulls52246
2025-26AHL · San Diego Gulls71121224102
2024-25WJC-20 D1A · Norway U2051014
2024-25WC · Norway742614
2024-25SHL · Färjestad BK47391216
2024-25OGQ · Norway30224
2024-25Champions HL · Färjestad BK1012310
2024-25AHL · San Diego Gulls102352
2023-24WJC-20 · Norway U2051124
2023-24WC · Norway72138
2023-24Norway · Vålerenga425101547
2022-23WJC-18 · Norway U1860114
2022-23Norway U20 · Vålerenga U2022350
2022-23Norway · Vålerenga1813410
2021-22WJC-20 D1A · Norway U2050006
2021-22Norway U20 · Vålerenga U20112684
2021-22Norway U18 · Vålerenga U1841342
2021-22Norway · Vålerenga110112
2020-21Norway U18 · Vålerenga U189110116
2020-21Norway U16 · Vålerenga U1640774
2019-20Norway U16 · Vålerenga U16233172024
2018-19WSI U14 · Norway Selects U1460220
2017-18WSI U13 · Norway Selects U1361120

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