How many points do you think Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko will have in their first seasons after the draft?
* Make two selections - one for each player
* If you have a specific number in mind, list in comments below
* Year two (2020-21) projections also welcome
* Only counting regular season NHL points for 2019-20
For comparison, I have included a list below of all the NHL players that have scored 30+ points in the season following their draft (or age 18 season for the handful of players that weren’t drafted).
Bolded names are active players in NHL.
(if I have forgotten anyone, let me know and will add)
80+ Points
Gretzky (1979-80)…………..….137
Hawerchuk (1981-82)………..103
Crosby (2005-06)…………….102
Lemieux (1984-85)……….……100
Yzerman (1983-83)……..……..87
70-79 Points
Carson (1986-87)………..…….79
Murphy (1980-81)……….…….76
Savard (1980-81)………..……..75
Kane (2007-08)……………….72
Turgeon (1983-83)…………..…72
60-69 Points
Matthews (2016-17)…………69
Arnott (1993-94)…………...……68
Francis (1981-82)……….…...….68
Larouche (1974-75)……..……..68
Carpenter (1981-82)……..……67
Housley (1982-83)……….…..…66
Bourque (1979-80)……..……..65
Bellows (1982-83)……...………65
Laine (2016-17)……..………...64
Allison (1980-81)…………...…...64
MacKinnon (2013-14)………63
Skinner (2010-11)….………….63
50-59 Points
Linden (1988-89)…….…..………59
Falloon (1991-92)………....……..59
Jagr (1990-91)…………......….……57
Eichel (2015-16)…….………….56
Kasper (1980-81)………...…..……56
Duchene (2009-10)…………..55
Tavares (2009-10)……..………54
Muller (1984-85)…………...…..….54
Goulet (1979-80)…………....….…54
Hischier (2017-18)……..……….52
Nugent-Hopkins (2011-12)...52 (in 62 GP)
Landeskog (2011-12)….……….52
Quinn (1983-84)…………….....….52
Kovalchuk (2001-02)…….…..51
Daigle (1993-93)…………....…..…51
Olczyk (1984-85)……….…....…...50
40-49 Points
Gagner (2007-08)……………...49
Tkachuk (2016-17)……………..48
McDavid (2015-16)…………….48 (in 45 GP)
Boschman (1979-80)…………..48
Samsonov (1997-98)……….…...47
Reinhart (1979-80)……..…….…..47
Hull (1957-58)…………….........……..47
Stamkos (2008-09)…………….46
Damphousse (1986-87)……….46
Clark (1985-86)…………...…....……45
Dahlin (2018-19)………..……….44
Babych (1980-81)………..…..……44
Staal (2006-07)……….…………42
Hall (2010-11)………....…………..42
Sykora (1995-96)………..…..…….42
Gratton (1993-94)………..………42
Turgeon (1987-88)……….……..42
Burridge (1985-86)……………..42
Ricci (1990-91)…………..…....……41
Gagne (1980-81)……….…....……41
Gillis (1977-78)…………....….……41
Orr (1966-67)……………......……..41
Fowler (2010-11)…….…..…….40
30-39 Points
Nash (2002-03)………....…..….…....39
Bergeron (2003-04)…………….39
Ekblad (2014-15)………....……….39
Redmond (1984-85)………..…….39
Tremblay (1974-75)………...….….39
Paiement (1974-75)……..….…….39
Hess (1974-75)……………........…….39
Svechnikov (2018-19)…………37
Wesley (1987-88)………..….…...…37
Andreychuk (1982-83)...……….37
Gaborik (2000-01)………..…..…..36
McCarthy (1979-80)………..……36
Lambert (1983-84)………..….…..35
LaVallee (1980-81)………..…...….35
Kotkaniemi (2018-19)…………34
Nichushkin (2013-14)…………34
Monahan (2013-14)…….………34
Connolly (1999-00)………..…….34
Leveille (1981-82)………......……..33
Messier (1979-80)………....……..33
Archibald (1987-88)…….….……33
Marleau (1997-98)……………..32
Coffey (1980-81)…………....…..….32
Yakupov (2012-13)……..……...….31
Neely (1983-84)…………..…....…..31
Lawton (1983-84)…………....……31
Benning (1981-82)…………....…..31
Svoboda (1984-85)………....…….31
Bodger (1984-85)……..…..………31
Patrick (2017-18)…….….………30
Pronger (1993-94)………..….…..30
Smith (1981-82)…………....…..…..30
McBain (1983-84)………...……..30
Markwart (1983-84)……..……..30
* Make two selections - one for each player
* If you have a specific number in mind, list in comments below
* Year two (2020-21) projections also welcome
* Only counting regular season NHL points for 2019-20
For comparison, I have included a list below of all the NHL players that have scored 30+ points in the season following their draft (or age 18 season for the handful of players that weren’t drafted).
Bolded names are active players in NHL.
(if I have forgotten anyone, let me know and will add)
80+ Points
Gretzky (1979-80)…………..….137
Hawerchuk (1981-82)………..103
Crosby (2005-06)…………….102
Lemieux (1984-85)……….……100
Yzerman (1983-83)……..……..87
70-79 Points
Carson (1986-87)………..…….79
Murphy (1980-81)……….…….76
Savard (1980-81)………..……..75
Kane (2007-08)……………….72
Turgeon (1983-83)…………..…72
60-69 Points
Matthews (2016-17)…………69
Arnott (1993-94)…………...……68
Francis (1981-82)……….…...….68
Larouche (1974-75)……..……..68
Carpenter (1981-82)……..……67
Housley (1982-83)……….…..…66
Bourque (1979-80)……..……..65
Bellows (1982-83)……...………65
Laine (2016-17)……..………...64
Allison (1980-81)…………...…...64
MacKinnon (2013-14)………63
Skinner (2010-11)….………….63
50-59 Points
Linden (1988-89)…….…..………59
Falloon (1991-92)………....……..59
Jagr (1990-91)…………......….……57
Eichel (2015-16)…….………….56
Kasper (1980-81)………...…..……56
Duchene (2009-10)…………..55
Tavares (2009-10)……..………54
Muller (1984-85)…………...…..….54
Goulet (1979-80)…………....….…54
Hischier (2017-18)……..……….52
Nugent-Hopkins (2011-12)...52 (in 62 GP)
Landeskog (2011-12)….……….52
Quinn (1983-84)…………….....….52
Kovalchuk (2001-02)…….…..51
Daigle (1993-93)…………....…..…51
Olczyk (1984-85)……….…....…...50
40-49 Points
Gagner (2007-08)……………...49
Tkachuk (2016-17)……………..48
McDavid (2015-16)…………….48 (in 45 GP)
Boschman (1979-80)…………..48
Samsonov (1997-98)……….…...47
Reinhart (1979-80)……..…….…..47
Hull (1957-58)…………….........……..47
Stamkos (2008-09)…………….46
Damphousse (1986-87)……….46
Clark (1985-86)…………...…....……45
Dahlin (2018-19)………..……….44
Babych (1980-81)………..…..……44
Staal (2006-07)……….…………42
Hall (2010-11)………....…………..42
Sykora (1995-96)………..…..…….42
Gratton (1993-94)………..………42
Turgeon (1987-88)……….……..42
Burridge (1985-86)……………..42
Ricci (1990-91)…………..…....……41
Gagne (1980-81)……….…....……41
Gillis (1977-78)…………....….……41
Orr (1966-67)……………......……..41
Fowler (2010-11)…….…..…….40
30-39 Points
Nash (2002-03)………....…..….…....39
Bergeron (2003-04)…………….39
Ekblad (2014-15)………....……….39
Redmond (1984-85)………..…….39
Tremblay (1974-75)………...….….39
Paiement (1974-75)……..….…….39
Hess (1974-75)……………........…….39
Svechnikov (2018-19)…………37
Wesley (1987-88)………..….…...…37
Andreychuk (1982-83)...……….37
Gaborik (2000-01)………..…..…..36
McCarthy (1979-80)………..……36
Lambert (1983-84)………..….…..35
LaVallee (1980-81)………..…...….35
Kotkaniemi (2018-19)…………34
Nichushkin (2013-14)…………34
Monahan (2013-14)…….………34
Connolly (1999-00)………..…….34
Leveille (1981-82)………......……..33
Messier (1979-80)………....……..33
Archibald (1987-88)…….….……33
Marleau (1997-98)……………..32
Coffey (1980-81)…………....…..….32
Yakupov (2012-13)……..……...….31
Neely (1983-84)…………..…....…..31
Lawton (1983-84)…………....……31
Benning (1981-82)…………....…..31
Svoboda (1984-85)………....…….31
Bodger (1984-85)……..…..………31
Patrick (2017-18)…….….………30
Pronger (1993-94)………..….…..30
Smith (1981-82)…………....…..…..30
McBain (1983-84)………...……..30
Markwart (1983-84)……..……..30
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