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BenWilmott
CAge: 20185 CM85 KGUSA USA
58PNHLe
Ben Wilmott
NHLNHL Draft2026, VGK (92nd overall)3rd round, 28th pick
THLTHL Draft2026, LAK (105th overall)4th round, 9th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A feisty forechecker who could develop into a reliable middle-six pivot if development breaks right.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 58 · 2nd Line Potential2025-26 · OHL · London Knights Barrie Colts

What is PNHLe?

PNHLe is an offensive stat that is used to project a player’s point potential at the NHL level and is meant to standardize a variety of leagues so that prospects can be compared from one league with another.

PNHLe attempts to equalize all leagues, age and positions so that the offensive potential of a prospect can easily be compared with others, while also projecting future NHL point potential in the prime years of a player.

The problem with NHLe

The premise of the NHLe stat is certainly a great idea. If a player jumps directly from one league to the NHL there should be some precedent set by historical values that would indicate how many points that player should project to having in a full NHL season. However, it always bothered me that NHLe never took into account that younger players in the same league would always have a massive disadvantage compared to those that have more experience and are physically more mature in the same league. NHLe only looks at the present to predict how many points in one league are equated at the NHL level.

NHL Certainty
5.0
50% odds
Odds of becoming a full-time NHL player (10.0 = 100%). Draft guideline is a starting point and should rise as the prospect proves himself.
Upside
5.0
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

September 2026. Ben Wilmott is a competitive, net-front center the Vegas Golden Knights selected 92nd overall, an overage forward who kept improving after being passed over in earlier drafts. He split 2025-26 between the London Knights and Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League, combining for 27 goals and 66 points in 66 games with a plus-30, then added 22 points in 20 playoff games as Barrie reached the league final. His value is versatility and dirty-area work. He wins battles, does his best work around the crease cleaning up rebounds and screening goalies, takes key faceoffs, and plays both special teams, though he connects and supports play more than he drives it. The knocks are speed and his game away from the puck, both of which he will have to sharpen against Big Ten competition. He heads to Ohio State for 2026-27. For fantasy he is a deep-league monitor, a middle-six projection whose ceiling depends on the offense holding up a level higher, so hold off and watch how the scoring and pace translate in his first NCAA season.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2017-18RegularWSI U12East Coast Selects O U129202
2018-19RegularQC Int PWNew York Jr. Rangers44372
2019-20RegularAYHL 14UNorth Jersey Avalanche 14U AAA2559148
2020-21RegularAYHL 14UNorth Jersey Avalanche 14U AAA161511268
2020-21RegularWYC U15Hockey Essentials U15937104
2021-22RegularUSA-S15Team Purple40220
2021-22RegularAYHL 15UNorth Jersey Avalanche 15U AAA1712112310
2022-23RegularUSA-S16Team Red52460
2022-23RegularAYHL 16UNorth Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA191812304
2022-23RegularUS 16U NationalsNorth Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA43474
2022-23Regular16U AAANorth Jersey Avalanche 16U AAA6536528828
2023-24RegularUSA-S17Atlantic District62354
2023-24RegularUSHLChicago Steel49549-838
2023-24PlayoffsUSHLChicago Steel300002
2024-25RegularUSHLChicago Steel2000-10
2024-25RegularUSHLSioux Falls Stampede50161733130
2024-25PlayoffsUSHLSioux Falls Stampede4112-10
2025-26RegularOHLLondon Knights371222341123
2025-26RegularOHLBarrie Colts291517321924
2025-26PlayoffsOHLBarrie Colts2011112206