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EgorBarabanov
CAge: 20183 CM80 KGRUS RUS
70PNHLe
Egor Barabanov
NHLNHL Draft2026, CGY (100th overall)4th round, 4th pick
THLTHL Draft2026, PIT (114th overall)4th round, 18th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A playmaking centre taken in his final year of eligibility. Has middle-six upside if things break right.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 70 · 1st Line Potential2025-26 · OHL · Saginaw Spirit

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
6.0
60% 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
6.0
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Egor Barabanov is the rare draft pick who arrives with a 91-point junior season already on the resume. The Calgary Flames took the St. Petersburg-born center 100th overall as a double overager, and Scott Wheeler of The Athletic tabbed him the top overage prospect in the class after he finished fourth in Ontario Hockey League scoring, second in assists, with 28 goals and 63 assists in 68 games for the Saginaw Spirit. He is a pass-first playmaker who keeps his feet moving and controls the wall, and he reads the ice a beat ahead of the play. He can also finish off the wrist shot when the lane opens. The skepticism is real: he is not a dynamic skater for his size, and the production came in a third-eligibility season against younger competition, so the University of Massachusetts freshman year is the true test of whether the offense scales. For fantasy he is a playmaking middle-six bet whose points came from setup rather than shot volume. If the skill translates at UMass he is a genuine steal, but the age curve compresses his window, so treat him as a deep-league monitor whose NCAA start dictates any add.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2018-19RegularQC Int PWPittsburgh Jr. Penguins31342
2018-19RegularQC Int PWPittsburgh Penguins Elite31342
2019-20RegularAYHL 13UNew Jersey Colonials 13U AAA2914213528
2020-21RegularAYHL 14UNew Jersey Colonials 14U AAA1311132414
2021-22RegularUSPHL 18UJersey Shore Whalers 18U AAA46282
2021-22PlayoffsUSPHL 18UJersey Shore Whalers 18U AAA22460
2022-23RegularUSHLSioux Falls Stampede1001102
2023-24RegularUSHLSioux Falls Stampede6041317-1722
2023-24PlayoffsUSHLSioux Falls Stampede300002
2024-25RegularUSHLSioux Falls Stampede310130
2024-25RegularUSHLMadison Capitols531424381237
2024-25PlayoffsUSHLMadison Capitols6101-526
2025-26RegularOHLSaginaw Spirit68286391-279
2025-26PlayoffsOHLSaginaw Spirit413422