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WillSharpe
DAge: 19183 CM88 KGCAN CAN
47PNHLe
Will Sharpe
NHLNHL Draft2025, LAK (216th overall)7th round, 24th pick
THLTHL Draft2025, TBL (155th overall)5th round, 27th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A skilled, puck-moving defenseman with excellent mobility who lacks defensive consistency and hockey sense. With proper development, he could become a middle pairing defenseman with usage on the power play and penalty kill.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 47 · 2nd Line Potential2025-26 · WHL · Kelowna Rockets Vancouver Giants

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
3.0
30% 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
3.5
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Sharpe has the archetype of a player you make on “Be a Pro” mode on EA Sports NHL. He defends the interior very well while he skates very well, and well enough to be a physical force. Even at just 6-0, his physicality blended with his offensive skills makes for an interesting prospect, and one who you could probably call a bit of an anomaly. The only thing holding him back is his hockey IQ, which is notably something that cannot necessarily be taught to a great extent. If he can sort out his defensive blemishes by becoming a more cerebral and aware player, there is a future for him on a third pair with second power play time. Otherwise, he may be destined for a career in the AHL. Sean Crocker

Selected 216th overall, Will Sharpe is now a member of the Los Angeles Kings.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2018-19RegularWSI U12Pro Hockey Hutson Selects U128178
2019-20RegularBCEHL U15Greater Van Canadians U15 AAA2923528
2019-20RegularJohn Reid MemorialGreater Van Canadians U15 AAA40000
2020-21RegularCSSHL U15Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep310117
2021-22RegularCSSHL U15Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep2119234238
2021-22RegularCSSHL U17Yale Hockey Academy U17 Prep40004
2021-22RegularWSI U15Pro Hockey Selects U159549
2021-22PlayoffsCSSHL U15Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep32350
2021-22PlayoffsCSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep30000
2022-23RegularCSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep237162344
2022-23RegularCircle K ClassicYale Hockey Academy U18 Prep42134
2022-23RegularWHLLethbridge Hurricanes2000-10
2022-23RegularCWGTeam British Columbia63476
2022-23PlayoffsCSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep42242
2023-24RegularWHLLethbridge Hurricanes584711040
2023-24RegularWHC-17Canada White U1780000
2023-24PlayoffsWHLLethbridge Hurricanes400000
2024-25RegularWHLLethbridge Hurricanes3532528-522
2024-25RegularWHLKelowna Rockets3161016-4124
2025-26RegularWHLKelowna Rockets3131316114