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RyanWalsh
CAge: 22183 CM82 KGUSA USA
56PNHLe
Ryan Walsh
NHLNHL Draft2023, BOS (188th overall)6th round, 28th pick
THLTHL Draft2023, DET (200th overall)7th round, 8th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A playmaking center with the ability to generate offense and drive plays.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 56 · 2nd Line Potential2025-26 · NCAA · Cornell Univ.

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
4.0
40% 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
4.5
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

At 21 years of age, playing for Cornell in the NCAA during the 2024-25 season, Walsh led his team in scoring with 31 points in 36 games. In the previous season, he was sixth in scoring for Cornell with 22 points in 35 games. This progression highlights both his importance to Cornell’s offense and the regression in talent surrounding him. The 2025-26 season doesn’t have meaningful offensive talent coming into the fold, so if Cornell can increase his offensive output, it bodes well for his professional relevance in the future. It might earn him his first AHL contract in 2026 when his NCAA season ends. That could put him in a position to be a top-six forward for the Providence Bruins as early as the 2026-27 season.

The Boston Bruins drafted Walsh in the sixth round (188th overall) in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2017-18RegularWSI U15Draftday Selects U1551010
2019-20RegularBEAST 16URochester Selects 16U AAA83364
2019-20RegularMPHLSt. Francis High Prep |Athol,NY|174154
2019-20PlayoffsBEAST 16URochester Selects 16U AAA11010
2020-21RegularUSHS-PrepSalisbury School2022
2020-21Regular18U AAARochester Coalition 18U AAA33132134
2021-22Regular18U AAABuffalo Regals 18U AAA28243559
2021-22RegularUSHS-PrepSalisbury School28162339
2022-23RegularUSHLCedar Rapids RoughRiders613049792129
2022-23PlayoffsUSHLCedar Rapids RoughRiders5257-32
2023-24RegularNCAACornell Univ.35121022521
2024-25RegularNCAACornell Univ.361714311421
2025-26RegularNCAACornell Univ.33102333633