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XavierVilleneuve
DAge: 18180 CM73 KGCAN CAN
88PNHLe
Xavier Villeneuve
NHLNHL Draft2026, CHI (34th overall)2nd round, 2nd pick
THLTHL Draft2026, VEG (16th overall)1st round, 16th pick

Projected potential

Bio

Highly competitive and definitively electric, Villeneuve is a trend-bucking offensive defenseman.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 88 · 1st Line Potential2025-26 · QMJHL · Blainville-Boisbriand Armada

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
4.5
45% 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
9.0
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Not many fantasy managers had Xavier Villeneuve falling into the second round of the draft. The Chicago Blackhawks made a big move to bring a professional defenceman in by trading the fourth overall selection to acquire Bowen Byram. Getting Xavier Villeneuve 30 picks later could take some of the sting off of that. Chicago is a team teeming with future talent, but need to start putting together a squad that can move up in the standing. Grabbing Villeneuve late gives them a great prospect defender to watch develop as the team moves out of their rebuild.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2018-19RegularQC Int PWLac St-Louis Grenadiers20000
2019-20RegularQC Int PWLac St-Louis Grenadiers31122
2021-22RegularQM15AAA ELac St-Louis Grenadiers M15 AAA E274192311
2021-22RegularQM17ELac St-Louis Grenadiers M17 Espoir51122
2021-22PlayoffsQM15AAA ELac St-Louis Grenadiers M15 AAA E32244
2021-22PlayoffsQM17ELac St-Louis Grenadiers M17 Espoir30222
2022-23RegularNEPACK 15UPittsburgh Penguins Elite 15U911210
2022-23Regular15U AAAPittsburgh Penguins Elite 15U4851823
2022-23RegularUS 15U NationalsPittsburgh Penguins Elite 15U51010
2023-24RegularQMJHLBlainville-Boisbriand Armada5483543-1026
2023-24PlayoffsQMJHLBlainville-Boisbriand Armada7145-30
2024-25RegularQMJHLBlainville-Boisbriand Armada611250621424
2024-25PlayoffsQMJHLBlainville-Boisbriand Armada5044-50
2025-26RegularQMJHLBlainville-Boisbriand Armada3763238735
2025-26RegularProspects ChallengeTeam CHL310114
2025-26PlayoffsQMJHLBlainville-Boisbriand Armada176814314