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JacobKvasnicka
RWAge: 18180 CM77 KGUSA USA
79PNHLe
Jacob Kvasnicka
NHLNHL Draft2025, NYI (202nd overall)7th round, 10th pick
THLTHL Draft2025, WAS (146th overall)5th round, 18th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A speedy, energetic winger who is an explosive skater and works hard in all three zones. Potentially become a bottom-six forward and see usage on the penalty kill.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 79 · 1st Line Potential2025-26 · WHL · Penticton Vees

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

Kvasnicka has been one of the WHL’s most productive players this season, posting 33 goals and 75 points in 54 games with Penticton – numbers that earned him WHL Player of the Month for January and placed him among the top ten in league scoring. That kind of production from a seventh-round pick at 202nd overall is impossible to ignore. He is a high-tempo winger whose offensive game is built on his skating and his ability to create in tight spaces, and he has shown the puck skills and creativity to project as a middle-six forward at the next level if the consistency develops. He is committed to Minnesota for 2026-27, which is the right environment to continue that development before turning pro. A dynasty watchlist name who is rapidly outplaying his draft position.

Kvasnicka is a dynamic, high-energy winger. His game is built on his lightning-fast skating and aggressive offensive angles. He is relentless in attacking the blue line, thrives on give-and-go plays, and uses sharp, quick-twitch hands to break down defenders. While he’s still developing consistency, his puck skills and offensive creativity give him upside as a high-tempo middle-six forward if he continues progressing. Victor Nuño

Selected 202nd overall, Jacob Kvasnicka is now a member of the New York Islanders.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2021-22RegularMNHPB14 - District 33202
2021-22RegularMNHP 14UMN Walleye 14U AAA151014244
2021-22RegularNAPHL 14UMN Walleye 14U AAA32570
2021-22Regular15U AAWayzata Bantam AA483950896
2021-22RegularWSI U15Northstar Elite U15 28112
2021-22PlayoffsMNHP 14UMN Walleye 14U AAA41780
2022-23RegularUSA-S15Team Black40112
2022-23RegularMNBEL 15UMN Kings 15U AAA7369
2022-23RegularUSHS-MNWayzata High2811344510
2023-24RegularNTDPU.S. National U17 Team3089176
2023-24RegularUSHLUSNTDP Juniors19156-94
2023-24RegularWHC-17USA U1734260
2024-25RegularNTDPU.S. National U18 Team66182139410
2024-25RegularUSHLUSNTDP Juniors27591456
2024-25RegularProspects ChallengeTeam USNTDP2000-20
2024-25RegularWJC-18USA U18732590
2025-26RegularWHLPenticton Vees653550853221
2025-26PlayoffsWHLPenticton Vees158715-60