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AshtonCumby
DAge: 21196 CM98 KGCAN CAN
20PNHLe
Ashton Cumby
NHLNHL Draft2025, CHI (162nd overall)6th round, 2nd pick
THLTHL Draft2025, VEG (198th overall)7th round, 6th pick

Projected potential

Bio

A hulking left-shot defeneman who is physical and not afraid to drop the gloves. He projects a bottom-pairing defenseman who can turn into a reliable shutdown defender with the ability to keep the opponent honest.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 202025-26 · WHL · Seattle Thunderbirds

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
2.0
 
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.

Scouting Feed

Chicago did not focus on defense this draft, but they come away with at least one in Ashton Cumby and they stuck to taking a player with size in the 6-5, 215-pound blueliner out of Seattle Thunderbirds out of the WHL. Crumby fits the late-round theme: size, grit, and edge. He plays a heavy game, finishes checks, and is not afraid to drop the gloves. Like Holmes, he adds to the grit element and identity the Hawks are aiming for.

Selected 162nd overall, Ashton Cumby is now a member of the Chicago Blackhawks.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2018-19RegularNAHL U15Lakeland Panthers U15 AA327233030
2018-19PlayoffsNAHL U15Lakeland Panthers U15 AA9281012
2019-20RegularAMBHLLloydminster Bobcats U15 AAA301392265
2019-20RegularJohn Reid MemorialLloydminster Bobcats U15 AAA51124
2019-20PlayoffsAMBHLLloydminster Bobcats U15 AAA845924
2020-21RegularAEHL U18Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA402210
2021-22RegularAEHL U18Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA37591494
2021-22RegularWHLWinnipeg Ice200010
2021-22PlayoffsAEHL U18Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA21010
2022-23RegularWHLWinnipeg Ice550221343
2022-23PlayoffsWHLWinnipeg Ice1000002
2023-24RegularWHLWenatchee Wild38044-457
2023-24RegularWHLSeattle Thunderbirds34000-1667
2024-25RegularWHLSeattle Thunderbirds6821113-13102
2024-25PlayoffsWHLSeattle Thunderbirds6101-113
2025-26RegularWHLSeattle Thunderbirds59413171392
2025-26PlayoffsWHLSeattle Thunderbirds500042