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NathanMayes
DAge: 20193 CM91 KGCAN CAN
25PNHLe
Nathan Mayes
NHLNHL Draft2024, TOR (225th overall)7th round, 32nd pick
THLTHL Draft2024, MON (224th overall)7th round, 32nd pick

Projected potential

Bio

A physical depth defenseman that needs to improve defensively and offensively.

PNHLe

Projected potential: 252025-26 · WHL · Spokane Chiefs

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

Scouting Feed

A hard-hitting defenseman who will rack up penalty minutes, and his 2024-25 season saw him start to produce more offense. In 56 regular-season games with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League, Mayes produced 27 points (six goals and 21 assists) and an additional 12 points (two goals and 10 assists) in 20 playoff games. Mayes does not necessarily create offense, as most of his assists are secondary, but he is trending in a positive direction when it comes to contributing offensively. Another positive sign in development was his plus-15 in 2024-25 compared to a minus-16 during the 2023-24 season. Mayes has an opportunity to develop into a solid bottom-pairing defenseman at the NHL level and could become a player to watch in fantasy, proving value in hits and PIM categories, who could chip in offensively on occasion over the next couple of seasons if all goes well in his development.

The Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Mayes in the seventh round (225th overall) in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.



Career Stats
SeasonTypeLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGSHGSOG
2019-20RegularBCEHL U15Okanagan Rockets U15 AAA20004
2020-21RegularCSSHL U15Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep52132
2021-22RegularCSSHL U17Yale Hockey Academy U17 Prep338243235
2021-22RegularCSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep10002
2021-22RegularWHLSpokane Chiefs2000-12
2021-22PlayoffsCSSHL U17Yale Hockey Academy U17 Prep40226
2022-23RegularCSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep253111440
2022-23RegularCircle K ClassicYale Hockey Academy U18 Prep40118
2022-23RegularWHLSpokane Chiefs4011-20
2022-23PlayoffsCSSHL U18Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep41342
2023-24RegularWHLSpokane Chiefs6811516-1658
2023-24PlayoffsWHLSpokane Chiefs4000-12
2024-25RegularWHLSpokane Chiefs56621271556
2024-25PlayoffsWHLSpokane Chiefs2021012159
2025-26RegularWHLSpokane Chiefs6321416174
2025-26PlayoffsWHLSpokane Chiefs601134