Adam Jiricek
Defense · STL · NHL

Adam Jiricek

Age
20
Height
6'3"
Weight
185 lb
Shoots
R
Drafted
2024, round 1, 16th overall
Born
CZE
2026-27
NHL · St. Louis Blues
Games
7
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

71st of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

4th in the STL system · 1st among its defensemen

+0.4WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds71%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds23%Better than the typical NHL regular among defensemen
Arrival2027-28The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks−0.0+0.4+1.2Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 8 became full-time NHL players.

Development

His scoring, converted to an NHL equivalent, against every player his age and position that season. Zero is the average player his age; the band is where his comparables were at each age.

-2-10+1+216171819Age2022-23, age 16, 53 GP: +0.34 vs. his age group (0.07 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 17, 19 GP: -0.81 vs. his age group (0.03 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 18, 27 GP: -0.28 vs. his age group (0.08 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 19, 55 GP: +0.75 vs. his age group (0.19 NHL-equivalent points per game)
HimMiddle half of his comps at that ageAverage player his age
Comparables

Past prospects at the same position and the same stage after their draft, matched on draft slot, age, size and league-adjusted production. What they became is already known. The outcome is judged at 26: 200 NHL games by then makes a regular.

#PlayerMatchNHL GP by 26Career NHL GPOutcomeWAR a season
1Urho Vaakanainen2017 · #18 · at 2039%221221Regular+0.14
2Jacob Larsson2015 · #27 · at 2036%172172Did not stick—
3Jake McCabe2012 · #44 · at 2034%353731Regular+0.49
4Nathan Beaulieu2011 · #17 · at 2032%370471Regular+0.05
5Thomas Chabot2015 · #18 · at 2032%432577Regular+1.01
6Mike Matheson2012 · #23 · at 2030%343710Regular+0.64
7Luca Sbisa2008 · #19 · at 2030%465549Regular−0.03
8Slater Koekkoek2012 · #10 · at 2030%167186Did not stick—
9Jake Gardiner2008 · #17 · at 2030%407645Regular+1.17
10Timothy Liljegren2017 · #17 · at 2029%311318Regular+0.59
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27NHL · St. Louis Blues71014
2025-26WJC-20 · Czechia U2075162
2025-26OHL · Brantford Bulldogs5519405933
2024-25WJC-20 · Czechia U2070550
2024-25OHL · Brantford Bulldogs2748126
2023-24WJC-20 · Czechia U2010000
2023-24Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Czechia U1850334
2023-24Czechia U20 · HC Plzen U2030000
2023-24Czechia · HC Plzen190112
2022-23WJC-18 · Czechia U1850112
2022-23WHC-17 · Czechia U1761126
2022-23Czechia U20 · HC Plzen U204112172924
2022-23Czechia · HC Plzen120226
2021-22Czechia U20 · HC Plzen U2011010
2021-22Czechia U17 · HC Plzen U17365152014
2019-20ODM · Plzensky kraj U1561342
2018-19QC Int PW · Czech Knights60000

The prospect score is a percentile of his expected outcome among every prospect in the league: the chance he becomes a regular, times how good his comparables who did became against others at their position. A player who never sticks counts as zero, which is why a long shot with a high ceiling can rank below a safe bet. All Sabres prospects · How the rankings work