Adam Novotny
Left wing · VAN · OHL

Adam Novotny

Age
18
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2026, round 1, 24th overall
Born
CZE
2026-27
OHL · Peterborough Petes
Games
9
Goals
4
Assists
7
Points
11
Prospect score · 2026-27
High end

61st of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

3rd in the VAN system · 3rd among its forwards

+1.0WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds64%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds39%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2029-30The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks−0.1+1.0+1.8Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 7 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+1151617Age2023-24, age 15, 58 GP: +0.44 vs. his age group (0.10 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 16, 41 GP: -1.00 vs. his age group (0.04 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 17, 58 GP: +0.72 vs. his age group (0.20 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
1Stefan Noesen2011 · #21 · at 1882%199486Regular after 26—
2Colin White2015 · #21 · at 1865%320323Regular+0.31
3David Pastrnak2014 · #25 · at 1863%592840Regular+3.16
4Brett Howden2016 · #27 · at 1863%431498Regular+0.14
5Jacob Josefson2009 · #20 · at 1863%315315Regular−0.15
6John McFarland2010 · #33 · at 1862%33Did not stick—
7Brock Boeser2015 · #23 · at 1862%479638Regular+1.14
8Ryan O'Reilly2009 · #33 · at 1861%6511240Regular+1.70
9Emile Poirier2013 · #22 · at 1861%88Did not stick—
10Adam Erne2013 · #33 · at 1861%294424Regular+0.10
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27OHL · Peterborough Petes947110
2025-26WJC-20 · Czechia U2070334
2025-26Prospects Challenge · Team CHL30000
2025-26OHL · Peterborough Petes5834316522
2024-25WJC-20 · Czechia U2071012
2024-25WJC-18 · Czechia U1852460
2024-25Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Czechia U1852352
2024-25Czechia U20 3 · Stadion Novy Bydzov U202002240
2024-25Czechia U20 · Mountfield HK U2010000
2024-25Czechia · Mountfield HK4112314
2023-24WHC-17 · Czechia U1771230
2023-24Czechia U20 · Mountfield HK U204832275930
2023-24Czechia U17 · Mountfield HK U1733692
2023-24Czechia · Mountfield HK101010
2022-23ODM · Kralovehradecky kraj U1580002
2022-23Czechia U20 · Mountfield HK U2010110
2022-23Czechia U17 · Mountfield HK U172313122516
2021-22WSI U15 · Czech Knights U1576280
2021-22MMCR · Kralovehradecky kraj U1564260
2021-22Czechia U17 · Mountfield HK U1720416200

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