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Bradly Nadeau
Left wing · CAR · NHL

Bradly Nadeau

Age
21
Height
5'11"
Weight
180 lb
Shoots
R
Drafted
2023, round 1, 30th overall
Born
CAN
2026-27
AHL · Chicago Wolves
Games
4
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Prospect score · 2026-27
Blue chip

14th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

1st in the CAR system · 1st among its forwards

+1.2WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds84%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds64%Better than the typical NHL regular among forwards
Arrival2026-27The season his comps who made it typically became regulars
WAR a season if he sticks+0.6+1.2+2.4Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 10 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.

-10+1+21617181920Age2021-22, age 16, 49 GP: +0.03 vs. his age group (0.11 NHL-equivalent points per game)2022-23, age 17, 54 GP: +1.25 vs. his age group (0.24 NHL-equivalent points per game)2023-24, age 18, 37 GP: +1.32 vs. his age group (0.32 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 19, 64 GP: +1.26 vs. his age group (0.39 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 20, 64 GP: +1.06 vs. his age group (0.42 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
1Kyle Palmieri2009 · #26 · at 2149%422932Regular+1.63
2Eeli Tolvanen2017 · #30 · at 2146%423432Regular+0.84
3Morgan Frost2017 · #27 · at 2145%392399Regular+0.56
4Jordan Kyrou2016 · #35 · at 2144%416495Regular+2.38
5Nikita Kucherov2011 · #58 · at 2144%515886Regular+3.07
6Teuvo Teravainen2012 · #18 · at 2144%449833Regular+1.13
7Dillon Dube2016 · #56 · at 2144%325328Regular+0.72
8Kasperi Kapanen2014 · #22 · at 2142%387575Regular+1.21
9Daniel Sprong2015 · #46 · at 2141%344374Regular+1.01
10Ryan Spooner2010 · #45 · at 2140%325325Regular+0.42
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2026-27AHL · Chicago Wolves41010
2025-26NHL · Carolina Hurricanes123032
2025-26AHL · Chicago Wolves5227295624
2024-25WJC-20 · Canada U2052020
2024-25NHL · Carolina Hurricanes20110
2024-25AHL · Chicago Wolves6432265836
2023-24NHL · Carolina Hurricanes10000
2023-24NCAA · Univ. of Maine3719274612
2022-23BCHL · Penticton Vees54456811320
2021-22BCHL · Penticton Vees4920264612
2020-21NBPEIMU18HL · Fredericton Caps U18 AAA14911204
2019-20NBPEIMMHL · Fredericton Caps U18 AAA60110
2019-20NBBAAAHL · North West Bulls U15 AAA2735437828
2019-20ACC-U15 · Team New Brunswick U15 (ACC)52352
2018-19NBBAAAHL · North West Bulls U15 AAA2721234416
2018-19ACC-U14 · Team New Brunswick U14 (ACC)54590
2017-18WSI U13 · Team North America U1361340
2017-18QC Int PW · Nord-Ouest Pionniers22460
2016-17QC Int PW · Nord-Ouest Pionniers688164

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