Norwin Panocha
Defense · BUF · DEL

Norwin Panocha

Age
21
Height
6'2"
Weight
196 lb
Shoots
L
Drafted
2023, round 7, 205th overall
Born
DEU
2025-26
DEL · Eisbären Berlin
Games
32
Goals
0
Assists
3
Points
3
Prospect score · 2026-27
Long shot

995th of 1,160 prospects in the NHLnew

31st in the BUF system · 11th among its defensemen

+0.6WAR a season if he sticks
Outlook
NHL odds1%Becomes a full-time NHL player — 200 games by 26
Impact odds<1%Better than the typical NHL regular among defensemen
Arrival—Too unlikely to stick for an arrival year to mean much
WAR a season if he sticks+0.0+0.6+1.4Low, middle and high outcomes among his comparables who became regulars

Of the 10 players most like him at the same point in their development, 0 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+1181920Age2023-24, age 18, 52 GP: -0.72 vs. his age group (0.05 NHL-equivalent points per game)2024-25, age 19, 31 GP: -0.86 vs. his age group (0.04 NHL-equivalent points per game)2025-26, age 20, 32 GP: -0.96 vs. his age group (0.04 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
1Dane Birks2013 · #164 · at 2165%00Did not stick—
2Max Everson2011 · #203 · at 2158%00Did not stick—
3Jack Sadek2015 · #204 · at 2156%00Did not stick—
4Colin Sullivan2011 · #198 · at 2155%00Did not stick—
5Braden Birch2008 · #179 · at 2154%00Did not stick—
6Gus Young2009 · #184 · at 2154%00Did not stick—
7Ryan Segalla2013 · #119 · at 2154%00Did not stick—
8Simon Fernholm2012 · #164 · at 2154%00Did not stick—
9Barron Smith2009 · #188 · at 2153%00Did not stick—
10Nolan De Jong2013 · #197 · at 2153%00Did not stick—
Season by season
SeasonGPGAPtsPIM
2025-26DEL · Eisbären Berlin3203312
2025-26Champions HL · Eisbären Berlin50002
2024-25WJC-20 · Germany U2050110
2024-25WHL · Prince Albert Raiders30000
2024-25USHL · Green Bay Gamblers150330
2024-25DEL · Eisbären Berlin160220
2023-24WJC-20 · Germany U2051012
2023-24QMJHL · Chicoutimi Saguenéens520151528
2022-23WJC-18 · Germany U1862132
2022-23Hlinka Gretzky Cup · Germany U1840002
2022-23DNL U20 · Eisbären Juniors Berlin U20346162212
2022-23DEL2 · Lausitzer Füchse50110
2022-23DEL · Eisbären Berlin30000
2021-22Germany4 · Eisbären Juniors Berlin62132
2021-22Germany U17 · Eisbären Juniors Berlin U1721817254
2021-22DNL U20 · Eisbären Juniors Berlin U2060330
2020-21Germany U17 · Eisbären Juniors Berlin U1732020
2019-20U17-Top · Meyrin U1740222
2019-20U15-Elit · Genève-Servette U1529491320

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