October Contract Projection Update is LIVE!

In an effort to continue to learn and improve our prospect modeling, we have decided to put together a preseason tier list. Some important considerations and takeaway with these rankings: Many prospects, especially Europeans, have not yet played at one of the highest levels in their country. By the end of the season, many of these prospects will have accumulated time in top European leagues such as the KHL (and/or VHL), SHL, HockeyAllsvenskan, and Liiga. One notable exception

AFP Analytics is pleased to release prospect rankings/tiers for the second consecutive season and fifth overall. We continue to make tweaks to how we come to these results. The Model Our model is ultimately a regression model that seeks to predict how likely it is a player plays 200 games. This year there were some behind the scenes tweaks that we’re going to see how they play out before discussing further. The goal is to better credit players, mainly those playing in Euro

The AFP Analytics 2026 offseason contract projections are now live and available to all! A quick plug: consider subscribing to AFPAnalytics.com ($3/mo or $28.80/yr) to unlock contract projection comparable players, contract projection graphics (example below), contract tax info, Max Stat tables, and Max Stat graphics! And if you haven't already, follow us on X, BlueSky, Threads, and Instagram! Okay, now that we got the #ad over and done with, we can talk contract projections!