C Noah Kosick - Calgary Hitmen, WHL (2026 Draft)

[BKarchitect]

Given his slight frame, it’s hard to envision him as a serious high-end NHL draft prospect at this point given his lack of production and usage in two different leagues and the fact that he’s being passed by so many 2026 eligible prospects.

Low USHL production and usage doesn’t have to be damning, as Zach Morin is proving. But Morin is 6-2 and projectable. Kosick does have an extra year so it’s not fair to write him off as a prospect completely - but seems like this is very much a case of a skilled kid who was able to rack up eye-watering youth stats but simply doesn’t have the physical make-up to excel versus his peers at the major junior level - let alone professionally.

 

[Bubbles]

Given his slight frame, it’s hard to envision him as a serious high-end NHL draft prospect at this point given his lack of production and usage in two different leagues and the fact that he’s being passed by so many 2026 eligible prospects.

Low USHL production and usage doesn’t have to be damning, as Zach Morin is proving. But Morin is 6-2 and projectable. Kosick does have an extra year so it’s not fair to write him off as a prospect completely - but seems like this is very much a case of a skilled kid who was able to rack up eye-watering youth stats but simply doesn’t have the physical make-up to excel versus his peers at the major junior level - let alone professionally.

Hard to assess at the moment, I would say.

He's in a similar situation to tij iginla before the draft. Not the same type of player, but tij was stuck on the bottom 6 of that powerhouse tbirds team, and was not ranked anywhere.

Only when he was traded to Kelowna, had top 6 minutes and pp time, did he rise to eventually 6th overall.

There are a ton of whl teams that he could slot into a top 6 slot. But Calgary is loaded now, especially with the addition of Howe.