Note: Reports prior to Sept 2023 were originally graded out of ten, and also included additional categories that have been merged into the current categories.
This likely results in the overall ratings prior to 2023 being decreased in comparison to reports since Sept 2023.For an `Apples to Apples` comparison between players, we recommend only comparing reports before, or after, Sept 2023.
Results will average out accordingly as more data is accumulated.
Events
Birthday: Mar. 15, 1996
Height: 6' 0 | 185 cm
Weight: 214 lbs | 97 kg
Drafted: 31 overall, 2014 round 2 (
BUF)
Reports
Oct. 24, 2023 (Updated Oct. 26, 2023)
Contract: $800,000 over 1 year (Cap hit: $800,000)
Position scouted: Left Wing
Age when scouted: 27
Projection: Fourteenth/Minor League Recall
Trending: Under NHL Contract
4th line role to start the season in Carolina
Limited role. Moves fine. Limited offensively. Brings physical element.
Averaging only 6:46 TOI through his first 6GP
Shift disturber who gets under the skin of opponents. Apple didn't fall far from the tree (father is Claude Lemieux).
Hanging onto a depth role that could be in jeopardy when some bodies return from injury.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 32 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 64 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 53 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 50 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 97 |
- Compete/Consistency: 78
- Defensive Zone Starts: 50
- Hockey IQ: 65
- Offensive Zone Starts: 50
- Penalty Kill: 0
- Power Play: 0
- Physicality: 95
- Puck Moving/Passing: 59
- Shot: 65
- Skating: 69
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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