🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Ethen Frank

WSH · Age 28.5 · 🇺🇸 USA · 5′11″, 185 lb · Undrafted
WSHteam
RWposition
215position rank
650skater rank
-36overall
-36offense
0peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2662 GPH231 GPH131 GPPrev 324 GP · 1y
TOI12.0212.2412.3411.8110.82
PP TOI1.151.491.621.360.61
G1516131914
A111692310
PTS2632234124
PPP35553
SOG9312011712479
PIM2524212621
Hits5370736738
Blocks5858704655

Sample: 62 GP · 654 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingRight wing · league-wide (of 273)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half fade
PP SOG/60
3-yr 0.000.00Q1Q2Q3Q4

PP SOG/60 finished the year 80% below where it started (13.62 in the first half, 2.69 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Second-half fade
A
1122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Assists ran at a 9 pace in the second half after 23 in the first, per 82 games.

Above his 3-year rate
ixG/60
0.9122-2323-2424-2525-26

ixG/60 ran 60% above his 3-year rate last season (0.91 against 0.57).

Above his 3-year rate
Hits/60
4.4922-2323-2424-2525-26

Hits/60 ran 66% above his 3-year rate last season (4.49 against 2.70).

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Ethen Frank is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Spencer Carbery (WSH)
Last year: Spencer Carbery full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI12.0212.2410.82+13%
5v5 TOI10.0810.5610.18+4%
PP TOI1.151.490.61+144%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  10 · 21 · 22 · 9
TOI*
3-yr 10.829.53Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 10.188.89Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.610.61Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
12.0222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
10.0822-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
1.1522-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/606.786.785.65+20%
G/600.900.730.98-26%
iSH%13.2710.7717.35-38%
ixG/600.910.57+60%
iCF/6012.749.57+33%
iSCF/609.165.89+56%
iHDCF/605.683.44+65%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  10 · 21 · 22 · 9
SOG/60
3-yr 5.656.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 17.350.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.571.33Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 9.5713.50Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 5.8910.50Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 3.446.75Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
6.7822-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
10.7722-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.9122-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
12.7422-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
9.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
5.6822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
9322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindGoals projected UP: iSH% cratered to 10.8% vs 17.3% 3-yr while 5v5 ixG/60 0.91 (88th pct league-wide) held/rose — the chances say the finishing rebounds toward 13.3%, lifting the goal rate ~23%.
TailwindShot volume up 20% (5v5 SOG/60 6.78 vs 5.65) — volume is the repeatable half, so this raises the goal ceiling.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.81→1.16 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%10.5310.6010.09+5%
IPP56.4256.7354.44+4%
1A/600.420.550.25+120%
2A/600.260.270.25+8%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  10 · 21 · 22 · 9
1A/60
3-yr 0.250.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.250.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.5522-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.2722-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
2622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 10.6%, IPP 56.7%).
TailwindShot-driving up (5v5 iCF/60 12.74 vs 9.57) — real creation underneath, so don't over-regress the helpers.
TailwindHigh-danger setups up (iHDCF/60 5.68 vs 3.44) — the dangerous chances that turn into primary assists are trending up.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI1.151.490.61+144%
PP iSH%18.2118.21n/a
PP SOG/604.497.140.00
PP ixG/601.490.38+292%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  10 · 21 · 22 · 9
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.610.61Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 0.000.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 0.380.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
1.4922-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
7.1422-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.4922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskPP role projected down: 1.5→1.1 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.6 vs 1.5 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish) — the biggest PPP lever.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/601.261.101.47-25%
Hits/603.774.492.70+66%
Blks/603.943.943.93+0%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  10 · 21 · 22 · 9
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.471.50Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 2.704.50Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 3.933.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.1022-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
4.4922-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
3.9422-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
2522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
5322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
5822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextHits role-stable at 4.49/60 (55th pct league-wide) → 3.77 projected.
ContextBlocks role-stable at 3.94/60 (80th pct league-wide) → 3.94 projected.