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Jiri Hrdina · 01-21-2026, 06:12 PM

I haven't validated these stats are right (though I don't know why they wouldn't be), but here is the list of 18 year old NHL dmen:

https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/play...efensemen.html
- The ones that stand out in terms of recent ones are Schaefer, Ekblad, Dahlin, and Hanifin.

And here is the list of 19 year olds:
https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/play...efensemen.html

There's some overlap because the 19 year old list includes those that debuted at 18.

Guys like Myers, Werenski and Fowler are recent examples.

It's pretty rare though, and even more rare to be effective at that age.

01-21-2026, 06:12 PM	#210
Jiri Hrdina Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Exp:	I haven't validated these stats are right (though I don't know why they wouldn't be), but here is the list of 18 year old NHL dmen: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/play...efensemen.html - The ones that stand out in terms of recent ones are Schaefer, Ekblad, Dahlin, and Hanifin. And here is the list of 19 year olds: https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/play...efensemen.html There's some overlap because the 19 year old list includes those that debuted at 18. Guys like Myers, Werenski and Fowler are recent examples. It's pretty rare though, and even more rare to be effective at that age.