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D · Colorado Avalanche Avalanche · USA
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
25 (2001)
Contract
$925,000 × 3y
Expires
RFA 2029
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted
2019 Rd 2 (#41) COL
Vitals
6'1" · 195 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 74 53rd
FG 72 83rd
DI 80 32nd
SK 60 4th
ST 72 30th
EN 70 32nd
DU 76 35th
PH 50 10th
FO 25 98th
PA 43 11th
SC 42 13th
DF 62 9th
PS 40 82nd
EX 48 11th
LD 48 11th
OV 59 13th

Contract

Cap hit $0 $0k remaining
Year 1 of 3
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
RFA
2029 age 28
Clauses —

Stats

No OTHL stats on record
2026-27 Regular Season
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No regular-season games played yet.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 PIT 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9:00
On Pace - 82 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2023-24 BUF 41 0 7 7 0.17 +3 12 0 0 0 0.0% 13:52
2024-25 BUF 3 0 0 0 0.00 -2 4 0 0 0 0.0% 17:40
2025-26 BUF 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0 - 9:00
Career NHL 47 0 7 7 0.15 +1 18 0 0 0 0.0% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 22 D CAR 74 63 99 59 63 54 55 51 25 47 41 61 39 44 44 55
2024-25 23 D COL 59 40 90 76 62 63 70 61 25 52 47 67 25 47 47 61
2025-26 24 D COL 75 72 83 72 72 77 85 47 25 37 40 61 38 48 48 60
2026-27 25 D COL 74 72 80 60 72 70 76 50 25 43 42 62 40 48 48 59
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 22 D CAR 74 63 99 59 63 54 55 51 25 47 41 61 39 44 44 55
2024-25 23 D COL −15 −23 −9 +17 −1 +9 +15 +10 · +5 +6 +6 −14 +3 +3 +6
2025-26 24 D COL +16 +32 −7 −4 +10 +14 +15 −14 · −15 −7 −6 +13 +1 +1 −1
2026-27 25 D COL −1 · −3 −12 · −7 −9 +3 · +6 +2 +1 +2 · · −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2023-24 CAR $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 22 ELC Rookie
2026-27 COL $925,000 3 yr 0.9% 25 RFA CURRENT
2023-24
Mar 2 2024
2023-24
to HURRICANES
2024-25
Feb 2 2025
2024-25
to BLACKHAWKS
to HURRICANES
Mar 12 2025
2024-25
to AVALANCHE
to BLACKHAWKS

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