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D · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
24 (2002)
Contract
$4,500,000 × 2y
Expires
RFA 2028
Waivers
Exempt
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2020 Rd 1 (#24) PIT
Vitals
6'3" · 202 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 258 d-men
CK 85 93rd
FG 69 79th
DI 73 15th
SK 80 79th
ST 76 53rd
EN 80 66th
DU 65 23rd
PH 61 24th
FO 25 98th
PA 56 58th
SC 49 69th
DF 88 71st
PS 25 69th
EX 63 36th
LD 64 36th
OV 70 50th

Contract

Cap hit $4,500,000 4.3% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
RFA
2028 age 26
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2023-24 PIT 82 7 23 30 0.37 +15 62 2 3 0 112 6.3% 209
2024-25 PIT 82 9 27 36 0.44 +7 116 1 3 0 92 9.8% 237
2025-26 PIT 71 11 26 37 0.52 0 105 1 6 0 78 14.1% 142
CAREER 3 yrs 235 27 76 103 0.44 +22 283 4 12 0 -- 9.6% 588
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2023-24 PIT 10 1 4 5 0.50 -5 14 0 1 0 10 10.0% 28
2024-25 PIT 2 0 0 0 0.00 -2 2 0 0 0 2 0.0% 3
2025-26 PIT 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 17 0 0 0 1 0.0% 15
CAREER 3 app. 17 1 4 5 0.29 -8 33 0 1 0 -- 7.7% 46
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
2026-27 MTL 6 1 2 3 +1 4 0 0 0 9 22:10
On Pace - 82 14 27 41 +14 55 0 0 0 123 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2022-23 MTL 44 4 14 18 0.41 -19 27 0 0 0 8.3% 20:31
2023-24 MTL 70 6 16 22 0.31 -8 56 1 0 0 6.3% 20:51
2024-25 MTL 55 6 12 18 0.33 +6 47 1 0 0 8.5% 21:11
2025-26 MTL 39 2 9 11 0.28 +5 41 2 0 0 5.0% 19:28
2026-27 MTL 6 1 2 3 0.50 +1 4 0 0 0 11.1% 22:10
Career NHL 214 19 53 72 0.34 -15 175 4 0 0 7.2% -

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 21 D PIT 84 58 82 77 77 81 62 62 25 65 50 88 25 55 55 69
2024-25 22 D PIT 82 65 77 81 78 81 74 66 25 57 50 91 25 60 60 71
2025-26 23 D PIT 84 79 76 81 77 82 72 60 25 56 51 87 25 61 61 70
2026-27 24 D PIT 85 69 73 80 76 80 65 61 25 56 49 88 25 63 64 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 21 D PIT 84 58 82 77 77 81 62 62 25 65 50 88 25 55 55 69
2024-25 22 D PIT −2 +7 −5 +4 +1 · +12 +4 · −8 · +3 · +5 +5 +2
2025-26 23 D PIT +2 +14 −1 · −1 +1 −2 −6 · −1 +1 −4 · +1 +1 −1
2026-27 24 D PIT +1 −10 −3 −1 −1 −2 −7 +1 · · −2 +1 · +2 +3 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2023-24 PIT $1,283,333 3 yr 1.5% 21 ELC
2026-27 PIT $4,500,000 2 yr 4.3% 24 RFA CURRENT
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