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Marshall
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$850,000 × 4y
Expires
UFA 2030
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
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Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'2" · 211 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 72 46th
FG 78 90th
DI 58 3rd
SK 57 2nd
ST 78 67th
EN 46 3rd
DU 46 4th
PH 49 9th
FO 25 98th
PA 43 11th
SC 39 3rd
DF 59 4th
PS 37 72nd
EX 44 6th
LD 44 6th
OV 54 4th

Contract

Cap hit $0 $0k remaining
Year 2 of 5
2025-26
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 32
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
2026-27 TOR 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 14:09
On Pace - 82 41 0 41 0 82 0 0 0 82 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2023-24 TOR 2 0 0 0 0.00 +1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 11:40
2025-26 TOR 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 9:40
2026-27 TOR 2 1 0 1 0.50 0 2 0 0 0 50.0% 14:09
Career NHL 5 1 0 1 0.20 +1 2 0 0 0 25.0% -

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
2024-25 26 D BUF 62 60 66 67 60 74 80 50 25 46 40 55 38 44 44 57
2025-26 27 D BUF 73 75 67 65 75 72 79 47 25 37 41 59 39 44 44 58
2026-27 28 D BUF 72 78 58 57 78 46 46 49 25 43 39 59 37 44 44 54
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2024-25 26 D BUF 62 60 66 67 60 74 80 50 25 46 40 55 38 44 44 57
2025-26 27 D BUF +11 +15 +1 −2 +15 −2 −1 −3 · −9 +1 +4 +1 · · +1
2026-27 28 D BUF −1 +3 −9 −8 +3 −26 −33 +2 · +6 −2 · −2 · · −4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2024-25 BUF $525,000 1 yr 0.6% 26 RFA
2025-26 BUF $775,000 5 yr 0.8% 27 RFA CURRENT
No trades on record