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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
25 (2001)
Contract
$850,000 × 1y
Expires
RFA 2027
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
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Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'2" · 196 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 78 74th
FG 73 84th
DI 88 69th
SK 61 4th
ST 73 35th
EN 75 48th
DU 81 41st
PH 52 12th
FO 25 98th
PA 48 20th
SC 42 13th
DF 63 10th
PS 40 82nd
EX 44 6th
LD 44 6th
OV 60 13th

Contract (Farm)

Salary $850,000
Year 1 of 1
2026-27
Expiry Status
RFA
2027 age 26
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 TOR 3 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 1 13:44
On Pace - 82 0 0 0 +27 0 0 0 0 27 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2022-23 VAN 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 16.7% 14:13
2023-24 VAN 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 9:05
2025-26 NYI 3 0 0 0 0.00 +1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 13:44
Career NHL 9 1 0 1 0.11 +1 0 0 0 0 12.5% -

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 CLB 76 71 88 58 71 50 51 50 25 43 41 62 39 44 44 55
2024-25 23 D CLB 80 75 90 68 75 61 65 48 25 40 41 63 39 44 44 59
2025-26 24 D CLB 77 71 91 67 71 76 83 51 25 46 42 62 40 44 44 61
2026-27 25 D CLB 78 73 88 61 73 75 81 52 25 48 42 63 40 44 44 60
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 22 D CLB 76 71 88 58 71 50 51 50 25 43 41 62 39 44 44 55
2024-25 23 D CLB +4 +4 +2 +10 +4 +11 +14 −2 · −3 · +1 · · · +4
2025-26 24 D CLB −3 −4 +1 −1 −4 +15 +18 +3 · +6 +1 −1 +1 · · +2
2026-27 25 D CLB +1 +2 −3 −6 +2 −1 −2 +1 · +2 · +1 · · · −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2023-24 CLB $922,500 1 yr 1.1% 22 RFA Rookie
2024-25 CLB $925,000 2 yr 1.1% 23 RFA Rookie
2026-27 CLB $850,000 1 yr 0.8% 25 RFA CURRENT
No trades on record