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D · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
24 (2002)
Contract
$4,500,000 × 2yr
Expires
RFA 2028 · age 26
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 254 d-men
CK 87 96th
FG 60 72nd
DI 71 11th
SK 79 75th
ST 76 54th
EN 78 61st
DU 59 19th
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 57 59th
SC 48 60th
DF 90 80th
PS 25 67th
EX 63 35th
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 —

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 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 MTL 39 2 9 11 5 41 2 0 0 40 19:28
On Pace - 82 4 19 23 11 86 4 0 0 84 -
NHL Career
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
Career NHL 208 18 51 69 0.33 -16 171 4 0 0 7.1% -

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 87 60 71 79 76 78 59 62 25 57 48 90 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 +3 −19 −5 −2 −1 −4 −13 +2 · +1 −3 +3 · +2 +3 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
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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