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D · Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Jackets · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$850,000 × 3yr
Expires
UFA 2029 · age 31
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2016 Rd 5 (#138) TOR
Vitals
6'6" · 240 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 86 94th
FG 91 95th
DI 73 15th
SK 63 7th
ST 91 97th
EN 77 55th
DU 85 48th
PH 47 6th
FO 25 98th
PA 37 6th
SC 41 12th
DF 67 15th
PS 39 80th
EX 48 12th
LD 48 12th
OV 63 20th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $850,000
Year 2 of 4
2025-26
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 31
Clauses —

Stats

No OTHL stats on record
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 COL 3 0 1 1 -1 4 0 0 0 0 10:45
On Pace - 82 0 27 27 -27 109 0 0 0 0 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2020-21 COL 3 0 0 0 0.00 -1 4 0 0 0 0.0% 9:18
2024-25 COL 41 0 2 2 0.05 0 28 0 0 0 0.0% 11:29
2025-26 COL 3 0 1 1 0.33 -1 4 0 0 0 - 10:45
Career NHL 47 0 3 3 0.06 -2 36 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
2020-21 22 D TOR 82 88 67 61 88 64 68 49 25 40 42 64 40 44 44 59
2021-22 23 D TOR 89 88 91 61 88 57 59 49 25 44 39 68 37 44 44 60
2022-23 24 D TOR 81 91 59 61 91 55 58 47 25 38 40 63 38 44 44 57
2023-24 25 D TOR 77 87 55 61 87 71 77 50 25 46 40 62 38 44 44 60
2024-25 26 D CLB 77 87 54 65 87 78 87 47 25 36 42 61 40 44 44 60
2025-26 27 D CLB 82 79 80 68 92 57 75 61 25 44 47 76 25 48 48 65
2026-27 28 D CLB 86 91 73 63 91 77 85 47 25 37 41 67 39 48 48 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 22 D TOR 82 88 67 61 88 64 68 49 25 40 42 64 40 44 44 59
2021-22 23 D TOR +7 · +24 · · −7 −9 · · +4 −3 +4 −3 · · +1
2022-23 24 D TOR −8 +3 −32 · +3 −2 −1 −2 · −6 +1 −5 +1 · · −3
2023-24 25 D TOR −4 −4 −4 · −4 +16 +19 +3 · +8 · −1 · · · +3
2024-25 26 D CLB · · −1 +4 · +7 +10 −3 · −10 +2 −1 +2 · · ·
2025-26 27 D CLB +5 −8 +26 +3 +5 −21 −12 +14 · +8 +5 +15 −15 +4 +4 +5
2026-27 28 D CLB +4 +12 −7 −5 −1 +20 +10 −14 · −7 −6 −9 +14 · · −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2020-21 TOR $750,000 3 yr 0.9% 22 ELC
2023-24 TOR $750,000 2 yr 0.9% 25 RFA Rookie
2025-26 CLB $850,000 4 yr 0.9% 27 RFA CURRENT
2024-25
Nov 24 2024
2024-25
to BLUE JACKETS
  • Keaton Middleton 60
to MAPLE LEAFS

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