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D · Los Angeles Kings Kings · CHE
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
22 (2004)
Contract
$1,418,333 × 1y
Expires
RFA 2027
Waivers
Exempt
Acquired
Trade · Feb 2025
Drafted
2022 Rd 1 (#27) WPG
Vitals
6'7" · 237 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 260 d-men
CK 93 98th
FG 60 70th
DI 79 29th
SK 73 34th
ST 91 97th
EN 67 26th
DU 67 27th
PH 63 63rd
FO 25 98th
PA 47 19th
SC 49 70th
DF 79 35th
PS 25 69th
EX 55 18th
LD 56 18th
OV 68 39th

Contract (Farm)

Salary $1,418,333 $1.326M remaining
Year 3 of 3
2024-25
2026-27
Expiry Status
RFA
2027 age 23
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2025-26 LAK 1 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0% 2
CAREER 1 yrs 1 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 2
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 DAL 16 0 1 1 -4 14 0 0 0 9 16:12
On Pace - 82 0 5 5 -21 72 0 0 0 46 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2024-25 DAL 38 4 5 9 0.24 +2 41 1 0 0 10.3% 14:53
2025-26 DAL 50 4 4 8 0.16 +6 37 2 0 0 14.8% 15:40
2026-27 DAL 16 0 1 1 0.06 -4 14 0 0 0 0.0% 16:12
Career NHL 104 8 10 18 0.17 +4 92 3 0 0 10.7% -

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 20 D LAK 72 83 46 63 83 52 52 52 25 49 41 60 39 44 44 56
2025-26 21 D LAK 99 63 70 68 89 65 83 60 25 50 51 68 25 47 47 65
2026-27 22 D LAK 93 60 79 73 91 67 67 63 25 47 49 79 25 55 56 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2024-25 20 D LAK 72 83 46 63 83 52 52 52 25 49 41 60 39 44 44 56
2025-26 21 D LAK +27 −20 +24 +5 +6 +13 +31 +8 · +1 +10 +8 −14 +3 +3 +9
2026-27 22 D LAK −6 −3 +9 +5 +2 +2 −16 +3 · −3 −2 +11 · +8 +9 +3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2024-25 WPG $1,418,333 3 yr 1.6% 20 ELC CURRENT
2024-25
Feb 24 2025
2024-25
to KINGS
to JETS
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