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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
27 (1999)
Contract
$1,200,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 29
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jun 2026
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'2" · 202 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 88 96th
FG 60 72nd
DI 67 6th
SK 72 27th
ST 75 50th
EN 63 15th
DU 59 19th
PH 59 19th
FO 25 98th
PA 51 34th
SC 48 60th
DF 77 30th
PS 25 67th
EX 61 30th
LD 62 31st
OV 66 26th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $1,200,000
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 29
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2024-25 TBL 77 3 5 8 0.10 -38 88 0 0 0 39 7.7% 170
2025-26 TBL 82 3 11 14 0.17 -22 127 1 0 0 33 9.1% 205
CAREER 2 yrs 159 6 16 22 0.14 -60 215 1 0 0 -- 8.3% 375
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 CGY 39 1 6 7 -1 47 0 0 0 28 13:53
On Pace - 82 2 13 15 -2 99 0 0 0 59 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2021-22 VGK 2 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 0.0% 9:46
2022-23 VGK 10 0 2 2 0.20 2 8 0 0 0 0.0% 16:37
2023-24 VGK 17 1 0 1 0.06 -2 12 0 0 0 5.6% 14:37
2023-24 CGY 33 1 5 6 0.18 -1 39 0 0 0 2.9% 14:43
2024-25 CGY 76 3 9 12 0.16 5 88 0 0 0 4.9% 14:14
2025-26 CGY 39 1 6 7 0.18 -1 47 0 0 0 3.6% 13:53
Career NHL 177 6 22 28 0.16 1 194 0 0 0 3.8% -

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
2022-23 23 D PHL 70 73 63 66 73 66 71 46 25 37 40 58 38 44 44 57
2023-24 24 D PHL 68 73 56 66 73 76 83 48 25 40 41 57 39 45 45 58
2024-25 25 D TBL 91 58 72 72 73 65 75 63 25 49 48 79 25 51 52 65
2025-26 26 D TBL 86 79 68 74 76 64 93 58 25 50 48 74 25 59 60 66
2026-27 27 D TBL 88 60 67 72 75 63 59 59 25 51 48 77 25 61 62 66
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 23 D PHL 70 73 63 66 73 66 71 46 25 37 40 58 38 44 44 57
2023-24 24 D PHL −2 · −7 · · +10 +12 +2 · +3 +1 −1 +1 +1 +1 +1
2024-25 25 D TBL +23 −15 +16 +6 · −11 −8 +15 · +9 +7 +22 −14 +6 +7 +7
2025-26 26 D TBL −5 +21 −4 +2 +3 −1 +18 −5 · +1 · −5 · +8 +8 +1
2026-27 27 D TBL +2 −19 −1 −2 −1 −1 −34 +1 · +1 · +3 · +2 +2 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 PHL $750,000 1 yr 0.9% 23 RFA Rookie
2023-24 PHL $825,000 3 yr 1.0% 24 RFA Rookie
2026-27 TBL $1,200,000 2 yr 1.2% 27 RFA CURRENT
2024-25
Oct 24 2024
2024-25
to LIGHTNING
  • Brayden Pachal 65
to FLYERS
  • $1,000,000

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