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C · Carolina Hurricanes Hurricanes · USA
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
24 (2002)
Contract
$900,000 × 1yr
Expires
RFA 2027 · age 25
Waivers
Exempt
Acquired
Free Agent · Jun 2025
Drafted
2021 Rd 3 (#71) CAR
Vitals
6'6" · 225 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 92 95th
FG 99 100th
DI 74 11th
SK 71 25th
ST 89 99th
EN 50 4th
DU 70 22nd
PH 62 27th
FO 59 59th
PA 58 19th
SC 59 28th
DF 68 44th
PS 25 34th
EX 56 21st
LD 57 22nd
OV 63 22nd

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $900,000
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
RFA
2027 age 25
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 LAK 53 5 4 9 -6 50 0 0 0 38 7:59
On Pace - 82 8 6 14 -9 77 0 0 0 59 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2024-25 LAK 50 4 3 7 0.14 1 25 1 0 0 13.8% 8:39
2025-26 LAK 53 5 4 9 0.17 -6 50 0 0 0 13.2% 7:59
Career NHL 103 9 7 16 0.16 -5 75 1 0 0 13.4% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, 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 20 C CAR 81 79 85 66 79 36 35 45 56 38 46 63 44 44 44 52
2023-24 21 C TBL 77 79 73 66 79 55 57 50 63 49 45 62 43 44 44 55
2024-25 22 C CAR 79 79 78 63 79 75 81 51 64 47 50 63 48 44 44 58
2025-26 23 C CAR 95 88 85 68 81 52 87 59 64 56 58 60 25 48 48 61
2026-27 24 C CAR 92 99 74 71 89 50 70 62 59 58 59 68 25 56 57 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 20 C CAR 81 79 85 66 79 36 35 45 56 38 46 63 44 44 44 52
2023-24 21 C TBL −4 · −12 · · +19 +22 +5 +7 +11 −1 −1 −1 · · +3
2024-25 22 C CAR +2 · +5 −3 · +20 +24 +1 +1 −2 +5 +1 +5 · · +3
2025-26 23 C CAR +16 +9 +7 +5 +2 −23 +6 +8 · +9 +8 −3 −23 +4 +4 +3
2026-27 24 C CAR −3 +11 −11 +3 +8 −2 −17 +3 −5 +2 +1 +8 · +8 +9 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 CAR $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 20 ELC Rookie
2025-26 CAR $900,000 2 yr 0.9% 23 RFA CURRENT
2023-24
Aug 11 2023
2023-24
to LIGHTNING
2024-25
Mar 1 2025
2024-25
to HURRICANES
to LIGHTNING

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