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D2
Depth chart
2nd pairing
Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$4,750,000 × 4y
Expires
UFA 2030
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
5'11" · 190 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 256 d-men
CK 67 31st
FG 42 22nd
DI 91 86th
SK 85 94th
ST 69 14th
EN 72 41st
DU 99 100th
PH 63 61st
FO 25 98th
PA 68 86th
SC 50 77th
DF 79 33rd
PS 25 69th
EX 61 30th
LD 62 31st
OV 70 50th

Contract

Cap hit $4,750,000 $4.365M remaining
Year 1 of 4
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 32
Clauses 1-way

Season so far

in 8 GP
Goals
0 leader70
pace 0 (last yr 0)
Sht% 0.0%
Assists
2 leader84
pace 21 (last yr 4)
Plus/Minus -1
Points
2 leader120
pace 21 (last yr 4)
P/20 0.23
ATOI
21:22 leader26:29
last yr 17:52
PP share 47%
G A P P/GP TOI
Last 5 0 1 1 0.20 20:56
Season 0 2 2 0.25 21:22

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Stats

2026-27 · Canucks
GP G A P +/- PiM ATOI P/20 GW GT S S% PPG PPP SHG Hits HTT FO% HT PP TOI %PP SH TOI %SH EV TOI
YTD 8 0 2 2 -1 4 21:22 0.23 0 0 9 0.0 0 1 0 4 4 - 0 3:51 46.4 1:10 18.2 16:21
On Pace 82 0 21 21 -10 41 - - 0 0 92 - 0 10 0 41 - - 0 - - - - -
OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2024-25 CHI 12 0 4 4 0.33 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.0% 4
CAREER 1 yrs 12 0 4 4 0.33 0 2 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 4
2026-27 Regular Season
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Shots Hits Ice time PP PK EV
Date Opp Result G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT L# TOI POSS TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
Nov 09 NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 D2 17:17 1:37 0:53 0 0 0 1:28 0 0 14:56 0 0 0
Nov 06 NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 D2 21:10 2:31 3:13 0 0 2 1:21 0 0 16:36 0 0 2
Nov 05 NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 1 D2 21:31 2:06 4:56 0 0 0 0:15 0 0 16:20 0 0 1
Nov 03 CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 0 D2 21:52 1:40 5:52 0 0 1 0:08 0 0 15:52 0 0 0
Oct 30 VGK L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 0 1 1 D2 22:51 2:14 6:07 0 1 0 1:11 0 0 15:33 0 0 0
Oct 29 CGY W 4-3 OT 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 1 1 D2 21:22 2:08 2:56 0 0 0 1:01 0 0 17:25 0 0 1
Oct 27 EDM L 3-8 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 D2 21:49 1:40 4:21 0 0 2 0:50 0 0 16:38 0 1 0
Oct 25 EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 D2 23:04 1:46 2:30 0 0 0 3:05 0 0 17:29 0 0 0
8 GP 0 2 2 -1 4 9 17 4 4 4 -- 21:22 1:58 30:48 0 1 5 9:19 0 0 130:49 0 1 4
Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 COL 17 0 7 7 +9 4 0 0 0 23 17:39
On Pace - 82 0 34 34 +43 19 0 0 0 111 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2023-24 COL 23 3 7 10 0.43 +3 6 1 1 2 9.7% 14:14
2024-25 COL 76 5 10 15 0.20 +8 16 0 0 1 4.3% 15:57
2025-26 COL 82 8 32 40 0.49 +43 22 1 0 1 4.9% 17:37
2026-27 COL 17 0 7 7 0.41 +9 4 0 0 0 0.0% 17:39
Career NHL 198 16 56 72 0.36 +63 48 2 1 4 4.8% -

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
2024-25 26 D CHI 67 42 91 75 67 64 71 67 25 64 54 74 25 46 46 63
2025-26 27 D VAN 71 43 92 77 69 68 93 61 25 50 49 77 25 56 56 66
2026-27 28 D VAN 67 42 91 85 69 72 99 63 25 68 50 79 25 61 62 70
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2024-25 26 D CHI 67 42 91 75 67 64 71 67 25 64 54 74 25 46 46 63
2025-26 27 D VAN +4 +1 +1 +2 +2 +4 +22 −6 · −14 −5 +3 · +10 +10 +3
2026-27 28 D VAN −4 −1 −1 +8 · +4 +6 +2 · +18 +1 +2 · +5 +6 +4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2024-25 CHI $850,000 2 yr 1.0% 26 RFA
2026-27 VAN $4,750,000 4 yr 4.6% 28 RFA CURRENT
2025-26
Feb 5 2026
2025-26
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