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D · Los Angeles Kings Kings · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
25 (2001)
Contract
$1,200,000 × 1yr
Expires
RFA 2027 · age 26
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'4" · 240 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 92 98th
FG 99 100th
DI 53 1st
SK 75 52nd
ST 92 98th
EN 57 9th
DU 82 42nd
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 44 14th
SC 47 30th
DF 74 23rd
PS 25 67th
EX 64 40th
LD 65 40th
OV 67 31st

Contract

Cap hit $1,200,000 1.2% of cap
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
RFA
2027 age 26
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Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2024-25 LAK 17 2 1 3 0.18 +1 31 0 0 0 10 20.0% 53
2025-26 LAK 82 4 11 15 0.18 +5 206 0 0 0 23 17.4% 201
CAREER 2 yrs 99 6 12 18 0.18 +6 237 0 0 0 -- 18.2% 254
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 MTL 65 1 3 4 -8 116 0 0 0 40 11:25
On Pace - 82 1 4 5 -10 146 0 0 0 50 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2022-23 MTL 51 5 8 13 0.25 -9 101 0 2 3 6.7% 15:16
2023-24 MTL 44 3 7 10 0.23 6 81 0 0 0 4.9% 15:56
2024-25 MTL 70 1 5 6 0.09 -13 118 0 0 0 1.4% 14:37
2025-26 MTL 65 1 3 4 0.06 -8 116 0 0 0 2.5% 11:25
Career NHL 230 10 23 33 0.14 -24 416 0 2 3 4.1% -

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
2023-24 22 D LAK 96 99 48 70 91 67 68 65 25 52 50 66 25 49 49 65
2024-25 23 D LAK 93 99 51 70 90 68 73 69 25 52 49 70 25 56 56 65
2025-26 24 D LAK 91 98 55 70 91 65 87 60 25 46 47 75 25 61 61 67
2026-27 25 D LAK 92 99 53 75 92 57 82 62 25 44 47 74 25 64 65 67
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 22 D LAK 96 99 48 70 91 67 68 65 25 52 50 66 25 49 49 65
2024-25 23 D LAK −3 · +3 · −1 +1 +5 +4 · · −1 +4 · +7 +7 ·
2025-26 24 D LAK −2 −1 +4 · +1 −3 +14 −9 · −6 −2 +5 · +5 +5 +2
2026-27 25 D LAK +1 +1 −2 +5 +1 −8 −5 +2 · −2 · −1 · +3 +4 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2023-24 LAK $828,333 2 yr 1.0% 22 RFA Rookie
2025-26 LAK $1,200,000 2 yr 1.3% 24 RFA CURRENT
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