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C-L · Utah Mammoth Mammoth · DEU
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$2,000,000 × 2yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'3" · 209 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 76 60th
FG 44 43rd
DI 89 63rd
SK 78 59th
ST 77 75th
EN 57 13th
DU 69 21st
PH 62 27th
FO 86 88th
PA 61 30th
SC 59 28th
DF 81 89th
PS 25 34th
EX 68 53rd
LD 70 54th
OV 65 31st

Contract

Cap hit $2,000,000 1.9% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 33
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 ARI 82 7 5 12 0.15 -12 10 1 0 0 76 9.2% 23
2022-23 ARI 82 4 2 6 0.07 -7 12 1 1 0 61 6.6% 28
2023-24 ARI 82 6 11 17 0.21 0 17 0 0 0 85 7.1% 33
2024-25 UTA 82 6 8 14 0.17 -9 4 1 0 0 51 11.8% 27
2025-26 TOR / LAK 82 5 8 13 0.16 -7 34 1 0 0 64 7.8% 38
CAREER 5 yrs 410 28 34 62 0.15 -35 77 4 1 0 -- 8.3% 149
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 ARI 6 2 1 3 0.50 +1 0 1 0 0 8 25.0% 4
2023-24 ARI 7 0 1 1 0.14 -2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 3
CAREER 2 app. 13 2 2 4 0.31 -1 0 1 0 0 -- 18.2% 7
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 MIN 49 5 6 11 0 16 0 0 0 37 10:57
On Pace - 82 8 10 18 0 27 0 0 0 62 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 MIN 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 12:47
2019-20 MIN 6 0 2 2 0.33 2 0 0 0 0 0.0% 11:54
2020-21 MIN 50 11 6 17 0.34 10 17 2 0 0 17.2% 10:51
2021-22 MIN 53 9 8 17 0.32 -5 8 0 1 1 12.3% 11:33
2021-22 COL 21 0 3 3 0.14 -2 6 0 0 0 0.0% 12:48
2022-23 SJS 74 14 12 26 0.35 -13 23 1 0 0 11.8% 14:44
2023-24 SJS 63 5 8 13 0.21 -25 12 0 0 0 7.2% 14:40
2024-25 SJS 47 7 6 13 0.28 -4 13 1 0 0 18.4% 10:08
2024-25 FLA 15 0 1 1 0.07 -2 7 0 0 0 0.0% 11:18
2025-26 MIN 49 5 6 11 0.22 0 16 0 0 0 13.5% 10:57
Career NHL 380 51 52 103 0.27 -39 102 4 1 1 11.1% -

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
2019-20 24 C ARI 51 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 54
2020-21 25 C ARI 81 77 89 74 77 67 69 61 76 59 58 67 55 44 44 62
2021-22 26 C ARI 75 44 89 74 77 57 84 61 59 61 73 82 25 50 51 65
2022-23 27 C ARI 78 44 93 81 77 62 88 61 84 62 62 78 25 59 60 66
2023-24 28 C ARI 79 55 90 81 78 68 91 64 94 63 71 84 25 63 65 69
2024-25 29 C UTA 77 44 93 81 77 68 86 64 98 61 58 82 25 65 67 67
2025-26 30 C LAK 82 66 89 80 78 56 79 62 85 60 60 74 25 67 69 65
2026-27 31 C-L UTA 76 44 89 78 77 57 69 62 86 61 59 81 25 68 70 65
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 24 C ARI 51 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 54
2020-21 25 C ARI +30 +22 +34 +19 +22 +12 +14 +6 +21 +4 +3 +12 · −11 −11 +8
2021-22 26 C ARI −6 −33 · · · −10 +15 · −17 +2 +15 +15 −30 +6 +7 +3
2022-23 27 C ARI +3 · +4 +7 · +5 +4 · +25 +1 −11 −4 · +9 +9 +1
2023-24 28 C ARI +1 +11 −3 · +1 +6 +3 +3 +10 +1 +9 +6 · +4 +5 +3
2024-25 29 C UTA −2 −11 +3 · −1 · −5 · +4 −2 −13 −2 · +2 +2 −2
2025-26 30 C LAK +5 +22 −4 −1 +1 −12 −7 −2 −13 −1 +2 −8 · +2 +2 −2
2026-27 31 C-L UTA −6 −22 · −2 −1 +1 −10 · +1 +1 −1 +7 · +1 +1 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 ARI $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 24 ELC Rookie
2022-23 ARI $1,500,000 1 yr 1.8% 27 RFA
2023-24 ARI $1,250,000 3 yr 1.5% 28 RFA
2026-27 UTA $2,000,000 2 yr 1.9% 31 UFA CURRENT
2025-26
Sep 6 2025
2025-26
to MAPLE LEAFS
  • Nico Sturm 65
to MAMMOTH
Feb 27 2026
2025-26
to MAPLE LEAFS

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