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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$10,750,000 × 5yr
Expires
UFA 2031 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2017 Rd 1 (#9) CLB
Vitals
6'2" · 176 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 73 49th
FG 43 33rd
DI 91 77th
SK 81 72nd
ST 67 20th
EN 79 84th
DU 94 70th
PH 86 84th
FO 84 84th
PA 82 87th
SC 72 60th
DF 78 76th
PS 54 59th
EX 73 67th
LD 75 66th
OV 74 82nd

Contract

Cap hit $10,750,000 10.3% of cap
Year 1 of 5
2026-27
2030-31
Expiry Status
UFA
2031 age 33
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 CLB 77 28 29 57 0.74 -16 14 4 11 0 262 10.7% 55
2020-21 CLB 72 24 38 62 0.86 -9 10 5 2 1 269 8.9% 65
2021-22 CLB 67 24 30 54 0.81 +17 10 3 2 0 187 12.8% 24
2022-23 CLB 81 34 33 67 0.83 -2 12 6 3 2 287 11.8% 66
2023-24 CLB 82 51 43 94 1.15 +4 20 9 14 0 339 15.0% 45
2024-25 CLB 82 25 39 64 0.78 +9 36 6 5 0 289 8.7% 82
2025-26 CLB 82 32 57 89 1.09 +8 66 9 10 1 285 11.2% 133
CAREER 7 yrs 543 218 269 487 0.90 +11 168 42 47 4 -- 11.4% 470
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 CLB 6 2 4 6 1.00 +4 0 0 0 0 27 7.4% 4
2021-22 CLB 7 0 3 3 0.43 -1 0 0 0 0 29 0.0% 2
2022-23 CLB 4 2 1 3 0.75 +2 0 0 0 0 11 18.2% 2
2025-26 CLB 6 1 6 7 1.17 -1 2 0 0 0 24 4.2% 9
CAREER 4 app. 23 5 14 19 0.83 +4 2 0 0 0 -- 5.5% 17
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 VAN 74 15 36 51 -30 20 0 4 22 132 18:58
On Pace - 82 17 40 57 -33 22 0 4 24 146 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 VAN 71 28 38 66 0.93 3 12 7 10 22 19.4% 18:14
2019-20 VAN 68 27 39 66 0.97 16 18 5 8 24 16.7% 18:32
2020-21 VAN 26 10 11 21 0.81 0 6 1 4 5 15.9% 18:34
2021-22 VAN 80 32 36 68 0.85 1 12 3 10 27 16.7% 18:36
2022-23 VAN 80 39 63 102 1.28 16 14 6 6 25 15.2% 20:33
2023-24 VAN 82 34 55 89 1.09 20 12 10 13 31 16.4% 19:39
2024-25 VAN 64 15 30 45 0.70 -10 14 1 7 16 13.8% 18:40
2025-26 VAN 74 15 36 51 0.69 -30 20 0 4 22 11.4% 18:58
Career NHL 545 200 308 508 0.93 16 108 33 62 172 15.8% -

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 21 C CLB 67 41 94 90 63 79 75 91 73 87 87 54 63 53 53 73
2020-21 22 C CLB 73 42 91 90 63 79 87 98 45 88 88 56 81 59 59 75
2021-22 23 C CLB 63 41 92 90 67 79 70 96 63 80 87 52 63 61 62 73
2022-23 24 C CLB 67 42 94 90 67 79 79 85 68 81 88 71 60 64 64 74
2023-24 25 C CLB 73 43 93 90 67 85 97 96 80 92 92 80 66 66 66 80
2024-25 26 C CLB 80 44 94 86 67 81 98 95 84 88 88 76 61 69 69 79
2025-26 27 C CLB 78 43 93 89 67 80 90 90 84 85 81 74 64 71 73 77
2026-27 28 C CLB 73 43 91 81 67 79 94 86 84 82 72 78 54 73 75 74
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 21 C CLB 67 41 94 90 63 79 75 91 73 87 87 54 63 53 53 73
2020-21 22 C CLB +6 +1 −3 · · · +12 +7 −28 +1 +1 +2 +18 +6 +6 +2
2021-22 23 C CLB −10 −1 +1 · +4 · −17 −2 +18 −8 −1 −4 −18 +2 +3 −2
2022-23 24 C CLB +4 +1 +2 · · · +9 −11 +5 +1 +1 +19 −3 +3 +2 +1
2023-24 25 C CLB +6 +1 −1 · · +6 +18 +11 +12 +11 +4 +9 +6 +2 +2 +6
2024-25 26 C CLB +7 +1 +1 −4 · −4 +1 −1 +4 −4 −4 −4 −5 +3 +3 −1
2025-26 27 C CLB −2 −1 −1 +3 · −1 −8 −5 · −3 −7 −2 +3 +2 +4 −2
2026-27 28 C CLB −5 · −2 −8 · −1 +4 −4 · −3 −9 +4 −10 +2 +2 −3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 CLB $3,775,000 3 yr 4.6% 21 ELC Rookie
2022-23 CLB $7,000,000 2 yr 8.5% 24 RFA
2024-25 CLB $11,000,000 2 yr 12.5% 26 RFA
2026-27 CLB $10,750,000 5 yr 10.3% 28 RFA CURRENT
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