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C · Minnesota Wild Wild · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
30 (1996)
Contract
$875,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Oct 2025
Drafted
2014 Rd 3 (#61) CLB
Vitals
6'3" · 183 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 80 77th
FG 44 43rd
DI 96 96th
SK 72 28th
ST 70 34th
EN 55 8th
DU 77 29th
PH 62 27th
FO 73 69th
PA 55 14th
SC 57 18th
DF 79 81st
PS 70 85th
EX 48 13th
LD 48 13th
OV 63 22nd

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $875,000
Year 2 of 3
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 32
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2025-26 MIN 58 5 3 8 0.14 +7 36 2 0 0 34 14.7% 48
CAREER 1 yrs 58 5 3 8 0.14 +7 36 2 0 0 -- 14.7% 48
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 20 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 11 9:49
On Pace - 82 4 4 8 4 8 4 0 0 45 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2022-23 ANH 7 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 0.0% 7:13
2023-24 ARI 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 7:14
2024-25 CGY 21 2 6 8 0.38 6 11 0 0 0 22.2% 9:42
2025-26 CGY 20 1 1 2 0.10 1 2 1 0 0 9.1% 9:49
Career NHL 50 3 7 10 0.20 4 13 1 0 0 11.5% -

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
2020-21 24 LW CLB 72 70 77 61 70 75 80 57 50 61 48 62 46 45 45 59
2021-22 25 LW CLB 71 70 72 61 70 57 58 56 50 56 51 61 48 45 45 56
2022-23 26 LW CLB 70 70 69 63 70 60 60 64 50 58 65 62 62 45 45 60
2025-26 29 C MIN 86 76 84 70 71 54 47 62 65 74 59 77 80 46 46 64
2026-27 30 C MIN 80 44 96 72 70 55 77 62 73 55 57 79 70 48 48 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 24 LW CLB 72 70 77 61 70 75 80 57 50 61 48 62 46 45 45 59
2021-22 25 LW CLB −1 · −5 · · −18 −22 −1 · −5 +3 −1 +2 · · −3
2022-23 26 LW CLB −1 · −3 +2 · +3 +2 +8 · +2 +14 +1 +14 · · +4
2025-26 29 C MIN +16 +6 +15 +7 +1 −6 −13 −2 +15 +16 −6 +15 +18 +1 +1 +4
2026-27 30 C MIN −6 −32 +12 +2 −1 +1 +30 · +8 −19 −2 +2 −10 +2 +2 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2020-21 CLB $700,000 3 yr 0.9% 24 RFA
2021-22 CLB $750,000 2 yr 0.9% 25 RFA
2025-26 MIN $875,000 3 yr 0.9% 29 UFA CURRENT
2025-26
Oct 13 2025
2025-26
to WILD
  • Justin Kirkland 64
to BLUES
  • $100,000

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