TheStanleyCap.com is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. I promise to make the ads as minimally intrusive as possible.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. I promise to make the ads as minimally intrusive as possible.
Akito Hirose
| Position | Left Defense | Current Team | |
| Shoots | Left | Current Contract | |
| Height | 6'0" | Expires | |
| Weight (lbs) | 170 | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | |
| Age | 26 (Apr 9, 1999) | Expiry Status | |
| Drafted | Undrafted |
News and Opinions
-
Abbotsford Canucks take commanding 2-0 lead with big help from defencemen at The Canuck Way (Mon Jun 2, 2025)
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2024 | Vancouver Canucks | Assigned to AHL | |
| Jul 2, 2023 | Vancouver Canucks | Signed 2 years @ $787K AAV starting in 2023-24 | |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Vancouver Canucks | Signed to an entry level contract. |
Status History Coming Soon
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2013-14 | U15 AAA | Edge School U15 Prep | 60 | 19 | 40 | 59 | +25 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | CSSHL U18 | Edge School U18 Prep | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | CSSHL U16 | Edge School U16 Prep | 30 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2015-16 | MPHL | Edge School U18 Prep | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2015-16 | CSSHL U18 | Edge School U18 Prep | 31 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | BCHL | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | BCHL | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 55 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2018-19 | BCHL | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 52 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | BCHL | Salmon Arm Silverbacks | 57 | 9 | 42 | 51 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | NCAA | Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) | 28 | 1 | 14 | 15 | +18 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | NCAA | Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) | 38 | 2 | 24 | 26 | +28 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2022-23 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 17:28 | |||||||||
| 2022-23 | NCAA | Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) | 38 | 4 | 23 | 27 | +10 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 2023-24 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | 12:06 | |||||||||||
| 2023-24 | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 12 | ||||||
| 2024-25 | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +4 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +9 | 6 | ||||||
| NHL Career | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 15:51 | |||||||||||
5v5 Individual Stats
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | VAN | 7 | 99:19 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.07 | -0.07 | 0.00 | 5.79 | -5.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 3 | 30:42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
5v5 On Ice Stats
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | SAF/60 | GF/60 | xGF/60 | SAA/60 | GA/60 | xGA/60 | GF% | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | VAN | 7 | 99:19 | 25.37 | 1.21 | 1.49 | 45.31 | 1.21 | 2.95 | 50.00 | 33.55 | -0.66 | 0.41 | -12.31 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 3 | 30:42 | 29.32 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 27.36 | 0.00 | 2.04 | 100.00 | 48.23 | -0.14 | -0.90 | 7.27 |
NHL Edge Stats
| Skating | Shooting | Zone Time | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Top Speed | Bursts>20/mi | Avg. Speed | ES Avg. Speed | Top Speed | Avg. Speed | %Long Range | %Mid Range | %High Danger | ES DZ% | ES NZ% | ES OZ% | 2021-22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022-23 | 7 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 74.8 | 58.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.5 | 17.8 | 41.7 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 72.4 | 28.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.8 | 18.9 | 41.3 | 2024-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Legend
| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
5v5 Defense Pairs
Season
| Season | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Myers, T | VAN | 77:23 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 50.00 | 1.35 | 2.63 | 33.97 | -0.78 | -0.05 | -10.44 |
Glossary
| Type | Statistic | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | G/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | A/60 | Assists per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | Pts/60 | Points per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | xG/60 | Expected Goals per 60 minutes. |
| Individual | GAE/60 | Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60). |
| Individual | Sh% | Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | xSh% | Expected Shooting Percentage. |
| Individual | Sh%AE | Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%). |
| Individual | %SA Rush | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush. |
| Individual | %SA Reb. | Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds. |
| On Ice | SAF/60 | Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | GF/60 | Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | xGF/60 | Expected Goals For per 60 minutes. |
| On Ice | SAA/60 | Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GA/60 | Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGA/60 | Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better). |
| On Ice | GF% | Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF% | Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against) |
| On Ice | xGF Rel | xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice. |
| On Ice | xGA Rel | xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better). |
| On Ice | xGF% Rel | xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice. |
Previous Contracts
Standard Contract (RFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24 | $787,500 | $787,500 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $350,000 | 10.2(c) | ||
| 2024-25 | 25 | $787,500 | $787,500 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | $1,150,000 |
Signed: July 2, 2023
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.94
Entry Level Contract
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 23 | $2,026,667 | $2,026,667 | - | $95,000 | $855,000 | $950,000 | $82,500 | ELC | ||
| Total | - | $95,000 | $855,000 | $950,000 | $82,500 |
Signed: Mar 29, 2023
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: -
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)
Note: This is a one year contract signed after the start of the season resulting in the elevated salary cap hit and AAV.