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Brayden Yager

Position	Center	Current Team	Winnipeg Jets
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	3 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	180	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	23
Age	20 (Jan 3, 2005)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2023, Round 1, Overall 14 (PIT)

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Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 25, 2024	Pittsburgh Penguins	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
2014-15	Brick Invitational	Saskatchewan Jr. Pats	6	3	6	9						3	2	2	4
2017-18	SAAHL U15	Martensville Marauders U15 AA	31	35	24	59		38				2	5	2	7
2018-19	SAAHL U15	Martensville Marauders U15 AA	31	44	59	103		22				9	13	15	28		4
2019-20	SMAAAHL	Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA	44	18	24	42		16				6	2	6	8		2
2020-21	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	24	7	11	18	-9	4
2020-21	SMAAAHL	Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA	6	4	7	11		8
2021-22	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	63	34	25	59	+18	18				10	3	4	7	-4	8
2022-23	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	67	28	50	78	+6	14				10	6	10	16	+7	2
2022-23	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	5	4	9
2023-24	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	57	35	60	95	+19	20				20	11	16	27	+10	12
2023-24	Memorial Cup	Moose Jaw Warriors	4	3	3	6	+1	2
2023-24	WJC-20	Canada U20	5	2	3	5	+6	2
2024-25	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	21	11	19	30	-3	4
2024-25	WHL	Lethbridge Hurricanes	33	14	38	52	+8	18				16	8	6	14	-7	2
2024-25	WJC-20	Canada U20	5	0	3	3	+1

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.

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

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

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.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	19	$950,000	$1,450,000	-	$95,000	-	$95,000	-	ELC
2025-26	20	$918,333	$1,386,667	$500,000	$95,000	$855,000	$950,000	$82,500	ELC
2026-27	21	$918,333	$1,386,667	$500,000	$95,000	$855,000	$950,000	$82,500	ELC
2027-28	22	$918,333	$1,386,667	$500,000	-	$855,000	$855,000	$82,500	ELC
Total				$1,500,000	$285,000	$2,565,000	$2,850,000	$247,500

Signed: July 25, 2024

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15