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Brett Leason

Position	Right Wing	Current Team	Washington Capitals
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	1 year ($775.0K CapHit)
Height	6'5"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	220	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	27
Age (DOB)	27 (Apr 30, 1999)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2019, Round 2, Overall 56 (WSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jan 18, 2026	Washington Capitals	Assigned to AHL
Jan 7, 2026	Washington Capitals	Recalled from AHL
Oct 28, 2025	Washington Capitals	Assigned to AHL
Oct 28, 2025	Washington Capitals	Cleared Waivers
Oct 27, 2025	Washington Capitals	Placed on Waivers
Oct 27, 2025	Washington Capitals	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2024	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 1 year @ $1.050M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jun 20, 2022	Washington Capitals	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 11, 2019	Washington Capitals	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2021-22	WSH	36	316:15	-1.19	-1.26	-0.43	-0.48	-0.94	-2.04	1.29	0.79
2022-23	ANA	54	575:50	-1.03	-1.32	0.14	0.51	1.00	0.06	0.41	0.07
2023-24	ANA	68	699:32	0.98	1.11	0.12	0.41	-0.88	1.95	0.72	0.57
2024-25	ANA	62	643:34	-0.32	0.99	-1.16	-0.52	0.74	-1.59	0.96	-0.35
2025-26	WSH	6	49:28	-	-	-	-	-2.54	-1.69	2.92	-3.04

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2021-22	WSH	36	316:15	-2.10	-1.96	-2.02	0.12	-0.67	-1.21	-
2022-23	ANA	54	575:50	-0.87	-1.83	-1.86	-1.54	-0.93	1.45	-
2023-24	ANA	68	699:32	-0.80	-1.66	0.53	-0.52	-0.81	-0.50	-
2024-25	ANA	62	643:34	-1.12	-1.41	0.70	-0.93	-1.31	-0.57	28.4
2025-26	WSH	6	49:28	-2.18	-1.54	-1.99	2.35	0.08	-2.91	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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.
2021-22	WSH	36	316:15	0.57	0.38	0.95	0.72	-0.15	6.67	8.47	-1.80	0.00	3.70
2022-23	ANA	54	575:50	0.63	0.31	0.94	0.56	0.07	12.00	10.70	1.30	3.90	10.39
2023-24	ANA	68	699:32	0.69	0.94	1.63	0.57	0.12	9.64	8.01	1.62	7.96	5.31
2024-25	ANA	62	643:34	0.37	1.03	1.40	0.49	-0.11	6.78	8.85	-2.07	0.00	9.47
2025-26	WSH	6	49:28	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	-0.09	-	-	-	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
2021-22	WSH	36	316:15	39.27	1.71	2.39	36.81	1.71	1.93	50.00	55.27	-0.21	-0.55	4.14
2022-23	ANA	54	575:50	32.72	1.35	1.91	55.95	3.54	3.53	27.66	35.12	-0.38	0.13	-5.16
2023-24	ANA	68	699:32	34.05	1.72	1.78	41.77	2.40	2.45	41.67	42.10	-0.51	-0.06	-5.64
2024-25	ANA	62	643:34	34.12	2.14	1.81	46.24	2.33	2.70	47.92	40.08	-0.50	-0.30	-3.40
2025-26	WSH	6	49:28	40.03	0.00	2.25	27.90	2.43	2.27	0.00	49.79	-0.07	-0.20	1.40

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%
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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.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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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.

News and Opinions

Capitals send Brett Leason back to AHL’s Hershey Bears ahead of Tom Wilson’s likely return from injury at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Jan 18, 2026)
Ivan Miroshnichenko and Brett Leason appear set to dress against Panthers as Tom Wilson takes scratches skate at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Jan 17, 2026)
Brett Leason to make Capitals season debut on fourth line against Dallas Stars, Dylan McIlrath stays in on defense at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Jan 7, 2026)
Capitals place Aliaksei Protas on injured reserve, recall forward Brett Leason from Hershey Bears at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Jan 7, 2026)
Andrew Cristall extends assist streak to six games with apple on Brett Leason goal, that goaltender Clay Stevenson also assisted on at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Dec 12, 2025)
Brett Leason makes season debut with Hershey Bears after visa issues causes him to miss five games at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Nov 15, 2025)
Brett Leason clears NHL waivers, assigned to AHL’s Hershey Bears at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
Capitals sign Brett Leason to one-year, two-way contract and immediately place him on waivers at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
Minnesota Wild Release Brett Leason From His Professional Tryout at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
Minnesota Wild Sign Forward Brett Leason To A PTO at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
Does Brett Leason Have A Path To Make the Wild Roster? at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks Lose Out on Acquiring 6'5 Power Forward After Deciding to Sign Elsewhere at Canucks Daily (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Minnesota Wild sign former Washington Capitals forward Brett Leason to professional tryout at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Sep 6, 2025)

Current Contract

Brett Leason signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Chris Patrick on October 27, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	26		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$250,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$250,000

Signed: Oct 27, 2025

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Chris Patrick

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Brett Leason signed a $1,050,000 1-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Pat Verbeek on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $1,050,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.19% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	25		$1,050,000	$1,050,000	-	-	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	$1,050,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Pat Verbeek

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 1.19

Brett Leason signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on June 20, 2022 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.94% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	23	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA
2023-24	24	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$1,550,000

Signed: June 20, 2022

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.94

Brett Leason signed a $2,527,500 3-year contract with the Washington Capitals and General Manager Brian MacLellan on July 11, 2019 with an AAV of $842,500. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.03% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	20	$842,500	$925,000	$132,500	$92,500	$700,000	$792,500	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	21	$842,500	$925,000	$82,500	$92,500	$750,000	$842,500	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	22	$842,500	$925,000	$32,500	$92,500	$800,000	$892,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$247,500	$277,500	$2,250,000	$2,527,500	$210,000

Signed: July 11, 2019

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: Brian MacLellan

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2010-11	QC Int PW	Crowfoot Jr. Flames	3	3	0	3		2				3	3		3		2
2012-13	AMBHL	Calgary Flames Bantam AAA	30	9	12	21		10
2013-14	AMMHL	NWCAA Stampeders Minor Midget	4	1	0	1
2013-14	AMBHL	Calgary Flames Bantam AAA	33	23	50	73		8				11	4	12	16		6
2013-14	Alberta Cup	Team Calgary North										5	2	6	8
2014-15	AMMHL	NWCAA Stampeders Minor Midget	30	43	40	83		18
2014-15	AMHL	Calgary Flames Midget AAA	5	2	1	3
2014-15	CWG	Team Alberta										6	2	2	4		2
2015-16	WHL	Tri-City Americans	1	0	0	0
2015-16	AJHL	Calgary Canucks	1	0	0	0
2015-16	AEHL U18	Calgary Flames U18 AAA	32	21	29	50		45				8	7	6	13		6
2016-17	AJHL	Calgary Canucks	1	0	0	0
2016-17	WHL	Tri-City Americans	68	8	10	18	-1	6				4
2017-18	WHL	Tri-City Americans	12	1	0	1	-6	2
2017-18	WHL	Prince Albert Raiders	54	15	17	32	-6	14				7		3	3	-2
2018-19	WJC-20	Canada U20	5	3	2	5	+7
2018-19	Memorial Cup	Prince Albert Raiders	3	0	0	0	-4
2018-19	WHL	Prince Albert Raiders	55	36	53	89	+55	28				22	10	15	25	+6	15
2019-20	AHL	Hershey Bears	50	3	11	14	+4	12
2020-21	AHL	Hershey Bears	33	9	11	20	+9	8
2021-22	AHL	Hershey Bears	31	6	7	13		14				2	1		1	+1
2021-22	NHL	Washington Capitals	36	3	3	6	+1	4	45	6.7	8:57	1				-1			0.0	8:17
2022-23	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	54	6	3	9	-21	14	51	11.8	10:54
2023-24	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	68	11	11	22	-7	14	91	12.1	13:01
2024-25	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	62	5	12	17	-2	22	79	6.3	12:59
2025-26	NHL	Washington Capitals	6	0	0	0	-2		1	0.0	8:35
2025-26	AHL	Hershey Bears	56	14	30	44	+7	47				6	2		2	-3
NHL Career			226	25	29	54	-31	54	267	9.4	11:44	1				-1			-	8:17