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Cole McWard

Position Right Defense Current Team New York Islanders
Shoots Right Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 192 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 25
Age 24 (June 9, 2001) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted Undrafted

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2025 New York Islanders Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Dec 6, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Assigned to AHL
Dec 5, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Recalled from AHL
Oct 2, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Assigned to AHL
Oct 2, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Cleared Waivers
Oct 1, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Placed on Waivers
Jun 20, 2024 Vancouver Canucks Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Apr 4, 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 QC Int PW St. Louis Jr. Blues 2 0 0 0
2015-16 T1EHL 14U St. Louis AAA Blues 14U AAA 11 3 4 7 4 4 2 2
2016-17 T1EHL 16U St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA 32 4 8 12 8 4 4
2017-18 USHL Tri-City Storm 1 0 0 0
2017-18 T1EHL 16U St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA 36 7 22 29 10
2017-18 USA-S16 Team Grey 5 1 1 2
2017-18 USHS-MO Westminster Christian Acad. 14 10 11 21 16 6 4 7 11
2018-19 USHL Tri-City Storm 48 1 5 6 31 6 1 1 +2 2
2018-19 USA-S17 Team Kelly 5 0 1 1
2019-20 USHL Tri-City Storm 48 8 10 18 +1 16
2020-21 USHL Tri-City Storm 52 14 19 33 -1 54 3 1 1 2 -3 2
2021-22 NCAA Ohio State Univ. 36 4 12 16 +13 2
2022-23 NHL Vancouver Canucks 5 1 0 1 6 16.7 14:13
2022-23 NCAA Ohio State Univ. 39 9 12 21 -5 8
2023-24 NHL Vancouver Canucks 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 9:05
2023-24 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 57 4 13 17 +5 16 6 1 1 +3 2
2024-25 AHL Abbotsford Canucks 67 6 20 26 +10 16 12 1 1 2 -3 2
NHL Career 6 1 0 1 0 0 7 14.3 13:22

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 5 69:01 0.87 0.00 0.87 0.29 0.58 16.67 5.47 11.20 0.00 0.00
2023-24 VAN 1 9:05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 -0.01 0.00 0.13 -0.13 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 5 69:01 32.17 0.87 1.75 40.86 1.74 3.02 33.33 36.69 -0.23 0.17 -4.27
2023-24 VAN 1 9:05 26.42 0.00 1.12 26.42 0.00 2.59 - 30.27 -2.81 0.34 -33.31

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 5 21.9 0.4 8.7 8.8 83.2 68.3 60.0 40.0 0.0 44.6 17.4 38.1
2023-24 1 19.4 0.0 9.4 9.4 76.7 75.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.6 15.7 52.7
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.

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 Bear, E VAN 55:46 1.08 2.15 33.33 2.12 2.78 43.21 0.27 -0.15 4.56

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 24 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $150,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $150,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: New York Islanders
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.81
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $200,000.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 23 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $100,000 10.2(c)
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $100,000
Signed: June 20, 2024
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.88

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 21 $922,500 $950,000 - $95,000 $855,000 $950,000 $82,500 ELC
2023-24 22 $922,500 $950,000 $55,000 $95,000 $800,000 $895,000 $82,500 ELC
Total $55,000 $190,000 $1,655,000 $1,845,000 $165,000
Signed: Apr 4, 2023
Team: Vancouver Canucks
GM: -
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

*Age is as of September 15