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Colton Sissons

Position	Center / Right Wing	Current Team	Toronto Maple Leafs
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	2 years ($4.2M CapHit)
Height	6'1"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	200	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age (DOB)	32 (Nov 5, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2012, Round 2, Overall 50 (NSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2026	Toronto Maple Leafs	Signed 2 years @ $4.250M AAV starting in 2026-27
Jun 30, 2025	Vegas Golden Knights	Acquired from Nashville Predators
Jun 30, 2025	Nashville Predators	Traded to Vegas Golden Knights
Jul 23, 2019	Nashville Predators	Signed 7 years @ $2.857M AAV starting in 2019-20
Feb 22, 2016	Nashville Predators	Signed 3 years @ $625K AAV starting in 2016-17
Sep 15, 2012	Nashville Predators	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

Player Card(s)

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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	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	NSH	34	-1.33	-1.49	0.20	2.23	-2.10	-2.06	-	1.38
2016-17	NSH	58	-1.46	-1.34	-0.24	1.52	0.32	-1.02	-	2.39
2017-18	NSH	81	-1.13	-0.76	-0.86	-0.43	-0.70	0.56	-	-0.56
2018-19	NSH	75	-0.43	-0.49	-0.20	-0.09	0.60	1.24	-	0.46
2019-20	NSH	57	-0.86	-1.09	-0.01	2.13	-0.62	-1.12	-	-0.71
2020-21	NSH	54	-0.79	-0.81	-0.28	0.69	-1.05	-1.08	-	-0.19
2021-22	NSH	79	-0.84	0.26	-1.25	-0.90	0.07	-0.66	-0.68	0.64
2022-23	NSH	82	-0.25	-0.08	-0.41	0.41	-1.11	0.92	-0.59	-0.52
2023-24	NSH	81	-0.72	-0.38	-0.73	-0.92	0.64	-0.26	-0.49	0.11
2024-25	NSH	72	-0.85	-0.64	-0.64	-0.72	-0.57	0.30	-0.09	-0.54
2025-26	VGK	66	-1.28	-1.46	-0.16	-0.76	0.98	0.27	0.25	1.29

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	NSH	34	-1.97	-1.95	-0.22	-0.06	-1.10	1.32	56.0
2016-17	NSH	58	-1.18	-2.03	-0.51	-1.71	-1.98	-0.15	50.0
2017-18	NSH	81	-0.38	-0.09	0.98	0.01	-0.68	0.98	55.3
2018-19	NSH	75	0.12	-0.87	0.74	-0.30	-1.39	1.31	53.1
2019-20	NSH	57	-0.47	-1.91	1.26	-0.76	-1.73	1.13	51.3
2020-21	NSH	54	-0.47	-1.93	1.31	-1.06	-1.68	0.37	54.0
2021-22	NSH	79	0.16	-1.55	2.05	-0.42	-0.67	0.29	55.7
2022-23	NSH	82	-0.09	-1.25	1.80	-0.68	-0.41	-0.61	53.5
2023-24	NSH	81	-0.22	-0.12	0.89	-0.81	-0.64	-0.58	52.6
2024-25	NSH	72	-0.47	-1.70	1.10	-0.75	-0.95	0.14	54.8
2025-26	VGK	66	-1.20	-1.36	0.42	-1.51	-1.25	-0.61	56.5

See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

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.
2015-16	NSH	34	291:04	0.82	0.21	1.03	0.47	0.35	17.39	9.94	7.45	0.00	0.00
2016-17	NSH	58	574:21	0.63	0.21	0.84	0.41	0.21	15.38	10.16	5.23	1.92	5.77
2017-18	NSH	81	897:29	0.47	0.60	1.07	0.56	-0.09	7.61	9.09	-1.48	5.08	3.39
2018-19	NSH	75	910:29	0.66	0.79	1.45	0.68	-0.02	12.35	12.81	-0.47	6.61	6.61
2019-20	NSH	57	629:53	0.76	0.48	1.24	0.44	0.32	17.78	10.21	7.57	1.45	4.35
2020-21	NSH	54	611:23	0.69	0.59	1.28	0.54	0.15	14.00	10.97	3.03	1.41	2.82
2021-22	NSH	79	960:32	0.31	0.87	1.19	0.46	-0.15	7.04	10.38	-3.33	2.73	6.36
2022-23	NSH	82	969:02	0.56	0.93	1.49	0.52	0.04	12.86	11.92	0.93	5.61	3.74
2023-24	NSH	81	934:39	0.45	0.83	1.28	0.62	-0.17	8.86	12.27	-3.41	3.33	10.00
2024-25	NSH	72	828:02	0.43	0.65	1.09	0.57	-0.14	8.96	11.77	-2.82	2.88	5.77
2025-26	VGK	66	678:38	0.53	0.27	0.80	0.76	-0.23	8.96	12.78	-3.82	3.06	11.22

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
2015-16	NSH	34	291:04	38.75	2.68	2.17	31.13	1.44	1.41	65.00	60.61	-0.18	-0.52	5.73
2016-17	NSH	58	574:21	33.64	1.98	1.78	42.20	1.15	2.22	63.33	44.61	-0.54	0.10	-7.75
2017-18	NSH	81	897:29	41.78	2.01	2.07	39.58	2.01	2.13	50.00	49.33	-0.45	-0.22	-2.46
2018-19	NSH	75	910:29	40.33	2.31	2.19	37.56	1.71	2.18	57.38	50.17	-0.48	-0.39	-0.84
2019-20	NSH	57	629:53	38.39	2.29	1.82	39.44	2.57	2.15	47.06	45.94	-0.77	-0.32	-5.36
2020-21	NSH	54	611:23	35.92	2.36	1.95	39.75	2.06	2.17	53.33	47.28	-0.44	-0.18	-3.02
2021-22	NSH	79	960:32	38.85	2.00	2.17	40.73	2.06	2.34	49.23	48.08	-0.34	-0.09	-2.66
2022-23	NSH	82	969:02	38.64	2.17	2.35	46.81	2.54	2.95	46.05	44.33	-0.29	0.15	-4.18
2023-24	NSH	81	934:39	41.66	2.18	2.48	42.82	2.44	2.50	47.22	49.88	-0.19	0.11	-2.99
2024-25	NSH	72	828:02	37.10	1.74	2.11	39.85	2.90	2.21	37.50	48.81	-0.40	-0.24	-1.85
2025-26	VGK	66	678:38	36.96	1.33	2.19	37.13	2.12	2.16	38.46	50.37	-0.61	-0.07	-5.31

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating			Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	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

Colton Sissons on joining the Leafs after falling short in the Cup Final: “Still kind of reeling from it, to be honest… All I care about is trying to win one, and no place better to do that than Toronto” at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Thu Jul 2, 2026)
Maple Leafs’ Colton Sissons looking to bring more grit to Toronto’s lineup next season at The Leafs Nation (Thu Jul 2, 2026)
How Colton Sissons signing can unleash Auston Matthews at Editor in Leaf (Thu Jul 2, 2026)
Instant Reaction: Maple Leafs overpay for speed, penalty killing certainty with Colton Sissons at The Leafs Nation (Wed Jul 1, 2026)
Instant Analysis: Maple Leafs add right-shot checking center in Colton Sissons on two-year contract at Maple Leafs Hot Stove (Wed Jul 1, 2026)
Report: Maple Leafs Acquire Colton Sissons On $8.5-Million Contract at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Jul 1, 2026)
Maple Leafs Sign Centre Colton Sissons at Pension Plan Puppets (Wed Jul 1, 2026)
Maple Leafs get tougher down the middle with reported Colton Sissons signing at Editor in Leaf (Wed Jul 1, 2026)
Maple Leafs will reportedly sign forward Colton Sissons at The Leafs Nation (Wed Jul 1, 2026)
Why Viktor Arvidsson and Colton Sissons should be on Maple Leafs’ free-agent radar at The Leafs Nation (Tue Jun 30, 2026)
Assessing the Golden Knights' upcoming free agents, Part 1: The NHL Forwards at Vegas Hockey Knight (Tue Jun 23, 2026)
Lightning Morning News: Could Colton Sissons fill a role with the Lightning? at Raw Charge (Thu May 28, 2026)
Former Predators Smith, Sissons, Lauzon To Play For Stanley Cup With Golden Knights at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed May 27, 2026)
Unexpected contributors fuel a Golden Knights comeback victory in game 1 against Utah at Vegas Hockey Knight (Mon Apr 20, 2026)
Golden Knights Muscle Their Way To 4-2 Victory Over Utah In Game 1 Of Opening Round at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Apr 20, 2026)
Golden Knights get a three-for-one deal on returning players at Friday's practice at Vegas Hockey Knight (Fri Feb 20, 2026)
2025-26 Season Preview: Golden Knights kick off Eichel-Marner era with Stanley Cup aspirations at Knights on Ice (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
How will Colton Sissons anchor the Golden Knights fourth line in 2025-26? at Vegas Hockey Knight (Thu Aug 7, 2025)
How New Golden Knights Additions Improve Roster & Outlook at Vegas Hockey Now (Tue Jul 8, 2025)

Current Contract

Colton Sissons signed a $8,500,000 2-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and General Manager John Chayka on July 1, 2026 with an AAV of $4,250,000. This contract will start in 2026-27 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.09% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2026-27	32	M-NTC	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	-	$2,550,000	$1,700,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	UFA
2027-28	33	M-NTC	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	-	$2,550,000	$1,700,000	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	UFA
Total					-	$5,100,000	$3,400,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000

Signed: July 1, 2026

Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

GM: John Chayka

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.09

Clause: 10 team no trade clause

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Colton Sissons signed a $20,000,000 7-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on July 23, 2019 with an AAV of $2,857,143. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.51% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	25	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$3,450,000	$3,450,000	$3,450,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	26	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	27	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	UFA
2022-23	28	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$2,775,000	$2,775,000	$2,775,000	UFA
2023-24	29	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
2024-25	30	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$2,300,000	$2,300,000	$2,300,000	UFA
2025-26	31	$2,857,143	$2,857,143	-	-	$1,825,000	$1,825,000	$1,825,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	$20,000,000

Signed: July 23, 2019

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.51

Retained Salary: Nashville Predators retained 50.0% of total salary on June 30, 2025

Colton Sissons signed a $1,875,000 3-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on February 22, 2016 with an AAV of $625,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.86% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	22	$625,000	$625,000	-	-	$575,000	$575,000	$100,000	RFA
2017-18	23	$625,000	$625,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$650,000	RFA-arb
2018-19	24	$625,000	$625,000	-	-	$650,000	$650,000	$650,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,875,000	$1,875,000	$1,400,000

Signed: Feb 22, 2016

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.86

Note: Minimum guaranteed salary in 2016-17 is $150,000.

Colton Sissons signed a $1,995,000 3-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on September 15, 2012 with an AAV of $656,667. This contract will start in 2012-13 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.09% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	18	$656,667	$900,000	-	$90,000	-	$90,000	-	ELC
2013-14	19	$635,000	$878,333	$285,000	$90,000	$550,000	$640,000	$67,500	ELC
2014-15	20	$635,000	$878,333	$235,000	$90,000	$575,000	$665,000	$67,500	ELC
2015-16	21	$635,000	$878,333	$210,000	-	$600,000	$600,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$730,000	$270,000	$1,725,000	$1,995,000	$202,500

Signed: Sep 15, 2012

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA

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

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
2008-09	BCMML	Van. NW Giants	39	30	24	54		44
2009-10	BCHL	Westside	58	6	16	22		29				11	1	1	2		4
2010-11	WHL	Kelowna	63	17	24	41	+15	46				10	3	3	6	+2	6
2011-12	WHL	Kelowna	58	26	15	41	-14	62				4	1	1	2	-7	2
2012-13	WHL	Kelowna	61	28	39	67	+43	54
2013-14	NHL	Nashville Predators	17	1	3	4		4	13	7.7	10:37
2013-14	AHL	Milwaukee	62	25	19	44	-3	8	158	1,580.0		3		1	1	-3	2	6	0.0
2014-15	AHL	Milwaukee	76	25	17	42		27	188	1,330.0
2015-16	AHL	Milwaukee	38	8	11	19	-3	31	81	990.0
2015-16	NHL	Nashville Predators	34	4	2	6	+5	12	25	16.0	9:58	10				-1	8	6	0.0	10:34
2016-17	NHL	Nashville Predators	58	8	2	10	+11	12	42	19.0	11:07	22	6	6	12	+7	16	28	21.4	15:04
2017-18	NHL	Nashville Predators	81	9	18	27	+2	42	120	7.5	16:06	13	3	4	7	-2	8	18	16.7	16:16
2018-19	NHL	Nashville Predators	75	15	15	30	+20	23	111	13.5	16:03	6				-5	6	7	0.0	15:56
2019-20	NHL	Nashville Predators	57	9	6	15	-2	20	52	17.3	14:20	4		1	1			1	0.0	12:54
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	54	8	7	15	+2	18	58	13.8	14:21	6		2	2	-1	2	3	0.0	18:07
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	79	7	21	28	+2	30	87	8.0	16:10	4		2	2	-1		6	0.0	16:07
2022-23	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	12	18	30	-4	20	87	13.8	15:50
2023-24	NHL	Nashville Predators	81	15	20	35	-6	38	131	11.5	16:34	6	1		1	+2	6	10	10.0	16:59
2024-25	NHL	Nashville Predators	72	7	14	21	-12	22	80	8.8	14:22
2025-26	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	66	6	5	11	-11	28	74	8.1	12:30	22	2	6	8	+4	6	21	9.5	13:49
NHL Career			756	101	131	232	+7	269	880	11.5	14:36	93	12	21	33	+3	52	100	12.0	14:47