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Photo of NHL player Dante Fabbro

Columbus Blue Jackets Logo Dante Fabbro

Position Right Defense Current Team Columbus Blue Jackets
Shoots Right Current Contract 4 years ($4.1M CapHit)
Height 6'0" Expires 2028-29
Weight (lbs) 200 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 31
Age (DOB) 27 (June 20, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2016, Round 1, Overall 17 (NSH)
Date Team Transaction
Jun 29, 2025 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 4 years @ $4.125M AAV starting in 2025-26
Nov 10, 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets Claimed on Waivers from Nashville Predators
Nov 10, 2024 Nashville Predators Lost on Waivers to Columbus Blue Jackets
Nov 9, 2024 Nashville Predators Placed on Waivers
Mar 8, 2024 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2024-25
Mar 3, 2023 Nashville Predators Signed 1 year @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2023-24
Aug 5, 2021 Nashville Predators Signed 2 years @ $2.400M AAV starting in 2021-22
Mar 27, 2019 Nashville Predators 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
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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
2018-19 NSH 4 48:48 5.44 -1.66 46.14 9.04 - -1.03 - -1.87
2019-20 NSH 64 1099:24 -1.00 -1.09 -0.37 0.32 - -0.15 - -0.51
2020-21 NSH 40 664:10 0.32 1.07 -0.70 -0.04 - 0.43 - 0.44
2021-22 NSH 66 1115:29 1.10 2.71 -0.80 -0.37 - -0.18 -1.34 -0.33
2022-23 NSH 79 1178:44 -1.01 -0.79 -0.85 -0.98 - -0.89 -1.17 -0.22
2023-24 NSH 56 805:57 -0.26 -0.84 0.43 0.33 - 1.24 -1.21 -0.43
2024-25 CBJ, NSH 68 1269:16 0.61 0.11 0.92 2.90 - -0.68 -1.23 0.61
2025-26 CBJ 74 1068:20 -0.75 -1.11 0.27 0.97 - -0.70 -0.98 -0.46

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2018-19 NSH 4 48:48 -2.50 -1.74 -2.03 0.15 -3.84 -3.93 -
2019-20 NSH 64 1099:24 0.84 -1.45 -1.65 -0.29 -1.26 -0.83 -
2020-21 NSH 40 664:10 0.40 -1.25 -0.64 0.43 0.95 0.31 -
2021-22 NSH 66 1115:29 0.64 -1.41 -1.16 0.79 1.34 0.24 -
2022-23 NSH 79 1178:44 -0.45 -1.16 -0.24 0.61 0.17 -0.87 -
2023-24 NSH 56 805:57 -0.69 -1.39 -0.68 -0.37 0.14 0.70 -
2024-25 CBJ, NSH 68 1269:16 1.02 -1.40 -0.12 1.44 1.75 -0.30 -
2025-26 CBJ 74 1068:20 -1.05 -1.47 -0.11 -1.39 -1.39 0.79 -

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

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.
2018-19 NSH 4 48:48 1.23 0.00 1.23 0.07 1.16 20.00 1.09 18.91 0.00 0.00
2019-20 NSH 64 1099:24 0.16 0.33 0.49 0.13 0.03 3.45 2.75 0.70 0.81 1.61
2020-21 NSH 40 664:10 0.09 0.72 0.81 0.10 -0.01 1.85 2.10 -0.25 1.49 2.99
2021-22 NSH 66 1115:29 0.11 1.13 1.24 0.16 -0.05 2.47 3.60 -1.13 0.84 1.68
2022-23 NSH 79 1178:44 0.05 0.41 0.46 0.17 -0.12 1.08 3.68 -2.60 0.00 2.48
2023-24 NSH 56 805:57 0.22 0.67 0.89 0.17 0.05 5.00 3.81 1.19 2.33 1.16
2024-25 CBJ 62 1195:27 0.40 0.80 1.20 0.12 0.28 10.67 3.22 7.45 0.00 1.71
2024-25 NSH 6 73:49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00 2.58 -2.58 0.00 0.00
2024-25 CBJ, NSH 68 1269:16 0.38 0.76 1.13 0.12 0.26 9.76 3.16 6.59 0.00 1.59
2025-26 CBJ 74 1068:20 0.22 0.34 0.56 0.11 0.11 6.45 3.22 3.23 0.00 1.08

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
2018-19 NSH 4 48:48 38.11 1.23 2.14 31.97 2.46 1.97 33.33 52.09 -0.49 -0.36 -0.94
2019-20 NSH 64 1099:24 42.40 2.24 2.12 40.33 2.51 2.43 47.13 46.67 -0.54 -0.02 -5.41
2020-21 NSH 40 664:10 44.27 1.90 2.28 40.38 1.90 2.25 50.00 50.33 0.10 0.04 0.68
2021-22 NSH 66 1115:29 44.75 3.01 2.63 40.93 2.47 2.38 54.90 52.54 0.38 0.05 3.40
2022-23 NSH 79 1178:44 40.42 1.83 2.48 42.96 2.29 2.67 44.44 48.10 -0.11 -0.23 0.99
2023-24 NSH 56 805:57 44.82 2.83 2.77 41.91 2.46 2.39 53.52 53.68 0.28 0.06 2.03
2024-25 CBJ 62 1195:27 44.47 3.11 2.57 41.26 2.31 2.42 57.41 51.53 0.35 -0.20 5.59
2024-25 NSH 6 73:49 56.08 1.63 3.22 49.58 4.06 2.97 28.57 52.01 1.46 0.62 9.17
2024-25 CBJ, NSH 68 1269:16 45.14 3.03 2.61 41.74 2.41 2.45 55.65 51.56 0.43 -0.14 5.88
2025-26 CBJ 74 1068:20 38.25 1.63 2.37 43.24 2.58 2.62 38.67 47.42 -0.55 0.06 -5.82

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 Defense Pairs

Season
Season 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
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.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Dante Fabbro signed a $16,500,000 4-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Don Waddell on June 29, 2025 with an AAV of $4,125,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2028-29 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.32% 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 27 NTC $4,125,000 $4,125,000 - $1,000,000 $4,125,000 $5,125,000 $5,125,000 UFA
2026-27 28 M-NTC $4,125,000 $4,125,000 - - $4,125,000 $4,125,000 $4,125,000 UFA
2027-28 29 M-NTC $4,125,000 $4,125,000 - - $3,625,000 $3,625,000 $3,625,000 UFA
2028-29 30 M-NTC $4,125,000 $4,125,000 - - $3,625,000 $3,625,000 $3,625,000 UFA
Total - $1,000,000 $15,500,000 $16,500,000 $16,500,000
Signed: June 29, 2025
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: Don Waddell
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.32
Clause: Full no trade clause in 2025-26, 10 team no trade list in 2026-27 and 2027-28 and a 5 team no trade list in 2028-29.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Dante Fabbro signed a $2,500,000 1-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager Barry Trotz on March 8, 2024 with an AAV of $2,500,000. 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 2.84% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 26 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Signed: Mar 8, 2024
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: Barry Trotz
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 2.84

Dante Fabbro signed a $2,500,000 1-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on March 3, 2023 with an AAV of $2,500,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.99% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Signed: Mar 3, 2023
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: David Poile
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 2.99

Dante Fabbro signed a $4,800,000 2-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on August 5, 2021 with an AAV of $2,400,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.94% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 23 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 - - $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 RFA-arb
2022-23 24 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 - - $2,400,000 $2,400,000 $2,400,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $4,800,000 $4,800,000 $4,800,000
Signed: Aug 5, 2021
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: David Poile
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 2.94

Dante Fabbro signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on March 27, 2019 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.16% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 20 $925,000 $1,491,667 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 21 $925,000 $1,491,667 $850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 22 $925,000 $1,491,667 $850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $1,700,000 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: Mar 27, 2019
Team: Nashville Predators
GM: David Poile
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

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
2009-10 QC Int PW Burnaby Winter Club Bruins 7 0 4 4
2010-11 QC Int PW Burnaby Winter Club Bruins 3 0 1 1
2010-11 QC Int PW Burnaby Winter Club Peewee 3 1 1
2011-12 John Reid Bantam Burnaby Winter Club Bntm A1-T1 6 3 2 5 4
2012-13 PCBHL Burnaby Winter Club U15 A1 58 25 53 78 48
2012-13 U16 Cup BCMML Avalanche 4 2 2 2
2013-14 BCHL Langley 2 0 0 0
2013-14 BCMML Van. NW Giants 38 22 39 61 44 6 2 8 10 12
2014-15 BCHL Penticton 44 4 29 33 16 21 4 11 15 10
2014-15 RB-Cup Penticton 5 3 3
2015-16 WJC-18 Canada U18 7 0 8 8 +5 16
2015-16 WJAC-19 Canada West U19 4 0 3 3 4
2015-16 Hlinka Gretzky Cup Canada U18 4 0 0 0 +2
2015-16 U18-Dev Team Red 3 1 1 2
2015-16 BCHL Penticton 45 14 53 67 30 11 8 8 2
2015-16 BCHL Penticton Vees 45 14 53 67 30 11 8 8 2
2016-17 NCAA Boston Univ. 36 6 12 18 +6 16
2016-17 WJC-20 Canada U20 7 0 1 1 +3
2017-18 NCAA Boston Univ. 38 9 20 29 +4 22
2017-18 WJC-20 Canada U20 7 0 0 0 +1
2018-19 NCAA Boston Univ. 38 7 26 33 -3 39
2018-19 WC Canada 9 1 2 3 +10
2018-19 Spengler Cup Team Canada 4 2 1 3 +3
2018-19 NHL Nashville Predators 4 1 0 1 -1 5 20.0 12:44 6 1 1 +2 3 0.0 12:05
2019-20 NHL Nashville Predators 64 5 6 11 -7 38 92 5.4 19:02 4 -1 2 2 0.0 20:35
2020-21 NHL Nashville Predators 40 2 10 12 -1 23 59 3.4 19:19
2021-22 NHL Nashville Predators 66 3 21 24 +13 24 88 3.4 19:03 4 -4 4 4 0.0 19:40
2022-23 NHL Nashville Predators 79 2 9 11 -4 50 101 2.0 17:27
2023-24 NHL Nashville Predators 56 3 10 13 +9 24 65 4.6 16:21 3 1 0.0 13:25
2024-25 NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 62 9 17 26 +23 40 82 11.0 21:39
2024-25 NHL Nashville Predators 6 0 0 0 -3 7 0.0 13:06
2025-26 NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 74 5 6 11 -16 33 68 7.4 16:34
NHL Career 451 30 79 109 +13 232 567 5.3 18:16 17 1 1 -3 6 10 0.0 16:06