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Erik Gudbranson

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'5"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	222	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age	33 (Jan 7, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 1, Overall 3 (FLA)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 6, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Placed on IR
Oct 24, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Activated from IR
Mar 24, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Activated from IR
Oct 16, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Placed on IR
Jul 13, 2022	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 4 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2022-23
Sep 10, 2021	Calgary Flames	Signed 1 year @ $1.950M AAV starting in 2021-22
Feb 20, 2018	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 3 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jun 15, 2017	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 1 year @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2017-18
May 9, 2016	Florida Panthers	Signed 1 year @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2016-17
Jul 10, 2014	Florida Panthers	Signed 2 years @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2014-15
Jun 16, 2011	Florida Panthers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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	FLA	64	1008:20	0.12	0.36	0.48	0.12	0.00	3.17	3.16	0.01	0.00	1.08
2016-17	VAN	30	510:43	0.12	0.59	0.70	0.16	-0.04	2.86	3.82	-0.96	2.04	0.00
2017-18	VAN	52	806:14	0.15	0.22	0.37	0.14	0.01	4.08	3.84	0.24	0.00	1.27
2018-19	VAN	57	864:00	0.07	0.42	0.49	0.16	-0.09	1.45	3.31	-1.87	2.13	4.26
2018-19	PIT	19	317:31	0.00	0.19	0.19	0.14	-0.14	0.00	3.60	-3.60	0.00	0.00
2018-19	PIT, VAN	76	1181:31	0.05	0.36	0.41	0.15	-0.10	1.12	3.38	-2.26	1.61	3.23
2019-20	ANA	44	732:05	0.33	0.25	0.57	0.17	0.16	6.06	3.17	2.89	1.04	1.04
2019-20	PIT	7	96:01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	-0.04	0.00	3.54	-3.54	0.00	0.00
2019-20	ANA, PIT	51	828:06	0.29	0.22	0.51	0.16	0.13	5.88	3.18	2.70	0.99	0.99
2020-21	NSH	9	138:50	0.00	0.43	0.43	0.12	-0.12	0.00	7.15	-7.15	0.00	0.00
2020-21	OTT	36	524:34	0.11	0.11	0.23	0.17	-0.05	2.04	2.96	-0.92	0.00	1.59
2020-21	NSH, OTT	45	663:24	0.09	0.18	0.27	0.16	-0.07	1.89	3.28	-1.39	0.00	1.43
2021-22	CGY	78	1150:57	0.31	0.57	0.89	0.19	0.12	5.04	3.09	1.95	0.59	3.55
2022-23	CBJ	70	1261:44	0.05	0.48	0.52	0.14	-0.10	1.10	3.35	-2.25	0.78	3.10
2023-24	CBJ	78	1239:16	0.29	0.68	0.97	0.10	0.19	7.69	2.65	5.04	0.00	1.79
2024-25	CBJ	16	230:42	0.00	1.04	1.04	0.05	-0.05	0.00	1.94	-1.94	0.00	7.14
2025-26	CBJ	4	42:37	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	-0.15	0.00	3.49	-3.49	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
2015-16	FLA	64	1008:20	37.25	2.20	2.10	43.50	2.02	2.34	52.11	47.36	-0.17	0.15	-3.58
2016-17	VAN	30	510:43	37.01	1.76	2.16	42.18	3.17	2.72	35.71	44.35	-0.09	0.15	-2.40
2017-18	VAN	52	806:14	35.05	1.56	1.93	46.74	2.08	2.71	42.86	41.63	-0.68	0.03	-7.77
2018-19	VAN	57	864:00	38.06	2.15	2.15	49.31	4.10	3.10	34.44	40.92	-0.30	0.68	-9.34
2018-19	PIT	19	317:31	43.65	1.70	2.80	36.85	1.51	2.10	52.94	57.10	-0.03	-0.41	4.16
2018-19	PIT, VAN	76	1181:31	39.56	2.03	2.32	45.96	3.40	2.83	37.38	45.05	-0.22	0.39	-5.93
2019-20	ANA	44	732:05	43.60	2.29	2.49	45.73	2.62	2.92	46.67	46.04	0.04	0.26	-1.91
2019-20	PIT	7	96:01	33.12	2.50	1.94	39.37	2.50	1.76	50.00	52.41	-0.53	-0.59	1.24
2019-20	ANA, PIT	51	828:06	42.39	2.32	2.42	44.99	2.61	2.78	47.06	46.57	-0.03	0.17	-1.87
2020-21	NSH	9	138:50	32.41	1.73	2.10	48.40	0.43	2.73	80.00	43.47	-0.70	-0.28	-4.76
2020-21	OTT	36	524:34	43.24	1.83	2.51	47.47	3.43	2.87	34.78	46.66	-0.11	0.31	-3.94
2020-21	NSH, OTT	45	663:24	40.97	1.81	2.43	47.66	2.80	2.84	39.22	46.05	-0.24	0.19	-4.04
2021-22	CGY	78	1150:57	49.37	2.61	2.89	37.90	1.93	2.33	57.47	55.43	-0.07	0.02	-0.84
2022-23	CBJ	70	1261:44	36.38	1.90	2.24	50.79	3.14	3.10	37.74	41.88	-0.34	0.33	-6.25
2023-24	CBJ	78	1239:16	37.72	1.79	2.07	47.88	2.76	2.70	39.36	43.42	-0.46	-0.11	-3.92
2024-25	CBJ	16	230:42	38.23	4.16	2.38	44.99	3.38	2.84	55.17	45.58	-0.06	0.56	-6.07
2025-26	CBJ	4	42:37	42.24	1.41	2.61	42.24	2.82	2.66	33.33	49.52	-0.68	0.21	-7.85

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
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

Blue Jackets recall Luca del bel Belluz, place Erik Gudbranson on IR at Union Blue (Thu Nov 6, 2025)
Blue Jackets’ Daemon Hunt Eager to Prove He’s Ready For NHL at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
NHL Stars Take Part in Muskoka Hockey Event at The Hockey Writers (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
Blue Jackets 2025-26 season preview, Erik Gudbranson reaches the final year on his deal facing an uncertain future at Union Blue (Wed Aug 20, 2025)
Blue Jackets 2024-25 season in review: Erik Gudbranson is an important part of the leadership group in Columbus at Union Blue (Wed Jun 4, 2025)

Current Contract

Erik Gudbranson signed a $16,000,000 4-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on July 13, 2022 with an AAV of $4,000,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.85% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	30	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2023-24	31	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2024-25	32	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
2025-26	33	M-NTC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$16,000,000	$16,000,000	$16,000,000

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.85

Clause: Player has a 10 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Erik Gudbranson signed a $1,950,000 1-year contract with the Calgary Flames and General Manager Brad Treliving on September 10, 2021 with an AAV of $1,950,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.39% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	29		$1,950,000	$1,950,000	-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$1,950,000	$1,950,000	$1,950,000

Signed: Sep 10, 2021

Team: Calgary Flames

GM: Brad Treliving

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.39

Erik Gudbranson signed a $12,000,000 3-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Jim Benning on February 20, 2018 with an AAV of $4,000,000. 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 5.03% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	26	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	$750,000	$3,750,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA
2019-20	27	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	UFA
2020-21	28	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total				-	$750,000	$11,250,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000

Signed: Feb 20, 2018

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: Jim Benning

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.03

Erik Gudbranson signed a $3,500,000 1-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Jim Benning on June 15, 2017 with an AAV of $3,500,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.67% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	25		$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000

Signed: June 15, 2017

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: Jim Benning

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.67

Erik Gudbranson signed a $3,500,000 1-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on May 9, 2016 with an AAV of $3,500,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.79% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	24		$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000

Signed: May 9, 2016

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Dale Tallon

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.79

Erik Gudbranson signed a $5,000,000 2-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on July 10, 2014 with an AAV of $2,500,000. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.62% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	22	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	RFA
2015-16	23	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000

Signed: July 10, 2014

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Dale Tallon

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.62

Erik Gudbranson signed a $2,700,000 3-year contract with the Florida Panthers and General Manager Dale Tallon on June 16, 2011 with an AAV of $900,000. This contract will start in 2011-12 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.40% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2011-12	19	$900,000	$3,200,000	$2,300,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2012-13	20	$900,000	$3,200,000	$2,300,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2013-14	21	$900,000	$3,200,000	$2,300,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$6,900,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: June 16, 2011

Team: Florida Panthers

GM: Dale Tallon

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
2006-07	OHL Cup	Gloucester Rangers Min Midget AA										5	1		1		4
2007-08	Minor-ON	Ott. Jr. 67's	70	15	40	55		118
2008-09	OHL	Kingston	63	3	19	22	-16	69
2008-09	WJ18-A	Canada	6	1	3	4
2009-10	WJ18-A	Canada	6	0	1	1		4
2009-10	OHL	Kingston	41	2	21	23	+11	68				7	1	2	3		6
2010-11	WJC-A	Canada	7	3	2	5	+8	4
2010-11	OHL	Kingston	44	12	22	34	-1	105				5	1	3	4	-3	10
2011-12	NHL	Florida Panthers	72	2	6	8	-19	78	76	2.6	14:12	7				-2	8	5	0.0	17:07
2012-13	NHL	Florida Panthers	32	0	4	4	-22	47	49	0.0	18:45
2012-13	AHL	San Antonio	2	0	0	0	+2	2	3	0.0
2013-14	NHL	Florida Panthers	65	3	6	9	-7	114	92	3.3	17:59
2013-14	WC-A	Canada	7	1	0	1	+6	6	7
2014-15	NHL	Florida Panthers	76	4	9	13	-4	58	110	3.6	18:37
2015-16	NHL	Florida Panthers	64	2	7	9	+3	49	73	2.7	20:07	6				-2	2	7	0.0	26:54
2016-17	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	30	1	5	6	-14	18	40	2.5	20:20
2017-18	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	52	2	3	5	-7	35	53	3.8	18:25
2018-19	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	57	2	6	8	-27	83	72	2.8	17:59
2018-19	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	19	0	2	2	+7	4	22	0.0	18:58	4	1		1		2	2	50.0	16:14
2019-20	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	44	4	5	9		91	76	5.3	20:02
2019-20	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	7	0	0	0		4	2	0.0	15:10
2020-21	NHL	Ottawa Senators	36	1	2	3	-13	47	53	1.9	18:04
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	9	0	1	1	+1	12	5	0.0	17:15	2				-1		4	0.0	12:59
2021-22	NHL	Calgary Flames	78	6	11	17	+15	68	129	4.7	18:08	12		1	1	-1		22	0.0	18:02
2022-23	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	70	1	12	13	-24	57	102	1.0	21:18
2023-24	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	6	20	26	-14	74	91	6.6	19:40
2024-25	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	16	0	4	4	+1	6	12	0.0	17:46
2025-26	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	4	0	0	0	-2	6	3	0.0	14:51
NHL Career			809	34	103	137	-126	851	1060	3.2	18:34	31	1	1	2	-6	12	40	2.5	18:59