If you enjoy TheStanleyCap.com and want to keep it ad-free and support future growth please consider subscribing or making a donation. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Ian Cole

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Utah Mammoth
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	237	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	37
Age	36 (Feb 21, 1989)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2007, Round 1, Overall 18 (STL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 5, 2025	Utah Hockey Club	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 1, 2024	Utah Hockey Club	Signed 1 year @ $3.100M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Vancouver Canucks	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 13, 2022	Tampa Bay Lightning	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 28, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 1 year @ $2.900M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 1, 2018	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 3 years @ $4.250M AAV starting in 2018-19
Jun 29, 2015	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 3 years @ $2.100M AAV starting in 2015-16
May 28, 2013	St. Louis Blues	Signed 2 years @ $825K AAV starting in 2013-14
Mar 22, 2010	St. Louis Blues	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

URL: https://www.thestanleycap.com/cdn/player_cards/20252026/ian-cole-8474013.png

2024-25 Player Card

URL: https://www.thestanleycap.com/cdn/player_cards/20242025/ian-cole-8474013.png

2023-24 Player Card

URL: https://www.thestanleycap.com/cdn/player_cards/20232024/ian-cole-8474013.png

About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

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

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

Terms of Use

You are free to use include player cards in written articles, share on social media, or on other public websites under the following conditions:

You credit TheStanleyCap.com as the source and provide a link back to TheStanleyCap.com or this player page.
You do not mass copy/duplicate/publish dozens or hundreds of player cards. A few, or a handful for a written article is fine. Be reasonable. Fair use rules apply.
If you are a high-traffic website you must download and host the image(s) on your site rather than overload TheStanleyCap servers with traffic.

Note: The image will update daily throughout the season so if you want to include snapshot then you must download the image.

If you have any questions, send an e-mail to the e-mail address at the top of this page.

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	PIT	70	981:24	0.00	0.55	0.55	0.14	-0.14	0.00	3.55	-3.55	1.06	1.06
2016-17	PIT	81	1343:14	0.18	0.76	0.94	0.19	-0.01	4.71	4.98	-0.27	0.00	2.00
2017-18	CBJ	20	314:59	0.38	0.57	0.95	0.10	0.28	9.52	2.51	7.01	0.00	0.00
2017-18	PIT	47	689:50	0.26	0.70	0.96	0.20	0.07	5.08	3.81	1.28	0.00	3.57
2017-18	CBJ, PIT	67	1004:49	0.30	0.66	0.96	0.17	0.13	6.25	3.47	2.78	0.00	2.70
2018-19	COL	71	1092:32	0.05	0.60	0.66	0.15	-0.09	1.39	3.70	-2.31	0.00	0.93
2019-20	COL	65	922:49	0.26	1.17	1.43	0.21	0.05	4.94	4.04	0.90	0.00	3.31
2020-21	MIN	52	737:06	0.08	0.49	0.57	0.07	0.01	3.85	3.49	0.35	0.00	2.56
2020-21	COL	2	22:43	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04	-0.04	0.00	1.33	-1.33	0.00	0.00
2020-21	COL, MIN	54	759:49	0.08	0.47	0.55	0.07	0.01	3.70	3.41	0.29	0.00	2.50
2021-22	CAR	75	1062:41	0.11	0.90	1.02	0.13	-0.02	2.67	3.17	-0.51	0.00	6.84
2022-23	TBL	78	1239:45	0.15	0.53	0.68	0.17	-0.02	3.09	3.59	-0.49	1.52	3.03
2023-24	VAN	78	1184:38	0.10	0.46	0.56	0.09	0.01	3.57	3.14	0.43	0.00	5.62
2024-25	UTA	82	1363:50	0.04	0.62	0.66	0.12	-0.07	1.61	4.35	-2.74	0.00	2.75
2025-26	UTA	24	370:31	0.32	0.81	1.13	0.19	0.14	9.09	5.29	3.80	0.00	2.63

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	PIT	70	981:24	42.43	1.90	2.58	40.60	2.20	2.33	46.27	52.49	-0.11	0.20	-3.28
2016-17	PIT	81	1343:14	42.43	2.95	2.71	40.20	2.10	2.42	58.41	52.81	-0.22	-0.16	-0.36
2017-18	CBJ	20	314:59	43.05	2.48	2.68	37.91	1.52	2.30	61.90	53.79	-0.14	-0.43	3.01
2017-18	PIT	47	689:50	42.44	2.78	2.59	38.88	2.70	2.60	50.79	49.89	-0.07	0.07	-1.32
2017-18	CBJ, PIT	67	1004:49	42.63	2.69	2.62	38.57	2.33	2.51	53.57	51.08	-0.09	-0.08	0.00
2018-19	COL	71	1092:32	41.96	1.92	2.43	38.94	2.80	2.27	40.70	51.66	-0.09	-0.19	1.02
2019-20	COL	65	922:49	43.95	2.93	2.53	39.53	1.89	2.35	60.81	51.81	-0.04	0.01	-0.47
2020-21	MIN	52	737:06	34.84	3.17	2.22	43.30	1.79	2.31	63.93	48.99	-0.12	0.11	-2.52
2020-21	COL	2	22:43	36.98	2.64	2.26	29.05	2.64	1.86	50.00	54.84	0.46	0.02	5.32
2020-21	COL, MIN	54	759:49	34.90	3.16	2.22	42.88	1.82	2.29	63.49	49.15	-0.10	0.11	-2.30
2021-22	CAR	75	1062:41	47.31	2.48	2.83	33.71	2.03	2.12	55.00	57.17	-0.22	-0.41	2.50
2022-23	TBL	78	1239:45	40.56	2.47	2.72	37.99	2.37	2.34	51.00	53.75	-0.14	-0.41	2.76
2023-24	VAN	78	1184:38	39.46	2.58	2.50	37.23	1.98	2.02	56.67	55.31	-0.01	-0.33	3.70
2024-25	UTA	82	1363:50	44.87	2.20	2.49	39.55	2.46	2.26	47.17	52.41	-0.06	0.13	-2.09
2025-26	UTA	24	370:31	39.84	3.40	2.40	34.98	2.27	2.03	60.00	54.20	-0.17	-0.30	1.72

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%
This table is for Basic and Premium subscribers only. To view please login to and/or subscribe to one of our subscription plans.

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
This table is for Basic and Premium subscribers only. To view please login to and/or subscribe to one of our subscription plans.

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

3 Takeaways From Mammoth’s 7-0 Win Over Ducks at The Hockey Writers (Thu Dec 4, 2025)
3 Takeaways From Mammoth’s 4-2 Loss to Lightning at The Hockey Writers (Mon Nov 3, 2025)
Should the Mammoth Go Youth or Experience for 6th Defenseman? at The Hockey Writers (Tue Aug 5, 2025)
Ian Cole: Canucks Had ‘Tears in Their Eyes’ in Warmups at Vancouver Hockey Now (Mon Apr 22, 2024)

Current Contract

Ian Cole signed a $2,800,000 1-year contract with the Utah Hockey Club and General Manager Bill Armstrong on March 5, 2025 with an AAV of $2,800,000. 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 2.93% 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	36		$2,800,000	$3,000,000	$200,000	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	UFA
Total					$200,000	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000

Signed: Mar 5, 2025

Team: Utah Hockey Club

GM: Bill Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.93

Note: $50,000 bonus at 40GP, $50,000 bonus at 50GP and $100,000 bonus at 65GP

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Ian Cole signed a $3,100,000 1-year contract with the Utah Hockey Club and General Manager Bill Armstrong on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $3,100,000. 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 3.52% of the salary cap.

35+ Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	35		$3,100,000	$3,100,000	-	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Utah Hockey Club

GM: Bill Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.52

Ian Cole signed a $3,000,000 1-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks and General Manager Patrik Alvin on July 1, 2023 with an AAV of $3,000,000. 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 3.59% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	34		$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: Patrik Alvin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.59

Ian Cole signed a $3,000,000 1-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning and General Manager Julien Brisebois on July 13, 2022 with an AAV of $3,000,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.64% 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	33		$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: Tampa Bay Lightning

GM: Julien Brisebois

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.64

Ian Cole signed a $2,900,000 1-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Don Waddell on July 28, 2021 with an AAV of $2,900,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.52% 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	33		$2,900,000	$2,900,000	-	-	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: Don Waddell

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.52

Ian Cole signed a $12,750,000 3-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Joe Sakic on July 1, 2018 with an AAV of $4,250,000. 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 5.35% 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	29	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2019-20	30	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	-	-	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	$4,750,000	UFA
2020-21	31	$4,250,000	$4,250,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$12,750,000	$12,750,000	$12,750,000

Signed: July 1, 2018

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Joe Sakic

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.35

Retained Salary: Colorado Avalanche retained 18.8% of total salary on January 19, 2021

Ian Cole signed a $6,300,000 3-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins and General Manager Jim Rutherford on June 29, 2015 with an AAV of $2,100,000. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2017-18 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*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	26	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	RFA-arb
2016-17	27	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	-	-	$2,300,000	$2,300,000	$2,300,000	UFA
2017-18	28	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$6,300,000	$6,300,000	$6,300,000

Signed: June 29, 2015

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: Jim Rutherford

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.94

Ian Cole signed a $1,650,000 2-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on May 28, 2013 with an AAV of $825,000. This contract will start in 2013-14 and end after the 2014-15 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.28% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	24	$825,000	$825,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
2014-15	25	$825,000	$825,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	$1,650,000

Signed: May 28, 2013

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.28

Ian Cole signed a $2,625,000 3-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Larry Pleau on March 22, 2010 with an AAV of $875,000. This contract will start in 2010-11 and end after the 2012-13 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.47% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2010-11	21	$875,000	$1,300,000	$450,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000	ELC
2011-12	22	$875,000	$1,300,000	$425,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000	ELC
2012-13	23	$875,000	$1,300,000	$400,000	$87,500	$787,500	$875,000	$65,000	ELC
Total				$1,275,000	$262,500	$2,362,500	$2,625,000	$195,000

Signed: Mar 22, 2010

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Larry Pleau

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
2004-05	MWEHL	Det. Victory Honda	60	15	25	40
2005-06	U-17	USNTDP	18	2	1	3		14
2005-06	NAHL	USNTDP	40	2	8	10		75				12		3	3		14
2006-07	U-18	USNTDP	42	6	11	17		36
2006-07	NAHL	USNTDP	16	2	7	9		28
2006-07	WJ18-A	USA	7	4	1	5		6
2007-08	CCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	43	8	12	20		40
2007-08	WJC-A	USA	6	0	0	0		6
2008-09	CCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	38	6	20	26		58
2008-09	WJC-A	USA	6	2	2	4		4
2009-10	CCHA	U. Of Notre Dame	30	3	16	19		55
2009-10	AHL	Peoria	9	1	4	5	+2	4
2010-11	AHL	Peoria	44	5	10	15	+2	63	67	746.0
2010-11	NHL	St. Louis Blues	26	1	3	4	+6	35	22	4.6	17:36
2011-12	AHL	Peoria	22	1	3	4	-8	26	23	435.0
2011-12	NHL	St. Louis Blues	26	1	5	6	+7	22	18	5.6	15:55	2				-1		1	0.0	10:26
2012-13	AHL	Peoria	34	3	11	14	-9	43	46	652.0
2012-13	NHL	St. Louis Blues	15	0	1	1	-4	10	10	0.0	17:45
2013-14	NHL	St. Louis Blues	46	3	8	11	+15	31	45	6.7	15:05
2014-15	NHL	St. Louis Blues	54	4	5	9	+16	44	52	7.7	15:03
2014-15	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	20	1	7	8	-2	7	31	3.2	18:29	5		2	2		8	9	0.0	23:00
2015-16	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	70	0	12	12	-3	59	72	0.0	17:14	24	1	2	3	+6	14	16	6.2	16:13
2016-17	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	81	5	21	26	+26	72	89	5.6	19:49	25		9	9	+2	22	23	0.0	18:50
2017-18	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	47	3	10	13	+3	52	63	4.8	17:37
2017-18	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	20	2	5	7	+11	24	21	9.5	18:08	6		3	3	-1	2	10	0.0	19:23
2018-19	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	71	2	13	15	-1	115	82	2.4	19:45	12		5	5	+6	16	11	0.0	18:59
2019-20	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	65	4	22	26	+21	36	92	4.3	17:42	15		2	2	+2	10	21	0.0	17:50
2020-21	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	2	0	0	0			2	0.0	14:41
2020-21	NHL	Minnesota Wild	52	1	7	8	+21	32	28	3.6	15:55	7				-1	6	7	0.0	16:13
2021-22	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	75	2	17	19	+15	83	77	2.6	17:09	14	1	1	2	+2	10	9	11.1	14:38
2022-23	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	78	3	14	17	+13	61	109	2.8	19:23	6	1	2	3	-2	4	1	100.0	18:48
2023-24	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	78	2	9	11	+10	61	61	3.3	18:41	13		2	2	-3	6	4	0.0	16:49
2024-25	NHL	Utah Hockey Club	82	1	16	17	-2	77	66	1.5	20:17
2025-26	NHL	Utah Mammoth	29	2	9	11	+13	16	23	8.7	18:54
NHL Career			937	37	184	221	+165	837	963	3.8	18:02	129	3	28	31	+10	98	112	2.7	17:30