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Jacob Bernard-Docker

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Detroit Red Wings
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	198	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	26
Age	25 (June 30, 2000)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb
Drafted	2018, Round 1, Overall 26 (OTT)

News and Opinions

Grading the Red Wings’ 2025 Offseason at The Hockey Writers (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Talking about Detroit’s 5-on-5 scoring and the Wings’ PK at The Malik Report (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Two things: On a ‘gut feeling’ and Jacob Bernard-Docker at The Malik Report (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Could the Detroit Red Wings be another suitor for Rasmus Andersson? at The Win Column (Mon Jul 14, 2025)
Red Wings fans may need to brace for a last-minute blue line shakeup at Octopus Thrower (Sun Jul 13, 2025)
Red Wings may still swing big for a blue line boost ahead of next season at Octopus Thrower (Fri Jul 4, 2025)
Red Wings free agency wasn’t flashy and that’s exactly how Yzerman wanted it at Octopus Thrower (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
The Sabres letting Jacob Bernard-Docker leave may come back to haunt them at Sabres Noise (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Red Wings way too early projected line update raises major questions at Octopus Thrower (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Detroit Red Wings still have holes in lineup after Day 1 of NHL free agency at Octopus Thrower (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Seattle saved the Red Wings from signing another Justin Holl at Octopus Thrower (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Red Wings fans cannot underestimate team's newest blueliner at Octopus Thrower (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
3 restricted free agents the Sabres must keep and 2 to trade at Sabres Noise (Mon Jun 2, 2025)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Detroit Red Wings	Signed 1 year @ $875K AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 22, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Activated from LTIR
Mar 7, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Placed on LTIR
Mar 7, 2025	Buffalo Sabres	Acquired from Ottawa Senators
Mar 7, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Traded to Buffalo Sabres
Feb 2, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Placed on LTIR
Jan 7, 2025	Ottawa Senators	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2023	Ottawa Senators	Signed 2 years @ $805K AAV starting in 2023-24
Apr 1, 2021	Ottawa Senators	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	AMBHL	Airdrie Xtreme Bantam AAA	32	3	14	17		8
2014-15	AMBHL	Airdrie Xtreme Bantam AAA	32	9	11	20		8
2014-15	AMMHL	AC Avalanche Minor Midget AAA	4	0	1	1		2
2015-16	CSSHL U16	Edge School U16 Prep	13	4	10	14		10				4	1	1	2		2
2016-17	AJHL	Okotoks Oilers	54	7	15	22		12				12	2	5	7		8
2017-18	AJHL	Okotoks Oilers	49	20	21	41		34				15	7	7	14		8
2017-18	WJAC-19	Canada West U19	5	1	2	3		2
2018-19	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	36	5	12	17	-3	6
2019-20	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	32	7	18	25	+21	12
2019-20	WJC-20	Canada U20	7	1	0	1	-1	6
2020-21	NHL	Ottawa Senators	5	0	0	0	+2		6	0.0	13:40
2020-21	NCAA	Univ. of North Dakota	27	3	15	18	+17	20
2020-21	WC	Canada	10	0	0	0	-5
2021-22	NHL	Ottawa Senators	8	0	1	1	+1	4	6	0.0	14:46
2021-22	AHL	Belleville Senators	58	2	7	9	+11	22				2				+2
2022-23	NHL	Ottawa Senators	19	0	1	1	-2	11	22	0.0	16:01
2022-23	AHL	Belleville Senators	41	2	4	6	+4	35
2023-24	NHL	Ottawa Senators	72	4	10	14	-7	25	51	7.8	15:42
2023-24	AHL	Belleville Senators	2	0	0	0	+1	2
2024-25	NHL	Ottawa Senators	25	1	3	4	+2	4	18	5.6	13:06
2024-25	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	15	1	3	4	+3	13	14	7.1	14:28
NHL Career			144	6	18	24	-1	57	117	5.1	15:02

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.
2020-21	OTT	5	62:31	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24	-0.24	0.00	4.22	-4.22	0.00	0.00
2021-22	OTT	8	114:07	0.00	0.53	0.53	0.15	-0.15	0.00	5.68	-5.68	0.00	0.00
2022-23	OTT	19	290:29	0.00	0.21	0.21	0.21	-0.21	0.00	5.12	-5.12	0.00	3.12
2023-24	OTT	72	993:03	0.24	0.54	0.79	0.12	0.12	8.33	4.28	4.05	1.37	2.74
2024-25	OTT	25	320:12	0.19	0.56	0.75	0.15	0.03	5.56	4.55	1.00	0.00	0.00
2024-25	BUF	15	208:34	0.29	0.86	1.15	0.17	0.12	7.14	4.22	2.92	0.00	4.17
2024-25	BUF, OTT	40	528:46	0.23	0.68	0.91	0.16	0.07	6.25	4.41	1.84	0.00	1.79

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
2020-21	OTT	5	62:31	31.67	1.92	2.03	47.03	0.96	2.47	66.67	45.08	-0.33	0.05	-4.23
2021-22	OTT	8	114:07	36.28	3.15	2.50	40.48	2.63	2.42	54.55	50.79	0.00	-0.13	1.33
2022-23	OTT	19	290:29	45.85	1.45	2.33	42.55	2.27	2.49	38.89	48.36	-0.74	0.14	-8.26
2023-24	OTT	72	993:03	37.46	2.42	2.00	41.57	2.96	2.47	44.94	44.79	-0.48	-0.04	-4.96
2024-25	OTT	25	320:12	37.29	2.81	1.82	35.42	2.25	2.03	55.56	47.32	-0.65	-0.47	-2.40
2024-25	BUF	15	208:34	41.43	2.88	2.48	42.86	2.30	2.33	55.56	51.56	0.38	-0.31	7.27
2024-25	BUF, OTT	40	528:46	38.92	2.84	2.08	38.35	2.27	2.15	55.56	49.22	-0.25	-0.41	1.51

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	8	20.1	0.1	4.6	5.3	79.9	64.6	66.7	33.3	0.0	40.7	18.1	41.3
2022-23	19	21.4	0.0	8.6	8.6	88.0	67.4	64.7	29.4	5.9	42.2	18.5	39.3
2023-24	72	21.1	0.1	8.4	8.5	85.0	63.4	84.6	12.8	2.6	43.3	18.2	38.5
2024-25	40	21.4	0.0	8.7	8.7	83.0	67.1	68.0	32.0	0.0	40.7	18.1	41.2

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
2024-25	Kleven, T	OTT	257:10	2.33	1.87	55.56	1.70	2.20	43.60	-0.76	-0.22	-6.81
2024-25	Power, O	BUF	124:16	2.41	2.41	50.00	2.40	2.12	53.14	0.39	-0.42	8.91
2024-25	Chabot, T	OTT	44:49	5.36	4.02	57.14	2.35	1.35	63.54	0.05	-1.07	14.79
2024-25	Bryson, J	BUF	38:38	1.55	3.11	33.33	3.06	3.15	49.30	0.98	0.48	5.47
2023-24	Chychrun, J	OTT	420:13	2.14	3.43	38.46	1.91	2.72	41.20	-0.51	0.27	-8.36
2023-24	Brannstrom, E	OTT	256:19	2.81	2.81	50.00	2.29	2.07	52.56	-0.09	-0.44	3.85
2023-24	Sanderson, J	OTT	139:31	2.58	0.86	75.00	2.04	2.12	49.11	-0.38	-0.32	-0.81
2023-24	Chabot, T	OTT	136:03	2.65	3.97	40.00	2.01	2.90	40.88	-0.51	0.44	-9.75
2022-23	Chabot, T	OTT	127:50	0.94	3.29	22.22	2.30	3.10	42.59	-0.45	0.61	-9.89
2022-23	Brannstrom, E	OTT	54:48	2.19	1.09	66.67	2.33	2.15	52.04	-0.68	-0.23	-3.81
2022-23	Kleven, T	OTT	51:14	2.34	2.34	50.00	3.30	1.25	72.46	0.23	-0.75	12.01
2022-23	Holden, N	OTT	37:32	1.60	1.60	50.00	1.73	2.60	39.94	-1.05	0.33	-15.10
2021-22	Chabot, T	OTT	89:59	3.33	2.67	55.56	2.87	2.51	53.42	0.48	-0.02	4.76
2020-21	Alsing, O	OTT	35:37	1.68	0.00	100.00	2.44	2.60	48.33	0.07	0.03	0.43

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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	25		$875,000	$875,000	-	-	$875,000	$875,000	$875,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$875,000	$875,000	$875,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Detroit Red Wings

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.92

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	23	$805,000	$805,000	-	-	$785,000	$785,000	$785,000	10.2(c)
2024-25	24	$805,000	$805,000	-	-	$825,000	$825,000	$825,000	RFA
Total				-	-	$1,610,000	$1,610,000	$1,610,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.96

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	20	$925,000	$1,208,233	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	21	$925,000	$1,208,233	$425,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2022-23	22	$925,000	$1,208,233	$425,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$850,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Apr 1, 2021

Team: Ottawa Senators

GM: -

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

*Age is as of September 15