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Keaton Middleton

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Colorado Avalanche
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'6"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	240	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	27 (Feb 10, 1998)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2016, Round 4, Overall 101 (TOR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 6, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Assigned to AHL
Oct 6, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Placed on Waivers
Jan 2, 2025	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Dec 28, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Recalled from AHL
Dec 23, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Assigned to AHL
Dec 14, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Recalled from AHL
Dec 13, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Assigned to AHL
Dec 12, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Recalled from AHL
Dec 11, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Assigned to AHL
Dec 2, 2024	Colorado Avalanche	Recalled from AHL
Feb 25, 2023	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 21, 2022	Colorado Avalanche	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Mar 30, 2021	Colorado Avalanche	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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	COL	3	27:44	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	-0.08	0.00	1.95	-1.95	0.00	0.00
2024-25	COL	41	431:22	0.00	0.28	0.28	0.20	-0.20	0.00	3.33	-3.33	0.00	4.35

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	COL	3	27:44	41.11	0.00	2.07	73.56	2.16	3.63	0.00	36.39	-0.86	1.58	-22.58
2024-25	COL	41	431:22	41.17	1.67	2.30	36.44	1.53	1.94	52.17	54.25	-0.31	-0.29	0.32

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	41	21.3	0.1	8.4	8.5	91.8	70.3	90.6	9.4	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.4
2025-26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	COL	1.69	1.26	57.14	1.55	2.39	39.39	-1.04	0.25	-15.47
2024-25	COL	1.64	1.64	50.00	2.14	1.49	58.98	-0.19	-0.87	9.21
2024-25	COL	1.17	0.00	100.00	3.57	1.76	67.01	0.63	-0.36	8.88
2024-25	COL	4.89	3.67	57.14	2.88	1.68	63.23	0.41	-0.49	9.88
2024-25	COL	0.00	4.60	0.00	1.90	2.99	38.82	-0.59	0.82	-14.52

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

Newest Colorado Avalanche defenseman will make his team debut against the Dallas Stars at Mile High Sticking (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
This Flyers weakness needs a trade fix before it sinks their season at Broad Street Buzz (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Examining Jared Bednar's Sam Malinski experiment at Mile High Sticking (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche finalize roster with some surprises at Mile High Sticking (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Blackwood Taking Shots at Avalanche Practice. Will He Start Season on 23-man Roster? at Colorado Hockey Now (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Avalanche Waive Ahcan and Middleton at Colorado Hockey Now (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Preseason is Over. Here’s My Projected Avalanche Opening Night Lineup at Colorado Hockey Now (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Samuel Girard injury update: Avalanche defenseman possibly in doubt for Opening Night at Mile High Sticking (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
10 Observations From the Avalanche’s Preseason Opener at Colorado Hockey Now (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Report: Avalanche Could Still Have Interest in UFA Defenseman at Colorado Hockey Now (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche Training Camp Day 2: Top performers and key takeaways at Mile High Hockey (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche linked to veteran blueliner by insider at Mile High Sticking (Sat Sep 20, 2025)
Colorado Avalanche Training Camp Day 1: Standouts, Surprises, and Depth on Display at Mile High Hockey (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
MHH Roundtable: Training Camp Prep at Mile High Hockey (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
Keys to the Stanley Cup Part 4: Colorado Avalanche climb to the peak at Mile High Sticking (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Cale Makar Leads Avalanche Through Spirited Skate at Mile High Hockey (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
2025 T25U25: Cade Webber is #18 at Pension Plan Puppets (Thu Aug 21, 2025)
Avalanche Depth Chart: Olofsson Fills Role, but Is He Enough? at Colorado Hockey Now (Thu Aug 21, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	27	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$500,000	UFA
2026-27	28	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$1,275,000

Signed: Jan 2, 2025

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Chris MacFarland

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	25	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$250,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	26	$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$250,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,550,000	$1,550,000	$500,000

Signed: Feb 25, 2023

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Chris MacFarland

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $300,000 in 2023-24 and 2024-25.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	24		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$100,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$100,000

Signed: July 21, 2022

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Chris MacFarland

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.91

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	22	$742,500	$742,500	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	23	$742,500	$742,500	-	$35,000	$750,000	$785,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				-	$35,000	$1,450,000	$1,485,000	$140,000

Signed: Mar 30, 2021

Team: Colorado Avalanche

GM: Joe Sakic

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
2012-13	AHMMPL	Huron Perth Lakers Min Mdgt AAA	2	0	0	0
2013-14	Minor-ON	Huron-Perth MM	31	3	20	23		24				15	1	7	8		8
2013-14	ON-Jr.B	Stratford	3	0	0	0						4
2014-15	OHL	Saginaw	61	2	7	9	-12	58				4		1	1	-5
2015-16	U18-Dev	Team White	3	0	1	1		6
2015-16	OHL	Saginaw	66	1	6	7	-24	66	73	140.0		4		1	1	-1		4	0.0
2016-17	OHL	Saginaw Spirit	64	4	14	18	+8	48
2017-18	OHL	Saginaw Spirit	64	4	20	24	-2	45				4				-1	2
2018-19	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	61	6	7	13	+12	64				4				+2
2019-20	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	41	4	9	13	+6	49
2020-21	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	3	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0.0	9:18
2020-21	AHL	Colorado Eagles	22	0	6	6	-11	42				2	2	2	4	+3
2021-22	AHL	Colorado Eagles	49	2	9	11	+10	76				9	1	3	4	+8	16
2022-23	AHL	Colorado Eagles	72	3	20	23	+9	125				7	1	1	2	-3	6
2023-24	AHL	Colorado Eagles	71	6	9	15	+14	136				3					2
2024-25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	41	0	2	2		28	44	0.0	11:29
2024-25	AHL	Colorado Eagles	17	0	4	4	+5	11
NHL Career			44	0	2	2	-1	32	46	0.0	11:20