| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2026 | Nashville Predators | Recalled from AHL | |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Nashville Predators | Assigned to AHL | |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Nashville Predators | Recalled from AHL | |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Nashville Predators | Assigned to AHL | |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Nashville Predators | Activated from SOIR. | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Nashville Predators | Placed on SOIR | |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Nashville Predators | Signed to an entry level contract. |
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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.
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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | Producer | Playmaker | Shooter | Sniper | Rebound | Rush | Skating | Defend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | 6 | 63:40 | -1.32 | -1.67 | -1.58 | -3.66 | -2.61 | -1.59 | -0.29 | 5.38 |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 71 | 737:27 | -0.23 | -1.22 | 1.14 | 1.24 | -0.83 | 0.06 | -0.71 | -0.37 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | 5v5 TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI | Possession | Drive | Suppress | Faceoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | 6 | 63:40 | -1.12 | -0.77 | -2.15 | -0.63 | -0.90 | -0.30 | - |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 71 | 737:27 | -1.01 | -0.32 | -1.99 | -0.43 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 39.8 |
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.
Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | 6 | 63:40 | 0.00 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.78 | -0.78 | 0.00 | 13.83 | -13.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 71 | 737:27 | 0.98 | 0.73 | 1.71 | 0.71 | 0.27 | 16.00 | 11.58 | 4.42 | 2.73 | 5.45 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | 6 | 63:40 | 36.75 | 1.88 | 2.57 | 43.35 | 1.88 | 2.59 | 50.00 | 49.74 | 0.22 | -0.63 | 7.62 |
| 2025-26 | NSH | 71 | 737:27 | 40.03 | 3.01 | 2.37 | 45.07 | 2.93 | 2.87 | 50.68 | 45.24 | -0.17 | 0.23 | -3.79 |
| 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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| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
| Season | Teammate | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|
| 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. |
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2014-15 | Brick Invitational | BC Junior Canucks | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | John Reid Memorial | West Van Academy Bantam Prep | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | CSSHL U15 | North Shore Warriors U15 Prep | 30 | 40 | 31 | 71 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2020-21 | BCHL | Victoria Grizzlies | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | CSSHL U18 | North Island Silvertips U18 AAA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | WJC-18 | Canada U18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | BCHL | Victoria Grizzlies | 46 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota | 39 | 17 | 22 | 39 | +19 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Nashville Predators | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 11:35 | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Nashville Predators | 71 | 17 | 13 | 30 | -3 | 14 | 103 | 16.5 | 12:19 | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |||||||||||||
| NHL Career | 77 | 17 | 14 | 31 | -3 | 16 | 111 | 15.3 | 12:16 | |||||||||||