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Nick DeSimone

Position Right Defense Current Team Utah Mammoth
Shoots Right Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 194 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 31
Age 30 (Nov 21, 1994) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
May 29, 2025 Utah Mammoth Signed 1 year @ $800K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 5, 2025 Utah Hockey Club Cleared Waivers
Jan 5, 2025 New Jersey Devils Lost on Waivers to Utah Hockey Club
Jan 4, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Dec 27, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Dec 11, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Dec 1, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Nov 30, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Nov 25, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Nov 24, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Nov 19, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Nov 17, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Nov 8, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Oct 7, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Oct 7, 2024 New Jersey Devils Cleared Waivers
Oct 6, 2024 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Jun 24, 2024 New Jersey Devils Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 13, 2022 Calgary Flames Signed 2 years @ $762K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 28, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 11, 2019 San Jose Sharks Signed 2 years @ $700K AAV starting in 2019-20
Mar 30, 2017 San Jose Sharks 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.
2022-23 CGY 4 41:11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.00 2.64 -2.64 0.00 0.00
2023-24 CGY 23 272:40 0.22 0.88 1.10 0.17 0.05 5.26 4.16 1.10 0.00 3.57
2023-24 NJD 11 158:11 0.38 0.38 0.76 0.11 0.27 11.11 3.28 7.83 0.00 0.00
2023-24 CGY, NJD 34 430:51 0.28 0.70 0.97 0.15 0.13 7.14 3.88 3.26 0.00 2.63
2024-25 UTA 20 296:40 0.20 1.01 1.21 0.22 -0.02 4.35 4.74 -0.39 0.00 5.71

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
2022-23 CGY 4 41:11 45.16 1.46 1.98 36.42 7.28 2.07 16.67 48.93 -0.91 0.33 -13.53
2023-24 CGY 23 272:40 45.77 2.20 2.42 44.01 3.08 2.53 41.67 48.91 0.13 0.11 0.35
2023-24 NJD 11 158:11 46.28 3.79 2.95 49.31 0.76 2.83 83.33 51.08 0.25 0.23 0.02
2023-24 CGY, NJD 34 430:51 45.96 2.79 2.62 45.96 2.23 2.64 55.56 49.79 0.20 0.16 0.40
2024-25 UTA 20 296:40 45.30 2.22 2.82 39.03 1.42 2.09 61.11 57.36 -0.03 -0.06 0.45

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 4 19.3 0.0 8.8 9.0 77.4 63.6 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4
2023-24 34 20.0 0.0 8.9 9.0 86.9 63.7 61.9 33.3 4.8 0.4 0.2 0.4
2024-25 20 21.2 0.0 9.1 9.1 90.7 67.6 70.0 20.0 10.0 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 Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2024-25 UTA 2.18 1.75 55.56 2.71 2.16 55.60 -0.05 0.04 -0.90
2024-25 UTA 1.49 0.74 66.67 2.06 2.11 49.46 -0.01 -0.14 1.53
2024-25 UTA 3.22 0.00 100.00 3.93 2.13 64.87 1.14 -0.01 8.20
2023-24 NJD 3.79 0.54 87.50 3.23 3.02 51.69 0.57 0.45 0.82
2023-24 CGY 3.20 3.84 45.45 3.25 2.32 58.39 0.96 0.01 8.54
2023-24 CGY 1.47 2.21 40.00 1.98 2.38 45.37 -0.20 -0.01 -2.28
2023-24 CGY 1.93 3.85 33.33 1.69 2.92 36.70 -0.55 0.62 -12.72
2023-24 NJD 4.50 2.25 66.67 2.31 2.01 53.56 -0.49 -0.70 2.60

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 30 $800,000 $800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 UFA
Total - - $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Signed: May 29, 2025
Team: Utah Mammoth
GM: Bill Armstrong
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.84

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 29 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 UFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $775,000
Signed: June 24, 2024
Team: New Jersey Devils
GM: Tom Fitzgerald
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 27 $762,500 $762,500 - - $750,000 $750,000 $325,000 UFA
2023-24 28 $762,500 $762,500 - - $775,000 $775,000 $325,000 UFA
Total - - $1,525,000 $1,525,000 $650,000
Signed: July 13, 2022
Team: Calgary Flames
GM: Brad Treliving
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2022-23 and 2023-24 is $350,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 26 $750,000 $750,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $275,000 UFA-Grp6
Total - - $750,000 $750,000 $275,000
Signed: July 28, 2021
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: Don Waddell
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.92
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2021-22 is $325,000

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 24 $700,000 $700,000 - - - - $175,000 RFA-arb
2020-21 25 $700,000 $700,000 - - - - $225,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $0 $0 $400,000
Signed: July 11, 2019
Team: San Jose Sharks
GM: Doug Wilson
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.86
Note: Guaranteed minimum salary in 2019-20 is $275,000 and in 2020-21 is $350,000.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 22 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2018-19 23 $925,000 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total - $185,000 $1,665,000 $1,850,000 $140,000
Signed: Mar 30, 2017
Team: San Jose Sharks
GM: Doug Wilson
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 EJHL Connecticut RoughRiders 37 5 10 15 24 2 1 1 2
2013-14 OJHL Buffalo Jr. Sabres 52 13 38 51 30 11 4 2 6 8
2014-15 NCAA Union College 35 2 9 11 10
2015-16 NCAA Union College 36 4 14 18 -6 16
2016-17 NCAA Union College 38 9 10 19 +13 16
2016-17 AHL San Jose Barracuda 4 1 0 1 +5 13 1 5 6 +1
2017-18 AHL San Jose Barracuda 59 6 14 20 -3 8 4 1 1 -5 2
2018-19 AHL San Jose Barracuda 65 14 32 46 +1 30 4 1 1 2 -4 2
2019-20 AHL San Jose Barracuda 48 5 14 19 -8 21
2020-21 AHL San Jose Barracuda 14 0 5 5 -4 2
2020-21 AHL Rochester Americans 8 0 6 6 -1 2
2021-22 AHL Stockton Heat 68 4 21 25 +10 28 13 2 3 5 -3 4
2022-23 NHL Calgary Flames 4 0 0 0 -4 2 4 0.0 11:15
2022-23 AHL Calgary Wranglers 65 8 38 46 +28 38 9 2 4 6 -2 6
2023-24 NHL Calgary Flames 23 1 4 5 -4 2 19 5.3 12:03
2023-24 NHL New Jersey Devils 11 1 1 2 +7 2 9 11.1 16:29
2023-24 AHL Calgary Wranglers 10 0 8 8 +7
2024-25 NHL Utah Hockey Club 20 1 5 6 +4 24 4.2 15:35
2024-25 AHL Utica Comets 12 0 3 3 -10 4
NHL Career 58 3 10 13 +3 6 56 5.4 14:03