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Sean Walker

Position	Right Defense / Left Defense	Current Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	5 years
Height	5'11"	Expires	2028-29
Weight (lbs)	191	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age	30 (Nov 13, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2024	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 5 years @ $3.600M AAV starting in 2024-25
Sep 11, 2020	Los Angeles Kings	Signed 4 years @ $2.650M AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 2, 2018	Los Angeles Kings	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.
2018-19	LAK	39	564:44	0.21	0.64	0.85	0.22	-0.00	4.08	4.16	-0.08	0.00	2.90
2019-20	LAK	70	1114:36	0.16	0.59	0.75	0.27	-0.10	3.03	4.99	-1.96	1.36	4.76
2020-21	LAK	47	684:08	0.35	0.96	1.32	0.32	0.03	5.00	4.63	0.37	2.80	0.93
2021-22	LAK	6	90:00	0.00	0.67	0.67	0.29	-0.29	0.00	3.07	-3.07	0.00	5.56
2022-23	LAK	70	909:29	0.20	0.53	0.73	0.31	-0.12	3.45	5.47	-2.02	1.68	3.36
2023-24	COL	18	283:37	0.85	0.63	1.48	0.33	0.52	10.81	4.18	6.64	2.13	0.00
2023-24	PHI	63	1000:51	0.24	0.84	1.08	0.24	0.00	4.65	4.63	0.02	1.64	5.74
2023-24	COL, PHI	81	1284:28	0.37	0.79	1.17	0.26	0.12	6.50	4.49	2.01	1.78	4.14
2024-25	CAR	82	1234:21	0.24	0.53	0.78	0.33	-0.08	4.00	5.36	-1.36	0.00	2.59
2025-26	CAR	3	47:42	1.26	0.00	1.26	0.35	0.91	25.00	6.88	18.12	0.00	0.00

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
2018-19	LAK	39	564:44	42.29	2.44	2.51	43.14	3.19	2.40	43.40	51.09	0.42	0.01	4.41
2019-20	LAK	70	1114:36	48.72	1.94	2.70	41.93	2.75	2.67	41.38	50.26	0.25	0.34	-0.96
2020-21	LAK	47	684:08	41.13	2.46	2.29	42.54	3.24	2.73	43.08	45.62	0.06	0.14	-0.71
2021-22	LAK	6	90:00	53.33	1.33	2.89	39.33	2.00	2.47	40.00	53.96	0.41	0.39	-0.43
2022-23	LAK	70	909:29	47.24	2.64	2.74	40.18	2.70	2.42	49.38	53.06	0.25	0.18	0.48
2023-24	COL	18	283:37	50.14	3.38	2.93	46.12	2.96	2.81	53.33	51.06	-0.08	0.42	-4.68
2023-24	PHI	63	1000:51	51.02	3.36	2.96	38.25	2.70	2.34	55.45	55.82	0.48	0.07	3.69
2023-24	COL, PHI	81	1284:28	50.82	3.36	2.95	39.99	2.76	2.45	54.96	54.70	0.35	0.14	1.65
2024-25	CAR	82	1234:21	48.80	2.19	2.79	34.37	2.48	2.24	46.88	55.45	-0.06	-0.02	-0.35
2025-26	CAR	3	47:42	50.31	1.26	2.84	31.45	5.03	1.95	20.00	59.33	-0.68	0.26	-8.26

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	6	21.6	0.6	8.4	8.4	92.5	69.7	75.0	16.7	8.3	0.4	0.2	0.5
2022-23	70	22.7	0.4	8.1	8.2	91.0	65.3	56.8	35.8	7.4	0.4	0.2	0.4
2023-24	81	23.0	0.6	8.6	8.8	92.8	62.6	62.2	27.7	10.1	0.4	0.2	0.4
2024-25	82	23.0	0.4	8.8	8.9	91.4	66.5	55.2	38.8	6.0	0.3	0.2	0.5
2025-26	3	22.1	1.0	8.9	8.9	87.5	68.0	50.0	50.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.5

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
2025-26	CAR	0.00	4.68	0.00	3.18	1.31	70.77	0.13	-0.73	10.87
2024-25	CAR	2.37	2.30	50.82	3.00	2.03	59.68	0.20	-0.27	4.66
2024-25	CAR	1.84	2.45	42.86	2.43	2.17	52.90	-0.39	-0.10	-2.54
2024-25	CAR	2.05	1.36	60.00	2.10	2.96	41.48	-0.73	0.71	-14.19
2024-25	CAR	2.30	1.53	60.00	2.12	1.86	53.31	-0.72	-0.45	-1.83
2024-25	CAR	2.47	4.12	37.50	3.16	2.20	58.96	0.35	-0.01	2.98
2024-25	CAR	0.95	4.73	16.67	2.69	3.55	43.15	-0.25	0.89	-9.36
2024-25	CAR	0.00	3.82	0.00	1.77	5.08	25.81	-1.08	2.85	-30.31
2023-24	PHI	3.35	2.68	55.56	3.08	2.41	56.18	0.56	0.14	3.55
2023-24	COL	2.33	2.71	46.15	2.33	2.91	44.50	-0.79	0.47	-11.61
2023-24	PHI	4.77	2.65	64.29	2.61	2.70	49.10	-0.04	0.43	-4.63
2023-24	PHI	3.53	2.35	60.00	2.36	2.04	53.64	-0.29	-0.27	0.18
2023-24	PHI	5.24	3.14	62.50	3.93	1.97	66.66	1.33	-0.34	13.72
2023-24	PHI	0.00	3.71	0.00	3.38	2.06	62.19	0.64	-0.30	8.36
2023-24	COL	6.26	1.25	83.33	3.22	3.35	49.00	0.25	0.87	-5.52
2023-24	COL	4.66	3.11	60.00	4.08	1.81	69.28	1.02	-0.75	14.83
2023-24	COL	0.00	7.38	0.00	4.29	2.68	61.56	1.34	0.16	7.67
2022-23	LAK	3.01	2.69	52.83	2.67	2.54	51.33	0.20	0.35	-1.77
2022-23	LAK	3.34	2.67	55.56	2.92	2.98	49.52	0.35	0.31	0.45
2022-23	LAK	1.15	0.00	100.00	2.42	1.03	70.21	-0.12	-1.37	18.81
2022-23	LAK	2.88	4.31	40.00	2.23	3.05	42.29	-0.34	0.74	-10.44
2022-23	LAK	1.92	3.84	33.33	3.70	1.00	78.68	1.48	-1.96	35.79
2022-23	LAK	1.98	3.97	33.33	4.24	1.62	72.44	1.78	-0.82	22.17
2022-23	LAK	2.18	2.18	50.00	2.21	1.39	61.38	0.04	-0.53	8.41
2022-23	LAK	0.00	0.00	-	2.89	3.30	46.64	0.32	1.31	-9.66
2022-23	LAK	2.70	2.70	50.00	3.12	1.84	62.91	0.65	-0.45	11.09
2022-23	LAK	0.00	0.00	-	2.53	1.90	57.06	-0.01	-0.43	4.93
2021-22	LAK	1.58	2.38	40.00	2.87	2.48	53.66	0.35	0.37	-0.81
2020-21	LAK	2.84	3.98	41.67	2.42	2.30	51.22	0.28	-0.22	5.40
2020-21	LAK	1.68	0.00	100.00	2.96	2.76	51.74	0.79	0.19	6.02
2020-21	LAK	1.73	3.45	33.33	2.61	2.79	48.32	-0.17	-0.15	-0.25
2020-21	LAK	3.46	0.00	100.00	2.16	2.34	48.02	-0.05	-0.42	3.48
2020-21	LAK	1.75	1.75	50.00	2.64	3.88	40.48	-0.13	1.04	-8.89
2020-21	LAK	0.00	0.00	-	1.85	1.76	51.34	-0.47	-1.05	6.06
2020-21	LAK	0.00	2.95	0.00	1.92	3.42	36.00	-0.29	0.94	-11.10
2019-20	LAK	3.10	3.10	50.00	2.88	2.78	50.90	0.35	0.44	-1.05
2019-20	LAK	2.97	2.08	58.82	2.90	2.38	54.93	0.33	-0.05	3.50
2019-20	LAK	2.93	2.09	58.33	3.00	2.10	58.86	0.51	-0.41	9.04
2019-20	LAK	0.86	0.00	100.00	2.11	1.81	53.87	-0.39	-0.61	3.08
2019-20	LAK	1.14	2.28	33.33	3.84	3.34	53.48	1.27	1.06	0.45
2019-20	LAK	0.00	6.36	0.00	2.72	2.57	51.44	0.19	0.30	-1.30
2018-19	LAK	2.51	1.79	58.33	2.14	2.84	42.99	0.03	0.70	-6.77
2018-19	LAK	1.66	4.97	25.00	2.27	2.35	49.10	0.20	-0.10	3.32
2018-19	LAK	2.92	2.92	50.00	2.56	2.08	55.18	0.18	-0.38	5.97
2018-19	LAK	2.12	2.12	50.00	2.53	1.69	60.07	0.17	-0.78	11.14
2018-19	LAK	2.40	2.40	50.00	3.21	2.92	52.34	1.09	0.49	5.73

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

Bussi leads the Canes through troubled waters before they pull away from the Sharks at Cardiac Cane (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Hurricanes blow Sharks away, win 5-1 at Canes Country (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
With Opening Night behind them, the Hurricanes turn their attention to the Flyers at Cardiac Cane (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
NHL’s Top 5 Defenses at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
After Flyers’ Presser, What Are Your Expectations For 2025-26? at Flyer Nation (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
While his production dipped, Year 1 for Sean Walker with the Hurricanes was a success at Cardiac Cane (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes 2025-26 Roster Projection 2.0 at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
Helge Grans has to work hard to earn a spot on Flyers' roster at Broad Street Buzz (Fri Aug 29, 2025)
Hurricanes’ Roster Revamp Poses Special Teams Questions at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 24, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	29	M-NTC	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	-	$1,000,000	$4,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2025-26	30	M-NTC	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2026-27	31	M-NTC	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	-	$2,225,000	$775,000	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2027-28	32		$3,600,000	$3,600,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2028-29	33		$3,600,000	$3,600,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$5,225,000	$12,775,000	$18,000,000	$15,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: Eric Tulsky

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.09

Clause: Player can submit a 15 team no trade list for 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	25	$2,650,000	$2,650,000	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	26	$2,650,000	$2,650,000	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	27	$2,650,000	$2,650,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2023-24	28	$2,650,000	$2,650,000	-	-	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	$3,350,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$10,600,000	$10,600,000	$10,600,000

Signed: Sep 11, 2020

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: Rob Blake

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.25

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23	$745,000	$745,000	-	$70,000	$650,000	$720,000	$65,000	ELC
2019-20	24	$745,000	$745,000	-	$70,000	$700,000	$770,000	$65,000	ELC
Total				-	$140,000	$1,350,000	$1,490,000	$130,000

Signed: July 2, 2018

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: Rob Blake

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
2011-12	OJHL	Milton Menace	5	0	3	3		2
2011-12	COJCHL	Georgina Ice	36	4	11	15		32				9	1	2	3		6
2012-13	OJHL	Milton Menace	53	4	20	24		61				24		4	4		42
2013-14	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	38	2	11	13	+9	75
2014-15	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	39	5	15	20	+10	85
2015-16	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	42	5	18	23	+13	48
2016-17	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	41	10	14	24	+15	42
2017-18	AHL	Ontario Reign	64	7	21	28	+17	59				4	1	1	2	-1
2018-19	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	39	3	7	10	-8	8	55	5.4	15:26
2018-19	AHL	Ontario Reign	22	6	11	17	+5	18
2019-20	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	70	5	19	24	-12	26	127	3.9	18:50
2020-21	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	47	5	13	18	-13	18	92	5.4	18:10
2020-21	WC	Canada	10	0	2	2		12
2021-22	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	6	0	2	2	-1	4	18	0.0	18:22
2022-23	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	70	3	10	13	-3	36	94	3.2	14:50	2				-1		1	0.0	13:44
2023-24	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	63	6	16	22	+9	34	109	5.5	19:36
2023-24	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	18	4	3	7	+2	16	41	9.8	17:57	11				-5	6	16	0.0	18:04
2024-25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	82	5	11	16	-7	46	144	3.5	16:50	12	1	2	3	+1	2	24	4.2	18:24
2025-26	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	3	1	0	1	-2	2	4	25.0	21:59
NHL Career			398	32	81	113	-35	190	684	4.7	17:24	25	1	2	3	-5	8	41	2.4	17:53