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Zach Dean

Position Center Current Team St. Louis Blues
Shoots Left Current Contract 3 years
Height 6'0" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 176 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 23
Age 22 (Jan 4, 2003) Expiry Status RFA
Drafted 2021, Round 1, Overall 30 (VGK)

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Dec 2, 2021 Vegas Golden Knights 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
2016-17 ACC-U14 Team Newfoundland U14 (ACC) 5 10 3 13 8
2016-17 NLAAAHL U15 TriCom Thunder U15 AAA 26 18 12 30 34 5 4 4 8
2017-18 WSI U15 All American Prospects U15 6 3 4 7 12
2017-18 ACC-U15 Team Newfoundland U15 (ACC) 5 3 4 7 8
2017-18 NLAAAHL U15 TriCom Thunder U15 AAA 35 40 37 77 86 3 3 2 5 4
2018-19 TCQ-O Toronto Nationals U18 AAA 7 0 2 2 2
2018-19 CWG Team Newfoundland 7 2 13 15 12
2018-19 U16 AAA Toronto Nationals U16 AAA 64 36 53 89
2018-19 GTHL U16 Toronto Nationals U16 AAA 32 24 23 47
2018-19 QGC-16 Team Newfoundland 5 5 2 7 4
2019-20 QMJHL Gatineau Olympiques 57 18 28 46 -18 22
2019-20 WHC-17 Canada Black U17 5 3 4 7
2020-21 QMJHL Gatineau Olympiques 23 10 10 20 -4 20 4 1 1 2 -1 2
2021-22 QMJHL Gatineau Olympiques 47 21 31 52 +19 50 7 2 5 7 +6 6
2022-23 WJC-20 Canada U20 7 1 2 3 +1 33
2022-23 QMJHL Gatineau Olympiques 50 33 37 70 +39 53 13 10 16 26 +4 10
2023-24 NHL St. Louis Blues 9 0 0 0 -4 6 10 0.0 10:33
2023-24 AHL Springfield Thunderbirds 49 9 5 14 -20 24
2024-25 AHL Springfield Thunderbirds 11 1 3 4 +5 2 3 1 1 +2
NHL Career 9 0 0 0 -4 6 10 0.0 10:33

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.
2023-24 STL 9 87:58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.62 -0.62 0.00 10.17 -10.17 0.00 6.67

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
2023-24 STL 9 87:58 25.24 0.00 1.13 49.79 2.73 2.97 0.00 27.55 -1.14 0.57 -21.02

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 9 21.6 0.7 10.2 10.2 80.9 57.2 14.3 42.9 42.9 46.3 17.1 36.6
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 Walker, N Blais, S STL 21:53 0.00 0.00 - 1.04 4.41 19.16 -0.94 1.86 -24.53

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.

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 18 $914,167 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2022-23 19 $883,333 $894,167 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2023-24 20 $852,500 $863,333 $32,500 $92,500 $800,000 $892,500 $80,000 ELC
2024-25 21 $852,500 $863,333 - - $832,500 $832,500 $80,000 ELC
2025-26 22 $852,500 $863,333 - - $832,500 $832,500 $80,000 ELC
Total $32,500 $277,500 $2,465,000 $2,742,500 $240,000
Signed: Dec 2, 2021
Team: Vegas Golden Knights
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15