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Zach Whitecloud

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Calgary Flames
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	6 years ($2.8M CapHit)
Height	6'2"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	210	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	31
Age (DOB)	29 (Nov 28, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

Date	Team	Transaction
Jan 18, 2026	Calgary Flames	Acquired from Vegas Golden Knights
Jan 18, 2026	Vegas Golden Knights	Traded to Calgary Flames
Oct 28, 2021	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 6 years @ $2.750M AAV starting in 2022-23
Mar 22, 2020	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed 2 years @ $725K AAV starting in 2020-21
Mar 8, 2018	Vegas Golden Knights	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

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.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2017-18	VGK	1	-1.70	-1.43	-1.02	-	-	-	-	11.42
2019-20	VGK	16	-1.38	-1.13	-0.85	-2.23	-	-0.88	-	0.28
2020-21	VGK	51	0.68	0.66	-0.12	-0.67	-	0.19	-	1.29
2021-22	VGK	59	0.30	-0.54	1.49	1.35	-	0.57	-0.53	-0.04
2022-23	VGK	59	-0.38	-0.87	0.74	1.22	-	0.15	-0.40	-0.06
2023-24	VGK	61	-0.09	0.31	-0.61	-0.52	-	0.19	-0.47	0.45
2024-25	VGK	74	-0.66	-1.03	0.20	0.55	-	-0.68	0.03	0.29
2025-26	CGY, VGK	78	-0.67	-0.35	-0.77	-0.61	-	-0.70	-0.44	-0.02

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2017-18	VGK	1	-0.20	-1.53	-2.28	2.54	2.85	-1.19	-
2019-20	VGK	16	-1.78	-1.78	-0.77	0.77	-1.72	-2.17	-
2020-21	VGK	51	-0.47	-1.60	0.42	-0.48	-1.36	-0.58	-
2021-22	VGK	59	-0.11	-1.47	0.28	-0.08	-0.70	-0.57	-
2022-23	VGK	59	-0.63	-1.40	0.18	-1.49	-1.42	0.73	-
2023-24	VGK	61	-0.42	-1.41	-0.05	-0.49	-1.56	-1.06	-
2024-25	VGK	74	-0.59	-1.49	-0.22	0.14	-0.08	-0.31	-
2025-26	CGY, VGK	78	0.27	-1.45	0.95	-0.48	-0.20	0.61	-

About Archetypes

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.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Skating data is from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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.
2017-18	VGK	1	16:30	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
2019-20	VGK	16	210:39	0.00	0.28	0.28	0.12	-0.12	0.00	5.08	-5.08	0.00	5.88
2020-21	VGK	51	773:09	0.16	0.78	0.93	0.22	-0.07	3.92	5.67	-1.75	1.20	6.02
2021-22	VGK	59	977:20	0.43	0.68	1.10	0.26	0.17	7.87	4.68	3.19	1.55	1.55
2022-23	VGK	59	895:34	0.34	0.47	0.80	0.22	0.12	7.81	5.04	2.77	1.15	4.60
2023-24	VGK	61	947:30	0.13	0.70	0.82	0.16	-0.03	3.92	4.86	-0.94	1.28	1.28
2024-25	VGK	74	1200:38	0.20	0.45	0.65	0.16	0.04	5.63	4.43	1.20	0.00	2.73
2025-26	VGK	47	761:29	0.16	0.39	0.55	0.13	0.02	6.06	5.16	0.90	0.00	0.00
2025-26	CGY	31	573:53	0.00	0.84	0.84	0.13	-0.13	0.00	4.44	-4.44	0.00	0.00
2025-26	CGY, VGK	78	1335:22	0.09	0.58	0.67	0.13	-0.04	3.28	4.83	-1.55	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
2017-18	VGK	1	16:30	50.91	10.91	3.42	43.64	0.00	4.06	100.00	45.74	0.76	0.13	5.36
2019-20	VGK	16	210:39	43.58	2.28	2.75	27.91	1.42	1.28	61.54	68.32	-0.35	-0.74	7.74
2020-21	VGK	51	773:09	39.66	2.10	2.47	35.23	1.63	2.19	56.25	53.07	-0.35	-0.34	0.29
2021-22	VGK	59	977:20	44.51	3.32	2.76	36.71	2.39	2.31	58.06	54.45	-0.12	-0.16	0.62
2022-23	VGK	59	895:34	36.25	2.68	2.31	44.75	2.21	2.67	54.79	46.34	-0.57	0.05	-6.02
2023-24	VGK	61	947:30	37.93	2.15	2.25	40.40	2.34	2.03	47.89	52.61	-0.42	-0.47	0.90
2024-25	VGK	74	1200:38	42.73	2.15	2.62	38.48	2.05	2.25	51.19	53.77	-0.08	-0.02	-0.57
2025-26	VGK	47	761:29	38.69	2.36	2.26	37.74	3.15	2.45	42.86	47.99	-0.37	0.27	-6.79
2025-26	CGY	31	573:53	39.10	1.88	2.40	44.43	1.88	2.81	50.00	46.09	0.19	-0.05	2.39
2025-26	CGY, VGK	78	1335:22	38.87	2.16	2.32	40.62	2.61	2.60	45.28	47.13	-0.16	0.17	-3.35

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%
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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
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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

World Championships Recap Day 8: Zach Whitecloud and Olli Määttä held pointless in Team Canada and Team Finland’s wins at Flames Nation (Sat May 23, 2026)
World Championships Recap Day 1: Zach Whitecloud’s Team Canada opens tournament with 5-3 victory over Team Sweden at Flames Nation (Sat May 16, 2026)
Former Golden Knight Whitecloud Preparing for Emotional Return to T-Mobile Arena at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
Flames vs Avalanche Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NHL Game at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Mar 30, 2026)
Projecting a Calgary Flames’ opening night lineup at Scotia Place at The Win Column (Thu Mar 19, 2026)
An early look at 2027 Trade Deadline pieces for the Calgary Flames at The Win Column (Sun Mar 15, 2026)
Checking in on Zach Whitecloud after the Rasmus Andersson trade at Vegas Hockey Knight (Tue Mar 10, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Zach Whitecloud, Erik Haula, and Nick Schmaltz at NHL Rumors (Tue Mar 10, 2026)
Flames trade rumours: Offers ‘not enough enough’ for Blake Coleman, lots of interest in Zach Whitecloud at Flames Nation (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
Zach Whitecloud expected to stay with Flames, eliminating Canadiens trade option despite Xhekaj interest at Habs Fanatics (Thu Mar 5, 2026)
NHL Rumors: Chicago Blackhawks, and the Calgary Flames at NHL Rumors (Tue Mar 3, 2026)
Zach Whitecloud : une bien meilleure alternative que Rasmus Ristolainen at Dans Les Coulisses (Sat Feb 28, 2026)
Bruins Linked to Right-Handed Defenseman; More Potential Trade Targets at Boston Hockey Now (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Flames News & Rumours: Kadri, Pospisil, Whitecloud & More at The Hockey Writers (Thu Feb 19, 2026)
Zach Whitecloud Is Worth A Look For the Wild at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Feb 10, 2026)
Keegan Kolesar tells a heartbreaking story about the Zach Whitecloud trade at Vegas Hockey Knight (Wed Jan 21, 2026)
Rasmus Andersson trade ends the saga as Flames turn focus to the future at Flame for Thought (Tue Jan 20, 2026)
Zach Whitecloud revealed his true character and kindness with a text message at Vegas Hockey Knight (Mon Jan 19, 2026)
Grading the Rasmus Andersson trade: Good return or missed opportunity? at The Win Column (Mon Jan 19, 2026)
8 thoughts on the Rasmus Andersson trade to Vegas at Flames Nation (Mon Jan 19, 2026)
Why Zach Whitecloud is the ultimate Golden Knights redemption story in 2025-26 at Vegas Hockey Knight (Sun Aug 10, 2025)

Current Contract

Zach Whitecloud signed a $16,500,000 6-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights and General Manager Kelly McCrimmon on October 28, 2021 with an AAV of $2,750,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.33% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	25	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
2023-24	26	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	27	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	UFA
2025-26	28	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	UFA
2026-27	29	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
2027-28	30	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	UFA
Total				-	$2,000,000	$14,500,000	$16,500,000	$16,500,000

Signed: Oct 28, 2021

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.33

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Zach Whitecloud signed a $1,450,000 2-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights and General Manager Kelly McCrimmon on March 22, 2020 with an AAV of $725,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.89% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	23	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000	10.2(c)
2021-22	24	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,450,000

Signed: Mar 22, 2020

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: Kelly McCrimmon

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.89

Zach Whitecloud signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights and General Manager George McPhee on March 8, 2018 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.23% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	20	$925,000	$1,491,667	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	21	$925,000	$1,491,667	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	22	$925,000	$1,491,667	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,700,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Mar 8, 2018

Team: Vegas Golden Knights

GM: George McPhee

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

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	MMHL	Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA	8	0	0	0		4
2012-13	MJHL	Portage Terriers	1	0	0	0
2012-13	MMHL	Central Plains Capitals Mdgt AAA	43	1	5	6		92				2
2013-14	MMHL	Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA	43	8	13	21		59				8		3	3		8
2013-14	MJHL	Virden Oil Capitals	1	0	0	0						6	1		1
2014-15	MJHL	Virden Oil Capitals	57	3	7	10		42				10	1	3	4		10
2015-16	MJHL	Virden Oil Capitals	59	6	34	40		105				7	2	3	5		6
2016-17	NCAA	Bemidji State Univ.	41	3	14	17	+3	41
2017-18	NCAA	Bemidji State Univ.	36	4	15	19	-4	8
2017-18	International	Team Canada	2	0	1	1
2017-18	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	1	0	0	0	+3			0.0	16:42
2018-19	AHL	Chicago Wolves	74	6	22	28	+39	52				22	3	12	15	-11	11
2019-20	AHL	Chicago Wolves	35	2	5	7	-9	18
2019-20	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	16	0	1	1	+3	4	9	0.0	14:19	20	2	1	3	+1	6	20	10.0	16:58
2020-21	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	51	2	10	12	+9	24	54	3.7	17:49	19	1	3	4	+3	16	16	6.3	17:02
2021-22	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	59	8	11	19	+21	20	94	8.5	18:48
2021-22	WC	Canada	10	2	2	4	+6	6
2022-23	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	59	5	7	12	+10	41	64	7.8	17:07	22	2	6	8	+14	21	19	10.5	18:42
2023-24	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	61	2	12	14	-3	32	51	3.9	17:35	6					2	4	0.0	15:24
2024-25	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	74	4	9	13	+7	37	72	5.6	17:31	11		2	2	-3	8	8	0.0	17:30
2025-26	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	47	2	5	7	-8	20	33	6.1	18:46
2025-26	NHL	Calgary Flames	31	0	10	10	+2	10	34	0.0	22:40
NHL Career			399	23	65	88	+44	188	411	5.6	18:07	78	5	12	17	+15	53	67	7.5	17:25