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Zach Whitecloud

Position Right Defense Current Team Vegas Golden Knights
Shoots Right Current Contract 6 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2027-28
Weight (lbs) 210 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 31
Age 28 (Nov 28, 1996) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
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
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2017-18 VGK 1 0 0 0 +3 0 0 0.0 16:42
2019-20 VGK 16 0 1 1 +3 4 9 0.0 14:19 20 2 1 3 +1 6 20 10.0 16:58
2020-21 VGK 51 2 10 12 +9 24 54 3.7 17:49 19 1 3 4 +3 16 16 6.3 17:02
2021-22 VGK 59 8 11 19 +21 20 94 8.5 18:48
2022-23 VGK 59 5 7 12 +10 41 64 7.8 17:07 22 2 6 8 +14 21 19 10.5 18:42
2023-24 VGK 61 2 12 14 -3 32 51 3.9 17:35 6 2 4 0.0 15:24
2024-25 VGK 66 4 8 12 +10 35 65 6.2 17:14
Career 313 21 49 70 +53 156 337 6.2 17:31 67 5 10 15 +18 45 59 8.5 17:25

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 5.38 -5.38 0.00 5.88
2020-21 VGK 51 773:09 0.16 0.78 0.93 0.25 -0.09 3.92 6.24 -2.31 1.20 6.02
2021-22 VGK 59 977:20 0.43 0.68 1.11 0.27 0.16 7.87 4.87 3.00 1.55 1.55
2022-23 VGK 59 895:34 0.33 0.47 0.80 0.23 0.10 7.81 5.45 2.36 1.15 4.60
2023-24 VGK 61 947:30 0.13 0.70 0.82 0.16 -0.03 3.92 4.97 -1.05 1.28 1.28
2024-25 VGK 57 888:42 0.27 0.47 0.74 0.17 0.10 7.14 4.53 2.61 0.00 2.27

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 3.75 43.64 0.00 3.47 100.00 52.00 0.94 -0.48 10.37
2019-20 VGK 16 210:39 43.58 2.28 2.83 27.91 1.42 1.30 61.54 68.48 -0.34 -0.78 8.13
2020-21 VGK 51 773:09 39.66 2.10 2.39 35.23 1.63 2.23 56.25 51.71 -0.36 -0.20 -1.31
2021-22 VGK 59 977:20 44.51 3.32 2.75 36.71 2.39 2.18 58.06 55.85 -0.11 -0.28 2.03
2022-23 VGK 59 895:34 36.25 2.68 2.26 44.75 2.21 2.59 54.79 46.61 -0.49 0.03 -5.17
2023-24 VGK 61 947:30 38.44 2.15 2.32 40.78 2.34 2.14 47.89 52.03 -0.34 -0.45 1.36
2024-25 VGK 57 888:42 43.28 2.30 2.52 39.97 2.23 2.35 50.75 51.75 -0.16 0.10 -2.61

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 59 22.6 0.1 6.7 7.0 93.2 67.4 74.1 14.8 11.1 38.1 19.7 42.2
2022-23 59 21.6 0.2 8.2 8.4 91.8 68.3 63.8 24.1 12.1 42.1 18.1 39.8
2023-24 61 21.0 0.2 8.4 8.5 92.6 64.6 69.6 19.6 10.9 41.7 18.5 39.7
2024-25 49 21.6 0.2 8.3 8.4 94.3 67.2 78.9 18.4 2.6 39.0 18.5 42.5

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.

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

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.33

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.89

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

*Age is as of September 15