Armchair Hockey Scout

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2024-25 edition Ask a direct question about this edition of the book — who, how many, how common, which group more — and it is answered with a table computed on this page from the edition’s index: the season line, height and age, the on-ice percentiles, the grades and the traits read out of every report. Ask for a view on named players — what a comparison comes down to, what makes a man — and you get the book’s reading of their own pages, and only those. The model turns your question into a query and phrases the result, or reads the pages it is handed; it never originates a figure, and an answer carrying a figure that is on neither the table nor the pages is withheld. It does not forecast, and it says so when a question is outside what the book holds.

Tables are computed on this page from the 2024-25 edition’s index; readings rest on the players’ own pages; the model never counts. Twenty questions an hour.

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Players

727 reports across 32 clubs, listed by surname. Back to the first page

Evidence

Page 2 of 13 · Brannstrom to Danault

26

Erik Brannstrom

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Vancouver Canucks

Sixty-two career assists against seven goals, and no game-winners at all in 266 games.

63

Jesper Bratt

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · New Jersey Devils

A hundred and sixty-second overall in 2016, 230 assists in 471 games, and eighty-three points at 5-10.

10

Bobby Brink

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Philadelphia Flyers

Five-eight and 169 pounds, the smallest man on the roster, with 23 points in 57 games.

78

TJ Brodie

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Chicago Blackhawks

Signed at 34 to make the first pass, having just posted the best chance share of any defenceman on this roster — in Toronto.

25

Jonas Brodin

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Minnesota Wild

Eight hundred and three games for one club, a career plus-93, and the only defenceman here the goaltending did not cost.

76

Jonny Brodzinski

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · New York Rangers

A fifth-round pick's eighth season, 158 games, and 36 points in all of them.

16

Connor Brown

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Edmonton Oilers

Four goals in 71 games on ice that was owed thirty, in his first full season back from a torn knee.

44

Joshua Brown

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Edmonton Oilers

Six foot five, 296 career penalty minutes in 290 games, and the eighth percentile of chances.

78

Jacob Bryson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 487 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

Five foot nine and 177 pounds, four goals in 206 games, and thirty-three for against sixteen on his ice.

89

Pavel Buchnevich

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · St. Louis Blues

A career 14.63 per cent shooter with 42 per cent of his attempts from inside twenty feet.

58

Michael Bunting

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Pittsburgh Penguins

Fifty-five points and a minus-19 in the same season, on 254 penalty minutes in 268 career games.

95

Andre Burakovsky

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Seattle Kraken

Five of his seven goals came on the power play, on a unit that finished twenty-seventh.

84

Brent Burns

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Carolina Hurricanes

One thousand four hundred and fifteen games, thirty-three assists at thirty-nine, and all eighty-two of them.

28

Kyle Burroughs

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Los Angeles Kings

The worst on-ice goal differential of anybody in this edition, at 40-80.

55

Quinton Byfield

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Los Angeles Kings

Six foot five and 230 pounds at 22, with 55 points and the puck below the goal line.

24

Bowen Byram

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

Eleven goals from the blue line at twenty-three, a Stanley Cup already, and traded for a point-a-game centre.

53

Michael Carcone

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Utah Hockey Club

Undrafted, 5-9, and 21 goals in 74 games at 18.9 per cent.

25

Brandon Carlo

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Boston Bruins

Twenty-eight goals in 554 games, the worst chance share of the top four, and nineteen goals of margin on his ice.

74

John Carlson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Washington Capitals

One thousand and nine games, 674 points, and 25:54 a night at 34.

91

Leo Carlsson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Anaheim Ducks

Nineteen years old, even on the chances, and his ice lost seven goals.

10

Sam Carrick

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · New York Rangers

Three hundred and sixteen career penalty minutes in 240 games, and 102 of them last season.

45

Alexandre Carrier

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Nashville Predators

Five foot eleven and 174 pounds, taking 18:48 a night against other clubs' best lines.

28

William Carrier

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 431 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Carolina Hurricanes

Two hundred and four penalty minutes, a Stanley Cup, and eleven minutes a night.

27

Noah Cates

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Philadelphia Flyers

The 98th percentile of chances, and outscored 24-33 inside it.

13

Cole Caufield

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Montreal Canadiens

Four hundred and forty attempts at 5-8 and 175 pounds, and nine goals short of his own career rate.

5

Cody Ceci

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · San Jose Sharks

Fourteen penalty minutes in 79 games at twenty minutes a night, and one power-play goal in 786 games.

81

Erik Cernak

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Tampa Bay Lightning

Three hundred and seventeen career penalty minutes in 365 games, and a career plus-64.

72

Thomas Chabot

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Ottawa Senators

Twenty-three minutes a night and 197 career assists, from a man who has reached seventy games twice in seven seasons.

MC

Mitchell Chaffee

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 331 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Undrafted, 32 career games, and a 14.29 per cent career shooting rate on almost nothing.

5

Jalen Chatfield

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Carolina Hurricanes

Undrafted, plus-fifteen, and the ninety-ninth percentile of expected goals.

8

Ben Chiarot

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Detroit Red Wings

Four hundred and fifty-eight penalty minutes in 642 games, nineteen minutes a night at 33, and a career minus-44.

59

Egor Chinakhov

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Columbus Blue Jackets

Sixteen goals in fifty-three games, and six penalty minutes all year.

47

Declan Chisholm

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 436 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Minnesota Wild

Thirty-one games at 16:31, the highest chance share on the club, and the goals went the other way.

6

Jakob Chychrun

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Washington Capitals

Fourteen goals from the blue line, and seventeen goals of goaltending against him.

71

Anthony Cirelli

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

Thirteen career shorthanded goals in 431 games, and a career plus-94.

53

Casey Cizikas

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · New York Islanders

Eight hundred and fifteen games, eleven career shorthanded goals, and thirteen seasons for one club.

75

Connor Clifton

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

Eighty-eight penalty minutes at 196 pounds, and twelve goals of help on his ice.

28

Ian Cole

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Utah Hockey Club

Eight hundred and twenty-six games, 744 penalty minutes, and no power-play goals at all.

20

Blake Coleman

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Calgary Flames

Thirty goals, seven game-winners, four shorthanded goals and seventeen for his career — the most complete forward on the roster.

20

Ross Colton

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Colorado Avalanche

Forty-four per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet, sixty-one penalty minutes, and the goal that won a Stanley Cup.

37

J.T. Compher

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Detroit Red Wings

Fifty-six per cent of his shots from inside twenty feet and a 17.59 per cent conversion — the most net-front forward on the club.

1

Eric Comrie

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Comrie did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Winnipeg Jets

An .8932 across 57 games and four organisations.

81

Kyle Connor

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Winnipeg Jets

Thirty-four goals and 10 game-winners in 65 games, on six penalty minutes.

92

Logan Cooley

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Utah Hockey Club

Twenty goals in all 82 games of his first season, at 19.

29

Pheonix Copley

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Copley did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Los Angeles Kings

Undrafted out of North Pole, Alaska, 44 wins in 76 games, and a season ended after eight.

18

Andrew Copp

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Detroit Red Wings

Sixty-nine career plus-minus in 644 games, and a 15th-percentile chance share in the first year it went the other way.

27

Matt Coronato

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 375 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Calgary Flames

Thirteenth overall in 2021, thirty-four games, and three goals.

47

Paul Cotter

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · New Jersey Devils

Twenty-five points in 76 games in Vegas, and a fourth-round pick who has made himself a job.

21

Nick Cousins

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Ottawa Senators

Ten goals of finishing below what the chances were worth, on a club that won the Stanley Cup.

14

Sean Couturier

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Philadelphia Flyers

Seventy-four games at 31, after a season he played twenty-nine of and a season he played none of.

3

Charlie Coyle

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Boston Bruins

Twenty-five goals on a hundred and forty-seven shots, from a median of eighteen feet.

24

Dylan Cozens

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Buffalo Sabres

Sixty-eight points at twenty-two, forty-seven at twenty-three, and three shorthanded goals.

46

Louis Crevier

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 352 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Chicago Blackhawks

Six foot eight, and the lowest chance share of any player in this edition.

87

Sidney Crosby

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Pittsburgh Penguins

The most career points and the most career assists of anybody in this edition, and 42 goals in his nineteenth season.

67

Lawson Crouse

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Utah Hockey Club

Twenty-three goals at 6-4, and a career minus-50 in eight seasons on one club.

50

Will Cuylle

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · New York Rangers

Six foot three, 56 penalty minutes in a first full season at 22, and thirteen goals.

35

Joey Daccord

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Daccord did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Seattle Kraken

A seventh-round pick with a 2.46 in his first fifty-game season, and all three of his career shutouts in it.

33

Evgenii Dadonov

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Dallas Stars

Seventeen point nine per cent conversion at thirty-five, on sixty-seven shots and thirteen minutes a night.

26

Rasmus Dahlin

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

Twenty-five twenty-five a night at twenty-four, fifty-nine points, and the largest single source of offence on the club.

24

Phillip Danault

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Los Angeles Kings

A shutdown centre with a 95th-percentile chance share and one shorthanded goal in 631 games.