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Alex Vlasic

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	6 years ($4.6M CapHit)
Height	6'6"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	217	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age (DOB)	24 (June 5, 2001)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2019, Round 2, Overall 43 (CHI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Apr 25, 2024	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 6 years @ $4.600M AAV starting in 2024-25
Mar 15, 2022	Chicago Blackhawks	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 punk. 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
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are 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
2021-22	CHI	15	-1.04	-1.43	0.16	2.19	-	-1.07	-0.02	2.87
2022-23	CHI	6	-1.58	-1.53	-0.95	-0.60	-	-0.89	-1.55	2.85
2023-24	CHI	76	-0.93	-0.71	-0.81	-0.31	-	0.14	0.27	1.23
2024-25	CHI	82	-0.82	-0.72	-0.59	0.06	-	1.88	0.55	-1.89
2025-26	CHI	81	-0.47	-0.25	-0.67	-0.44	-	0.31	-0.11	0.50

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2021-22	CHI	15	-1.47	-1.54	-1.67	0.50	-0.57	-1.79	-
2022-23	CHI	6	0.07	-1.37	0.71	-1.24	-2.56	-1.60	-
2023-24	CHI	76	0.62	-0.81	0.81	1.22	0.14	-1.83	-
2024-25	CHI	82	0.76	0.27	1.07	-0.11	-0.06	0.12	-
2025-26	CHI	81	0.57	-1.45	1.27	-0.36	-0.04	0.68	-

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 punk. 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
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are 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.
2021-22	CHI	15	200:23	0.30	0.30	0.60	0.11	0.19	8.33	3.02	5.31	0.00	0.00
2022-23	CHI	6	101:43	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	-0.03	0.00	1.67	-1.67	0.00	0.00
2023-24	CHI	76	1326:45	0.09	0.50	0.59	0.10	-0.01	3.64	4.05	-0.41	1.23	3.70
2024-25	CHI	82	1500:02	0.12	0.52	0.64	0.12	0.00	3.75	3.67	0.08	1.65	4.96
2025-26	CHI	81	1408:08	0.09	0.64	0.72	0.12	-0.03	2.56	3.60	-1.04	0.81	2.44

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
2021-22	CHI	15	200:23	34.13	2.69	2.40	42.22	2.40	2.10	52.94	53.37	0.19	-0.74	9.58
2022-23	CHI	6	101:43	28.90	1.77	1.60	38.34	2.95	1.97	37.50	44.83	-1.06	-0.98	-2.56
2023-24	CHI	76	1326:45	35.41	2.22	2.08	42.33	2.31	2.55	49.00	44.95	0.08	-0.44	4.85
2024-25	CHI	82	1500:02	34.04	2.44	2.06	44.80	3.56	2.69	40.67	43.46	-0.01	-0.03	0.15
2025-26	CHI	81	1408:08	36.43	2.09	2.12	45.81	2.85	3.05	42.24	41.03	-0.19	0.18	-3.55

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

10 Impact Players Already on the Blackhawks’ 2026-27 Roster at The Hockey Writers (Thu May 14, 2026)
What long-term role is the best fit for Alex Vlasic’s skills? at Second City Hockey (Tue May 5, 2026)
Blackhawks 2025-26 Report Cards: Defensemen & Goaltenders at Chicago Hockey Now (Fri Apr 24, 2026)
Reaction to Blackhawks’ Locker Cleanout: Notes From Davidson, Blashill, Bedard & Vlasic at The Hockey Writers (Fri Apr 17, 2026)
What Alex Vlasic Being the Longest-Tenured Blackhawk Means for Him and the Team at The Hockey Writers (Thu Mar 12, 2026)
Blackhawks End Deadline Day With Disappointing 6-3 Defeat To Canucks at Chicago Hockey Now (Sat Mar 7, 2026)
2025-26 Midseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25 rankings: The complete list at Second City Hockey (Tue Feb 24, 2026)
Blackhawks’ Vlasic & Crevier Building Strong Partnership as Top Shutdown Defensive Pairing at The Hockey Writers (Mon Feb 23, 2026)
What do the numbers say about the Hawks’ ‘shutdown’ D pairing of Vlasic and Crevier? at Second City Hockey (Tue Feb 10, 2026)
Louis Crevier’s Evolution From 7th Round Draft Pick to Blackhawks’ Impact Player at The Hockey Writers (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Blackhawks Snap Long Losing Streak, Beat Stars 4-3 in Shootout at Chicago Hockey Now (Sun Dec 28, 2025)
Young & Fun Blackhawks Beat Up Blues 8-3 For Back-To-Back Wins at Chicago Hockey Now (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch versus the Bruins at Blackhawk Up (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Bruins: Vlasic Returns, Soderblom Starts, Lineups, & How To Watch at Chicago Hockey Now (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Blackhawks Tough Training Camp Decisions Resolved, Regular Season Awaits at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Blackhawks’ Alex Vlasic’s Emerging Leadership Key in 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Blackhawks Provide Injury Update On Alex Vlasic & Landon Slaggert at Chicago Hockey Now (Tue Sep 30, 2025)
2025 Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25: Alex Vlasic shifts to No. 3 at Second City Hockey (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Alex Vlasic must remind Chicago he is capable of being the No. 1 defenseman at Blackhawk Up (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Blackhawks 2025-26 Player Previews: Alex Vlasic at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Blackhawks Upcoming Milestones to Watch for in 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
Blackhawks' Nazar and Vlasic earn invites to US Olympic Orientation Camp at Blackhawk Up (Tue Aug 19, 2025)
The Other Young Defenseman That Needs A New Contract...Soon at All About the Jersey (Mon Jul 14, 2025)

Current Contract

Alex Vlasic signed a $27,600,000 6-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and General Manager Kyle Davidson on April 25, 2024 with an AAV of $4,600,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2029-30 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.23% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	23		$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$4,500,000	$1,500,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	RFA-arb
2025-26	24		$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$4,000,000	$1,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	25		$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	-	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	26		$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$3,000,000	$1,300,000	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	RFA-arb
2028-29	27	M-NTC	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	UFA
2029-30	28	M-NTC	$4,600,000	$4,600,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	UFA
Total					-	$15,500,000	$12,100,000	$27,600,000	$27,600,000

Signed: Apr 25, 2024

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Kyle Davidson

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.23

Clause: For 2028-29 and 2029-30 player can submit a 10 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Alex Vlasic signed a $2,750,000 3-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and General Manager Kyle Davidson on March 15, 2022 with an AAV of $916,667. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.12% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	20	$916,667	$1,491,667	$25,000	$92,500	$807,500	$900,000	$70,000	ELC
2022-23	21	$916,667	$1,491,667	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2023-24	22	$916,667	$1,491,667	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$1,725,000	$277,500	$2,472,500	$2,750,000	$210,000

Signed: Mar 15, 2022

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Kyle Davidson

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
2014-15	HPMBHL	Chicago Mission Bantam Minor AAA	20	3	5	8		6
2015-16	HPHL 14U	Chicago Mission 14U AAA	20	2	16	18		18
2015-16	WSI U15	Bauer Selects U15	7	0	0	0		2
2016-17	HPHL 16U	Chicago Mission 16U AAA	19	4	9	13		8
2016-17	USA-S15	Team Forest	3	0	0	0
2017-18	USDP	U.S. National U17 Team	60	9	20	29		36
2017-18	WHC-17	USA U17	6	1	2	3		2
2017-18	USDP	U.S. National U18 Team	1	0	0	0
2017-18	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	34	4	9	13	-3	12				8	1	2	3	-1	18
2018-19	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	61	4	23	27		40
2018-19	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	27	2	13	15	+7	28
2018-19	WJC-18	USA U18	7	0	1	1		6
2019-20	NCAA	Boston Univ.	34	0	4	4	-5	10
2020-21	NCAA	Boston Univ.	16	3	5	8	+3	10
2021-22	NCAA	Boston Univ.	32	1	7	8	+3	31
2021-22	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	15	1	1	2	-2	2	12	8.3	14:19
2022-23	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	6	0	1	1	-1		4	0.0	19:38
2022-23	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	56	2	17	19	+12	25				5		5	5	-2
2023-24	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	76	2	14	16	-4	45	71	2.8	21:29
2024-25	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	82	4	26	30	-23	12	103	3.9	23:16
2024-25	WC	USA	10	0	2	2	+3
2024-25	International	Team USA	1	0	0	0
2025-26	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	81	2	19	21	-16	17	86	2.3	21:08
NHL Career			260	9	61	70	-46	76	276	3.3	21:29