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Denton Mateychuk

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Columbus Blue Jackets
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years ($886.7K CapHit)
Height	5'11"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	188	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	22
Age (DOB)	21 (July 12, 2004)	Expiry Status	RFA
Drafted	2022, Round 1, Overall 12 (CBJ)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jan 26, 2026	Columbus Blue Jackets	Activated from IR
Jan 22, 2026	Columbus Blue Jackets	Placed on IR
Apr 17, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Assigned to AHL
Mar 7, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Recalled from AHL
Mar 7, 2025	Columbus Blue Jackets	Assigned to AHL
Dec 27, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Recalled from AHL
Dec 23, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Assigned to AHL
Dec 22, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2024	Columbus Blue Jackets	Assigned to AHL
Jul 13, 2022	Columbus Blue Jackets	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	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2024-25	CBJ	45		-0.13	-0.31	0.07	1.17	-	-0.68	0.11	0.13
2025-26	CBJ	75		1.42	0.00	3.41	3.09	-	-0.70	0.71	-0.09

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2024-25	CBJ	45		-0.75	-0.50	-0.78	-1.52	-1.96	0.04	-
2025-26	CBJ	75		-0.16	-0.92	-0.09	0.46	0.35	-0.38	-

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.
2024-25	CBJ	45	709:31	0.25	0.68	0.93	0.17	0.08	7.89	5.27	2.63	0.00	3.57
2025-26	CBJ	75	1207:35	0.60	0.75	1.34	0.22	0.37	15.38	5.75	9.64	0.00	2.61

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
2024-25	CBJ	45	709:31	34.93	2.96	2.02	42.87	2.62	2.50	53.03	44.73	-0.58	-0.00	-6.28
2025-26	CBJ	75	1207:35	42.63	2.78	2.76	40.69	2.38	2.59	53.85	51.56	0.08	0.05	0.24

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

With Damon Severson out for the season, now is the time for the Blue Jackets to free Denton Mateychuk at Union Blue (Fri Apr 3, 2026)
CAR 5, CBJ 1: Losing Streak Hits Five As Blue Jackets Manage Just 10 Shots On Goal In Ugly Loss To Hurricanes at 1st Ohio Battery (Thu Apr 2, 2026)
CBJ 5, BUF 1: Greaves Makes 32 Saves, Five Different Blue Jackets Score As Columbus Ends Buffalo's Ten-Game Winning Streak at 1st Ohio Battery (Sat Jan 3, 2026)
Monahan Scores Twice; Blue Jackets Have A Big Third Period To Beat New Jersey at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Dec 2, 2025)
Blue Jackets’ News & Rumors: Forwards, Mateychuk & More at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
Rookie Matthew Schaefer Has Two Goals; Jackets Falter Late at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Nov 3, 2025)
Blue Jackets’ Werenski & Mateychuk Big Part of Improved Defense at The Hockey Writers (Sat Nov 1, 2025)
Takeaways after the Blue Jackets rake up the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday night at Union Blue (Thu Oct 30, 2025)
Denton Mateychuk: The Final Piece to the Blue Jackets’ Defensive Scheme at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
CBJ 5, DAL 1: Five Different Blue Jackets Score, Elvis Makes 22 Saves As Columbus Gives Dallas A Texas-Sized Beating at 1st Ohio Battery (Tue Oct 21, 2025)
Blue Jackets Address Work Ethic & Early Offensive Struggles at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 18, 2025)
Blue Jackets 2025-26 season preview, Denton Mateychuk is a prime breakout candidate at Union Blue (Wed Aug 13, 2025)
Blue Jackets 2024-25 season in review, Denton Mateychuk approached his rookie season with a veteran's mindset at Union Blue (Tue Jun 3, 2025)

Current Contract

Denton Mateychuk signed a $2,850,000 3-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets and General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen on July 13, 2022 with an AAV of $950,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.15% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	18	$950,000	$1,700,000	-	$95,000	-	$95,000	-	ELC
2023-24	19	$918,333	$1,668,333	-	$95,000	-	$95,000	-	ELC
2024-25	20	$886,667	$1,636,667	$500,000	$95,000	$855,000	$950,000	$82,500	ELC
2025-26	21	$886,667	$1,636,667	$750,000	-	$855,000	$855,000	$82,500	ELC
2026-27	22	$886,667	$1,636,667	$1,000,000	-	$855,000	$855,000	$82,500	ELC
Total				$2,250,000	$285,000	$2,565,000	$2,850,000	$247,500

Signed: July 13, 2022

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

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
2013-14	Brick Invitational	Winnipeg Jr. Jets (Brick)	6	0	1	1
2017-18	WAAA U15	Eastman Selects U15 AAA	27	5	12	17		6
2017-18	WSI U14	Draftday Hockey Selects U14 2	9	2	3	5
2018-19	WAAA U15	Eastman Selects U15 AAA	36	23	38	61		12
2018-19	WAAA U17	Eastman Selects U17 AAA	5	2	3	5
2019-20	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	7	1	1	2	-4
2019-20	YOG	Canada U16	4	1	1	2	+8
2019-20	MU18HL	Eastman Selects U18 AAA	30	13	17	30						6	1	2	3		2
2020-21	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	16	2	7	9	-8	8
2020-21	MJHL	Steinbach Pistons	8	1	2	3		4
2020-21	WJC-18	Canada U18	3	0	0	0
2021-22	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	65	13	51	64	+20	15				10	1	9	10	-2	2
2022-23	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	63	8	57	65	+15	28				10	3	5	8	+2
2023-24	WHL	Moose Jaw Warriors	52	17	58	75	+35	31				20	11	19	30	+19	2
2023-24	AHL	Cleveland Monsters										4		3	3	+5
2024-25	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	45	4	9	13	+4	20	44	9.1	18:02
2024-25	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	27	9	16	25	+5	10				5	3	2	5	-1	4
2025-26	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	75	13	18	31	+12	8	88	14.8	19:11
NHL Career			120	17	27	44	+16	28	132	12.9	18:45