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Ethan Samson

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	3 years ($846.7K CapHit)
Height	6'1"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	180	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	22
Age (DOB)	22 (Aug 23, 2003)	Expiry Status	RFA
Drafted	2021, Round 6, Overall 174 (PHI)

News/Contracts/Statistics
Transaction History

Date	Team	Transaction
Dec 8, 2025	Tampa Bay Lightning	Acquired from Philadelphia Flyers
Dec 8, 2025	Philadelphia Flyers	Traded to Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 31, 2022	Philadelphia Flyers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs

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.

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

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.

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

Flyers trade prospect Ethan Samson to Lightning at Broad Street Hockey (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
Ethan Samson has been traded by the Flyers for another Right-Handed Dman Roman Schmidt at Flyers Nitty Gritty (Mon Dec 8, 2025)
Ethan Samson holds steady in season debut with Phantoms at Broad Street Hockey (Sun Nov 16, 2025)
Flyers prospect report: Jack Nesbitt takes off, Ethan Samson returns at Broad Street Hockey (Fri Nov 14, 2025)
Ethan Samson was spectacular in the Rookie Series for the Flyers, proving he has what it takes to make the big club at Flyers Nitty Gritty (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
Flyers Rookies lose 5-2: Ethan Samson was spectacular at Flyers Nitty Gritty (Sat Sep 13, 2025)
Ethan Samson is trending in the right direction at Broad Street Hockey (Wed Aug 13, 2025)

Current Contract

Ethan Samson signed a $2,630,000 3-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on December 31, 2022 with an AAV of $876,667. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.06% 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	19	$876,667	$900,000	-	$90,000	-	$90,000	-	ELC
2023-24	20	$846,667	$870,000	$35,000	$90,000	$775,000	$865,000	$80,000	ELC
2024-25	21	$846,667	$870,000	$35,000	$90,000	$775,000	$865,000	$80,000	ELC
2025-26	22	$846,667	$870,000	-	-	$810,000	$810,000	$80,000	ELC
Total				$70,000	$270,000	$2,360,000	$2,630,000	$240,000

Signed: Dec 31, 2022

Team: Philadelphia Flyers

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season 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
2012-13	Brick Invitational	BC Junior Canucks	6	1	0	1
2014-15	QC Int PW	Burnaby Winter Club Bruins	2	0	0	0
2015-16	QC Int PW	Burnaby Winter Club Bruins	1	0	0	0		2
2017-18	John Reid Memorial	Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep G	6	0	3	3		14
2017-18	CSSHL U16	Delta Hockey Academy U16 Prep	1	0	0	0
2017-18	CSSHL U15	Delta Hockey Academy U15 Prep	30	5	15	20		28				3		2	2		8
2018-19	CSSHL U18	Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep	9	0	0	0		4
2018-19	CSSHL U16	Delta Hockey Academy U16 Prep	33	7	17	24		58				4	2	2	4		12
2019-20	WHL	Prince George Cougars	61	2	5	7	-10	26
2019-20	CSSHL U18	Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep	1	0	0	0
2020-21	WHL	Prince George Cougars	22	1	11	12	+3	10
2021-22	WHL	Prince George Cougars	68	15	28	43	-23	46				4				-2
2022-23	WHL	Prince George Cougars	60	18	42	60	+11	71				10		5	5	-1	8
2023-24	AHL	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	63	3	9	12	-7	56				2				-1
2024-25	AHL	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	69	12	12	24	-12	40				7				+3	8
2025-26	AHL	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	10	0	4	4		4