| Position | Right Defense | Current Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shoots | Right | Current Contract | 2 years ($925.0K CapHit) |
| Height | 5'11" | Expires | 2025-26 |
| Weight (lbs) | 178 | Extended | 4 years ($1.2M CapHit) |
| Age (DOB) | 24 (May 14, 2002) | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | 28 |
| Drafted | 2021, Round 7, Overall 219 (CAR) | Expiry Status | UFA 2030 |
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned to AHL | |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled from AHL | |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned to AHL | |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled from AHL | |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned to AHL | |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled from AHL | |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Carolina Hurricanes | Assigned to AHL | |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Carolina Hurricanes | Signed 4 years @ $1.225M AAV starting in 2026-27 | |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Carolina Hurricanes | Recalled from AHL | |
| May 7, 2024 | Carolina Hurricanes | Signed to an entry level contract. |
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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.
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| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | Producer | Playmaker | Shooter | Sniper | Rebound | Rush | Skating | Defend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 38 | 0.53 | 1.63 | -0.80 | -0.56 | - | -0.70 | -0.33 | 1.25 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | 5v5 TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI | Possession | Drive | Suppress | Faceoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 38 | -1.47 | -1.47 | -0.60 | -0.26 | -0.27 | 0.19 | - |
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.
Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | G/60 | A/60 | Pts/60 | xG/60 | GAE/60 | Sh% | xSh% | Sh%AE | %SA Rush | %SA Reb. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 38 | 519:32 | 0.12 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 0.18 | -0.07 | 2.50 | 3.92 | -1.42 | 0.00 | 1.75 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 38 | 519:32 | 47.12 | 2.89 | 3.32 | 35.11 | 1.96 | 2.40 | 59.52 | 58.10 | 0.27 | -0.05 | 2.64 |
| 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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| Percentile 0-25 | Percentile 25-50 | Percentile 50-75 | Percentile 75-100 |
| Season | Teammate | Team | TOI | GF/60 | GA/60 | GF% | xGF/60 | xGA/60 | xGF% | xGF Rel | xGA Rel | xGF% Rel |
|---|
| 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. |
Joel Nystrom and Jalen Chatfield’s Battle for Hurricanes’ Final D Spot at The Hockey Writers (Tue Feb 10, 2026)
Imminent Return Feels Inevitable For Hurricanes Star With Latest AHL Reassignment at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
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Joel Nystrom signed a $1,850,000 2-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Don Waddell on May 7, 2024 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.05% of the salary cap.
Joel Nystrom signed a $4,900,000 4-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and General Manager Eric Tulsky on December 12, 2025 with an AAV of $1,225,000. This contract will start in 2026-27 and end after the 2029-30 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.18% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 24 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2027-28 | 25 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | - | - | $900,000 | $900,000 | $900,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2028-29 | 26 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | - | - | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2029-30 | 27 | $1,225,000 | $1,225,000 | - | - | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | UFA | ||
| Total | - | - | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 | $4,900,000 |
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| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2014-15 | WSI U13 | Sweden Selects U13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | U16 Div.1 | Färjestad BK U16 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | U16 Elit | Färjestad BK U16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | U16 Div.1 | Färjestad BK U16 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | U16 SM | Färjestad BK U16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | U16 Elit | Färjestad BK U16 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | TV-Pucken | Värmland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | U16 SM | Färjestad BK U16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | J18 Allsvenskan | Färjestad BK J18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | |||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | J18 Elit | Färjestad BK J18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | J18 Elit | Färjestad BK J18 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2018-19 | J18 Allsvenskan | Färjestad BK J18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +7 | 7 | +3 | |||||||||||
| 2019-20 | J20 SuperElit | Färjestad BK J20 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | J18 Elit | Färjestad BK J18 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2019-20 | J18 Allsvenskan | Färjestad BK J18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2020-21 | J20 Nationell | Färjestad BK U20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | SHL | Färjestad BK | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | SHL | Färjestad BK | 46 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 | Champions HL | Färjestad BK | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2024-25 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024-25 | SHL | Färjestad BK | 51 | 6 | 21 | 27 | +19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +6 | 6 | 43 | 2.3 | 15:11 | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 2 | |||||||
| NHL Career | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +6 | 6 | 43 | 2.3 | 15:11 | |||||||||||