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Utah Mammoth Logo Kailer Yamamoto

Position Right Wing Current Team Utah Mammoth
Shoots Right Current Contract 1 year ($775.0K CapHit)
Height 5'9" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 178 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 27
Age (DOB) 27 (Sep 29, 1998) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2017, Round 1, Overall 22 (EDM)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2025 Utah Mammoth Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 15, 2025 Utah Hockey Club Assigned to AHL
Apr 7, 2025 Utah Hockey Club Recalled from AHL
Apr 6, 2025 Utah Hockey Club Assigned to AHL
Mar 26, 2025 Utah Hockey Club Recalled from AHL
Oct 26, 2024 Utah Hockey Club Assigned to AHL
Oct 26, 2024 Utah Hockey Club Cleared Waivers
Oct 25, 2024 Utah Hockey Club Placed on Waivers
Oct 6, 2024 Utah Hockey Club Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 2, 2023 Seattle Kraken Signed 1 year @ $1.500M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jun 30, 2023 Edmonton Oilers Contract bought out
Aug 3, 2022 Edmonton Oilers Signed 2 years @ $3.100M AAV starting in 2022-23
Sep 18, 2021 Edmonton Oilers Signed 1 year @ $1.175M AAV starting in 2021-22
Aug 10, 2017 Edmonton Oilers Signed to an entry level contract.
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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
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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
2017-18 EDM 9 -1.84 -0.41 -1.60 -2.97 -2.23 1.73 - 0.11
2018-19 EDM 17 -2.22 -1.62 -1.11 -1.79 -2.24 -2.02 - 0.19
2019-20 EDM 27 2.57 2.36 0.66 1.38 1.76 0.89 - 1.71
2020-21 EDM 52 -0.98 -0.72 -0.70 -1.39 1.58 0.97 - 1.25
2021-22 EDM 81 -0.65 -0.60 -0.44 0.28 2.35 -0.86 -0.30 -0.63
2022-23 EDM 58 -0.72 -0.70 -0.39 -0.56 2.77 1.12 -0.25 1.03
2023-24 SEA 59 -0.81 -1.41 0.51 0.40 0.01 1.23 0.21 0.60
2024-25 UTA 12 -1.88 -1.67 -0.12 -3.13 5.24 -1.59 0.76 0.58
2025-26 UTA 59 0.55 -0.41 1.17 2.41 0.51 0.09 0.37 -0.65

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2017-18 EDM 9 0.70 -0.74 -1.96 1.77 0.06 -2.91 -
2018-19 EDM 17 -0.07 -1.27 -1.46 1.24 0.51 -1.22 -
2019-20 EDM 27 1.66 -0.90 -1.84 0.76 1.35 0.70 -
2020-21 EDM 52 1.21 -1.50 -1.06 0.38 0.49 0.02 -
2021-22 EDM 81 1.26 -1.07 -0.28 -1.11 -0.40 1.58 -
2022-23 EDM 58 1.19 -1.34 0.03 0.09 0.03 -0.09 -
2023-24 SEA 59 -1.47 0.12 -1.92 0.84 -0.33 -1.99 35.5
2024-25 UTA 12 -0.71 -1.26 -2.13 0.93 1.99 0.84 -
2025-26 UTA 59 -0.62 -1.47 -1.88 0.48 -0.50 -1.27 -

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

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.
2017-18 EDM 9 120:36 0.00 0.50 0.50 1.06 -1.06 0.00 10.14 -10.14 7.41 0.00
2018-19 EDM 17 195:51 0.31 0.00 0.31 0.52 -0.21 9.09 15.31 -6.22 0.00 0.00
2019-20 EDM 27 415:07 1.01 2.17 3.18 0.74 0.27 17.95 13.11 4.84 5.77 11.54
2020-21 EDM 52 732:14 0.49 0.74 1.23 0.79 -0.29 9.68 15.46 -5.78 5.81 10.47
2021-22 EDM 81 1162:05 0.72 0.77 1.50 0.68 0.04 15.38 14.45 0.93 2.33 12.40
2022-23 EDM 58 811:37 0.67 0.89 1.55 0.82 -0.16 11.11 13.70 -2.59 6.00 16.00
2023-24 SEA 59 562:54 0.64 0.43 1.07 0.56 0.08 12.50 10.92 1.58 6.45 8.06
2024-25 UTA 12 133:11 0.45 0.00 0.45 0.99 -0.54 10.00 21.88 -11.88 0.00 22.22
2025-26 UTA 59 659:57 1.18 0.91 2.09 0.69 0.49 22.41 13.17 9.25 2.78 9.72

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
2017-18 EDM 9 120:36 51.24 1.00 2.88 33.83 1.99 1.63 33.33 63.87 0.19 -0.49 7.94
2018-19 EDM 17 195:51 42.89 1.23 2.46 39.21 2.76 2.49 30.77 49.69 -0.02 -0.06 0.34
2019-20 EDM 27 415:07 44.95 4.34 2.89 44.66 2.02 2.79 68.18 50.89 0.70 0.24 4.71
2020-21 EDM 52 732:14 40.23 2.54 2.55 41.05 1.97 2.70 56.36 48.63 0.22 0.35 -1.26
2021-22 EDM 81 1162:05 42.65 2.79 2.70 45.02 2.94 2.85 48.65 48.71 -0.10 0.32 -3.93
2022-23 EDM 58 811:37 43.69 3.03 3.11 40.81 2.22 2.68 57.75 53.70 0.01 -0.02 0.32
2023-24 SEA 59 562:54 39.23 1.60 2.16 36.24 1.81 2.10 46.88 50.73 -0.25 -0.24 0.02
2024-25 UTA 12 133:11 52.71 0.90 3.65 36.94 1.35 1.96 40.00 65.08 0.78 -0.10 6.83
2025-26 UTA 59 659:57 39.09 3.27 2.51 34.18 2.36 2.00 58.06 55.62 -0.15 -0.60 5.02

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 Lines

Season
Season Teammate 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
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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

Current Contract

Kailer Yamamoto signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Utah Mammoth and General Manager Bill Armstrong on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $500,000
Signed: July 1, 2025
Team: Utah Mammoth
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Kailer Yamamoto signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Utah Hockey Club and General Manager Bill Armstrong on October 6, 2024 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.88% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $500,000
Signed: Oct 6, 2024
Team: Utah Hockey Club
Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)
Cap %: 0.88

Kailer Yamamoto signed a $1,500,000 1-year contract with the Seattle Kraken and General Manager Ron Francis on July 2, 2023 with an AAV of $1,500,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.80% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 24 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Signed: July 2, 2023
Team: Seattle Kraken
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.8

Kailer Yamamoto signed a $6,200,000 2-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers and General Manager Ken Holland on August 3, 2022 with an AAV of $3,100,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.76% of the salary cap. The Detroit Red Wings bought out this contract on June 30, 2023.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 23 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 - $300,000 $2,700,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 24 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 - - $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 RFA-arb
Total - $300,000 $5,900,000 $6,200,000 $6,200,000
Signed: Aug 3, 2022
Team: Edmonton Oilers
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 3.76
Contract Buyout: This contract was bought out by Detroit Red Wings on June 30, 2023

Kailer Yamamoto signed a $1,175,000 1-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers and General Manager Ken Holland on September 18, 2021 with an AAV of $1,175,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.44% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 22 $1,175,000 $1,175,000 - - $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $1,175,000 RFA
Total - - $1,175,000 $1,175,000 $1,175,000
Signed: Sep 18, 2021
Team: Edmonton Oilers
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.44

Kailer Yamamoto signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers and General Manager Peter Chiarelli on August 10, 2017 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.23% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2017-18 18 $925,000 $1,155,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2018-19 19 $894,167 $1,124,166 $230,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 20 $894,167 $1,124,166 $230,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 21 $894,167 $1,124,166 $230,000 - $832,500 $832,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $690,000 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: Aug 10, 2017
Team: Edmonton Oilers
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Contract Buyout Details

Detroit Red Wings

Season Original Compensation Buyout Compensation Compensation Savings Original Caphit Buyout Caphit Caphit Savings
2024-25 $3,200,000 $533,333 $2,666,667 $3,100,000 $433,333 $2,666,667
2025-26 - $533,333 $-533,333 - $533,333 $-533,333

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
2007-08 Brick Invitational Western Selects 5 4 4 8 4
2010-11 QC Int PW Los Angeles Selects (Peewee) 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3
2013-14 T1EHL U16 Los Angeles Jr. Kings U16 34 17 23 40 14
2014-15 WHL Spokane Chiefs 68 23 34 57 +12 50 6 2 3 5 -1 6
2015-16 USDP U.S. National U18 Team 9 7 7 14 12
2015-16 WJC-18 USA U18 7 7 6 13 +7 12
2015-16 USA-S17 Team Kelly 5 2 3 5 2
2015-16 Hlinka Gretzky Cup USA U18 4 4 3 7 +2 14
2015-16 WHL Spokane Chiefs 57 19 52 71 +20 34 6 1 4 5 10
2016-17 WHL Spokane Chiefs 65 42 57 99 +14 46
2017-18 NHL Edmonton Oilers 9 0 3 3 -2 2 23 0.0 15:10
2017-18 WJC-20 USA U20 7 2 2 4 +3 4
2017-18 WHL Spokane Chiefs 40 21 43 64 +22 18 7 1 3 4 -3 6
2018-19 AHL Bakersfield Condors 27 10 8 18 +12 16
2018-19 NHL Edmonton Oilers 17 1 1 2 -6 2 13 7.7 13:04
2019-20 AHL Bakersfield Condors 23 8 8 16 -7 16
2019-20 NHL Edmonton Oilers 27 11 15 26 +17 12 44 25.0 17:23 4 -1 6 4 0.0 16:03
2020-21 NHL Edmonton Oilers 52 8 13 21 +9 26 69 11.6 16:22 4 1 1 -2 2 6 0.0 19:30
2021-22 NHL Edmonton Oilers 81 20 21 41 -1 40 114 17.5 16:52 14 2 5 7 -6 10 16 12.5 16:16
2022-23 NHL Edmonton Oilers 58 10 15 25 +12 24 97 10.3 16:35 12 1 3 4 -7 18 12 8.3 14:42
2023-24 NHL Seattle Kraken 59 8 8 16 -9 18 61 13.1 11:59
2024-25 NHL Utah Hockey Club 12 2 1 3 -1 2 13 15.4 12:07
2024-25 AHL Tucson Roadrunners 54 20 36 56 +17 41 3 1 1 -2 10
2025-26 NHL Utah Mammoth 59 13 10 23 +11 14 60 21.7 11:48 6 1 4 5 +2 2 4 25.0 14:17
NHL Career 374 73 87 160 +30 140 494 14.8 14:51 40 4 13 17 -14 38 42 9.5 15:48