| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | Colorado Avalanche | Assigned to AHL | |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Colorado Avalanche | Recalled from AHL | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Colorado Avalanche | Assigned to AHL | |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Colorado Avalanche | Cleared Waivers | |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Colorado Avalanche | Placed on Waivers | |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Colorado Avalanche | Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26 | |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Recalled from AHL | |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Assigned to AHL | |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Recalled from AHL | |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Assigned to AHL | |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Recalled from AHL | |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Assigned to AHL | |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | Recalled from AHL | |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Colorado Avalanche | Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24 | |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Colorado Avalanche | Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23 | |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche | 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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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | Producer | Playmaker | Shooter | Sniper | Rebound | Rush | Skating | Defend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | COL | 3 | - | - | - | -0.64 | - | -0.81 | - | -2.33 | |
| 2024-25 | COL | 41 | -1.50 | -1.19 | -0.94 | -1.30 | - | -0.68 | -0.71 | 1.22 | |
| 2025-26 | COL | 3 | 7.47 | 14.96 | -0.95 | - | - | - | - | -3.87 |
| Season | Team(s) | GP | TOI | 5v5 TOI | 5v4 TOI | 4v5 TOI | Possession | Drive | Suppress | Faceoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | COL | 3 | -3.42 | -1.66 | -2.34 | -6.40 | -0.97 | 10.29 | - | |
| 2024-25 | COL | 41 | -3.17 | -1.50 | -1.21 | -0.32 | -0.93 | -0.48 | - | |
| 2025-26 | COL | 3 | -3.49 | -1.52 | -1.78 | -6.50 | -7.72 | -1.93 | - |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | COL | 3 | 27:44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | -0.07 | 0.00 | 1.70 | -1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 41 | 431:22 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.19 | -0.19 | 0.00 | 3.03 | -3.03 | 0.00 | 4.41 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 3 | 31:21 | 0.00 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | COL | 3 | 27:44 | 41.11 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 73.56 | 2.16 | 3.55 | 0.00 | 35.40 | -1.00 | 1.58 | -24.58 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 41 | 431:22 | 40.75 | 1.67 | 2.19 | 35.33 | 1.53 | 2.00 | 52.17 | 52.31 | -0.55 | -0.24 | -2.72 |
| 2025-26 | COL | 3 | 31:21 | 15.31 | 1.91 | 1.44 | 32.54 | 3.83 | 3.30 | 33.33 | 30.45 | -1.72 | 1.08 | -28.31 |
| 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. |
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Keaton Middleton signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Chris MacFarland on January 2, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.
Keaton Middleton signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Chris MacFarland on February 25, 2023 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.93% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 25 | $775,000 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $250,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| 2024-25 | 26 | $775,000 | $775,000 | - | - | $775,000 | $775,000 | $250,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | $500,000 |
Keaton Middleton signed a $750,000 1-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Chris MacFarland on July 21, 2022 with an AAV of $750,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.91% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 24 | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 | RFA-arb | ||
| Total | - | - | $750,000 | $750,000 | $100,000 |
Keaton Middleton signed a $1,485,000 2-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche and General Manager Joe Sakic on March 30, 2021 with an AAV of $742,500. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.91% of the salary cap.
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 22 | $742,500 | $742,500 | - | - | $700,000 | $700,000 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| 2021-22 | 23 | $742,500 | $742,500 | - | $35,000 | $750,000 | $785,000 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| Total | - | $35,000 | $1,450,000 | $1,485,000 | $140,000 |
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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 |
| 2012-13 | AHMMPL | Huron Perth Lakers Min Mdgt AAA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | Minor-ON | Huron-Perth MM | 31 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2013-14 | ON-Jr.B | Stratford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | OHL | Saginaw | 61 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2015-16 | U18-Dev | Team White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | OHL | Saginaw | 66 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -24 | 66 | 73 | 140.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2016-17 | OHL | Saginaw Spirit | 64 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +8 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | OHL | Saginaw Spirit | 64 | 4 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 45 | 4 | -1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2018-19 | AHL | San Jose Barracuda | 61 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +12 | 64 | 4 | +2 | ||||||||||
| 2019-20 | AHL | San Jose Barracuda | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +6 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2020-21 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 9:18 | |||||||||
| 2020-21 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -11 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +10 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 16 | ||||||
| 2022-23 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 72 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +9 | 125 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 | ||||||
| 2023-24 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 71 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +14 | 136 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 0.0 | 11:29 | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2025-26 | NHL | Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0.0 | 10:45 | ||||||||||
| 2025-26 | AHL | Colorado Eagles | 66 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +17 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 6 | ||||||
| NHL Career | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 36 | 46 | 0.0 | 11:18 | |||||||||||