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Mason Appleton

Position	Right Wing	Current Team	Detroit Red Wings
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	2 years ($2.9M CapHit)
Height	6'2"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	196	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	31
Age (DOB)	30 (Jan 15, 1996)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2015, Round 6, Overall 168 (WPG)

Date	Team	Transaction
Dec 21, 2025	Detroit Red Wings	Activated from IR
Nov 29, 2025	Detroit Red Wings	Placed on IR
Jul 2, 2025	Detroit Red Wings	Signed 2 years @ $2.900M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jan 22, 2025	Winnipeg Jets	Activated from IR
Jan 3, 2025	Winnipeg Jets	Placed on IR
Aug 7, 2022	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 3 years @ $2.167M AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 9, 2020	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 2 years @ $900K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jul 13, 2017	Winnipeg Jets	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	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2018-19	WPG	36	0.29	0.99	-0.66	0.28	-1.20	-0.82	-	1.36
2019-20	WPG	46	-1.14	-1.25	-0.21	-0.17	-0.68	0.15	-	-0.20
2020-21	WPG	56	0.23	0.01	0.12	0.69	-0.38	0.04	-	0.47
2021-22	SEA, WPG	68	-1.10	-0.56	-1.07	-0.82	0.01	-0.86	0.51	0.74
2022-23	WPG	41	-0.78	0.49	-1.22	-0.87	-1.13	-1.29	1.02	-0.06
2023-24	WPG	82	-0.42	-0.01	-0.64	-0.05	-0.48	-0.71	0.05	0.86
2024-25	WPG	71	-0.83	-0.76	-0.49	-0.11	0.01	-1.10	0.06	0.17
2025-26	DET	65	-1.30	-1.12	-0.76	0.21	-0.38	-0.95	0.37	0.79

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2018-19	WPG	36	-2.27	-1.98	-1.61	0.30	-0.30	-0.94	-
2019-20	WPG	46	-1.47	-1.97	-0.23	0.57	-0.11	-1.26	-
2020-21	WPG	56	0.23	-1.55	-0.57	0.16	0.08	-0.18	-
2021-22	SEA, WPG	68	0.46	-1.41	-0.67	0.05	-0.15	-0.32	-
2022-23	WPG	41	0.70	-1.79	1.41	0.14	0.91	1.06	-
2023-24	WPG	82	0.82	-1.77	0.47	-0.29	0.06	0.69	-
2024-25	WPG	71	0.50	-1.74	-0.75	-0.28	0.27	0.93	-
2025-26	DET	65	-0.20	-1.80	0.14	-1.58	-1.42	0.48	-

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.
2018-19	WPG	36	283:57	0.63	1.48	2.11	0.59	0.05	10.34	9.56	0.79	2.44	2.44
2019-20	WPG	46	454:18	0.53	0.40	0.92	0.58	-0.05	7.55	8.29	-0.74	4.17	4.17
2020-21	WPG	56	707:34	0.76	0.93	1.70	0.57	0.19	11.84	8.83	3.01	3.81	4.76
2021-22	SEA	49	645:16	0.37	0.74	1.12	0.53	-0.16	6.35	9.03	-2.68	1.14	6.82
2021-22	WPG	19	254:28	0.47	0.47	0.94	0.73	-0.26	6.90	10.63	-3.73	4.88	4.88
2021-22	SEA, WPG	68	899:44	0.40	0.67	1.07	0.58	-0.18	6.52	9.53	-3.01	2.33	6.20
2022-23	WPG	41	536:20	0.34	1.01	1.34	0.59	-0.25	4.92	8.62	-3.71	1.22	3.66
2023-24	WPG	82	1138:02	0.53	0.90	1.42	0.53	-0.01	9.26	9.39	-0.13	2.38	6.55
2024-25	WPG	71	954:23	0.50	0.69	1.19	0.54	-0.03	7.92	8.45	-0.52	0.74	7.41
2025-26	DET	65	769:32	0.39	0.47	0.86	0.38	0.01	8.62	8.43	0.20	1.15	6.90

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
2018-19	WPG	36	283:57	40.15	3.59	2.53	42.26	1.69	2.52	68.00	50.13	0.28	-0.10	3.88
2019-20	WPG	46	454:18	40.28	1.58	2.09	41.47	2.77	2.32	36.36	47.35	-0.06	-0.60	5.03
2020-21	WPG	56	707:34	38.16	2.37	2.00	40.28	1.87	2.42	56.00	45.27	-0.23	-0.18	-0.96
2021-22	SEA	49	645:16	36.54	2.14	1.93	38.50	2.79	2.29	43.40	45.75	-0.31	-0.18	-1.86
2021-22	WPG	19	254:28	44.09	1.65	2.83	44.09	1.41	2.74	53.85	50.88	0.07	-0.01	0.71
2021-22	SEA, WPG	68	899:44	38.68	2.00	2.19	40.08	2.40	2.42	45.45	47.51	-0.20	-0.13	-0.91
2022-23	WPG	41	536:20	46.54	2.35	3.05	42.51	2.13	2.57	52.50	54.24	0.46	0.15	2.57
2023-24	WPG	82	1138:02	43.55	2.27	2.44	42.71	1.58	2.29	58.90	51.59	-0.03	-0.01	-0.19
2024-25	WPG	71	954:23	42.12	2.07	2.28	43.19	1.76	2.42	54.10	48.51	-0.17	0.13	-3.24
2025-26	DET	65	769:32	35.24	1.56	1.92	41.87	2.18	2.71	41.67	41.44	-0.69	0.05	-8.13

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
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

Red Wings newcomer struggled down the stretch at Octopus Thrower (Tue May 5, 2026)
Red Wings Player Grades: Who Thrived & Who Stumbled In 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Wed Apr 22, 2026)
Red Wings-Flyers Tweetcap: could’ve, would’ve, should’ve at The Malik Report (Sun Mar 29, 2026)
Underrated free agent addition has brought great value to the Red Wings at Octopus Thrower (Fri Jan 2, 2026)
"They're Helping Us Along": Red Wings Praise Fans For Energizing Little Caesars Arena at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Jan 1, 2026)
Red Wings-Jets Tweetcap: a little sleepy farewell to 2025 goes Detroit’s way, 2-1 over Winnipeg at The Malik Report (Wed Dec 31, 2025)
Red Wings-Maple Leafs Tweetcap: Edvinsson, Red Wings earn 3rd straight over Toronto in a gritty OT affair at The Malik Report (Sun Dec 28, 2025)
Mason Appleton's injury puts more pressure on Michael Rasmussen to deliver for Red Wings at Octopus Thrower (Mon Dec 1, 2025)
Red Wings-Kraken Tweetcap: Danielson scores 1st goal as Detroit out-battles Kraken to 4-2 victory at The Malik Report (Tue Nov 18, 2025)
Rangers: 2 truths and 1 lie after Jonathan Quick’s eventful night vs. Red Wings at Forever Blueshirts (Tue Nov 18, 2025)
Rangers brawl with Red Wings after buzzer due to Mason Appleton violating rule in unwritten rule book at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Nov 17, 2025)
Red Wings Weekly #2 – Sailing Through the Atlantic at The Hockey Writers (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Red Wings Appleton The Apple of Everyone’s Eye (+) at Detroit Hockey Now (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Mason Appleton Stays Hot As Red Wings Top Panthers For Third Straight Win at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Detroit Red Wings all but stole these two hidden gems in free agency at Octopus Thrower (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
Red Wings-Maple Leafs Tweetcap: stolen holiday at The Malik Report (Mon Oct 13, 2025)
Potential Third Line of Copp and Appleton Drives Red Wings to 5-2 Preseason Win Over Sabres at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Red Wings-Sabres preseason game #1 Tweetcap: Detroit cruises past the Sabres 5-2 thanks to vets & youngsters at The Malik Report (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
How do the Red Wings forwards stack up heading into the preseason? at Octopus Thrower (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
Red Wings Players To Watch In 2025-26: Mason Appleton at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
New Detroit Red Wings Study Is utterly pointless at Octopus Thrower (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Mason Appleton has a chance to fix one glaring issue for Red Wings at Octopus Thrower (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Red Wings take wild swing with new signing on league-worst penalty kill at Octopus Thrower (Thu Jul 3, 2025)
Red Wings Sign Mason Appleton to Two-Year Deal at Winging it in Mowtown (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Mason Appleton’s arrival signals a tougher, grittier direction for the Red Wings at Octopus Thrower (Wed Jul 2, 2025)

Current Contract

Mason Appleton signed a $5,800,000 2-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings and General Manager Steve Yzerman on July 2, 2025 with an AAV of $2,900,000. 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 3.04% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2026-27	30	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	-	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000

Signed: July 2, 2025

Team: Detroit Red Wings

GM: Steve Yzerman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.04

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Mason Appleton signed a $6,500,000 3-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on August 7, 2022 with an AAV of $2,166,667. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.63% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	26	$2,166,667	$2,166,667	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	RFA-arb
2023-24	27	$2,166,667	$2,166,667	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$2,166,667	$2,166,667	-	-	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	$2,250,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000

Signed: Aug 7, 2022

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 2.63

Mason Appleton signed a $1,800,000 2-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on October 9, 2020 with an AAV of $900,000. 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 1.10% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	24	$900,000	$900,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA-arb
2021-22	25	$900,000	$900,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000

Signed: Oct 9, 2020

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.1

Mason Appleton signed a $2,225,000 3-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on July 13, 2017 with an AAV of $741,667. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.99% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	21	$741,667	$758,333	$25,000	$75,000	$650,000	$725,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	22	$741,667	$758,333	$25,000	$75,000	$650,000	$725,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	23	$741,667	$758,333	-	$75,000	$700,000	$775,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$50,000	$225,000	$2,000,000	$2,225,000	$210,000

Signed: July 13, 2017

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

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
2010-11	USHS-WI	Ashwaubenon High	23	15	23	38		12				3	2	5	7
2011-12	High-WI	Notre Dame Acad.	24	10	32	42		15				6	2	3	5
2012-13	High-WI	Notre Dame Acad.	23	15	21	36		19				5	5	4	9
2013-14	High-WI	Notre Dame Acad.	23	26	34	60		6				5	4	6	10		14
2013-14	UMHSEL	Wisconsin	21	1	9	10		16				3	1		1
2014-15	USHL	Tri-City	54	12	28	40	-3	84	96	1,250.0		7	4	4	8	-8	12	20	2,000.0
2015-16	NCAA	Michigan State Univ.	37	5	17	22	-30	32
2016-17	NCAA	Michigan State Univ.	35	12	19	31	-15	37
2017-18	AHL	Manitoba Moose	76	22	44	66	+14	57				2		1	1	-1	2
2018-19	AHL	Manitoba Moose	40	15	17	32	-5	24
2018-19	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	36	3	7	10	+9	4	29	10.3	8:12
2019-20	AHL	Manitoba Moose	4	0	1	1	-4
2019-20	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	46	5	3	8	-9	20	55	9.1	11:10	1				+1		2	0.0	10:17
2020-21	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	56	12	13	25	+11	14	88	13.6	14:25	8	1	2	3	+4	2	13	7.7	16:31
2021-22	NHL	Seattle Kraken	49	6	11	17	-4	14	68	8.8	14:18
2021-22	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	19	2	2	4	+3	16	30	6.7	16:23
2022-23	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	41	5	11	16	+2	8	71	7.0	16:01	5				-4		8	0.0	18:11
2023-24	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	82	14	22	36	+16	26	122	11.5	16:03	5		2	2	-4	6	7	0.0	14:00
2024-25	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	71	10	12	22	+7	22	107	9.3	14:50	13		7	7	+5	14	16	0.0	14:51
2025-26	NHL	Detroit Red Wings	65	6	8	14	-4	44	63	9.5	13:31
NHL Career			465	63	89	152	+31	168	633	10.0	14:03	32	1	11	12	+2	22	46	2.2	15:31