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New Jersey Devils Logo Mike Hardman

Position Left Wing Current Team New Jersey Devils
Shoots Left Current Contract 2 years ($775.0K CapHit)
Height 6'2" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 205 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 27
Age (DOB) 27 (Feb 5, 1999) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Oct 6, 2025 New Jersey Devils Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2025 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Apr 17, 2025 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Apr 16, 2025 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Dec 3, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Dec 2, 2024 New Jersey Devils Recalled from AHL
Oct 5, 2024 New Jersey Devils Assigned to AHL
Oct 5, 2024 New Jersey Devils Cleared Waivers
Oct 4, 2024 New Jersey Devils Placed on Waivers
Jul 1, 2024 New Jersey Devils Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Aug 10, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks Signed 2 years @ $800K AAV starting in 2022-23
Mar 30, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks 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
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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
2020-21 CHI 8 0.92 1.61 -0.43 0.02 10.86 -1.74 - 1.34
2021-22 CHI 21 -1.71 -1.04 -1.54 -3.73 1.86 -2.04 -0.41 -1.49
2022-23 CHI 8 - - - -3.48 2.98 -1.90 0.78 2.94
2024-25 NJD 2 5.31 16.76 -1.58 -2.11 -2.61 -1.59 -0.79 -17.37

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season Team(s) GP TOI 5v5 TOI 5v4 TOI 4v5 TOI Possession Drive Suppress Faceoffs
2020-21 CHI 8 -0.98 -2.02 -2.21 -1.16 -1.34 -0.18 -
2021-22 CHI 21 -2.04 -1.79 -2.01 -2.65 -1.23 2.96 -
2022-23 CHI 8 -1.36 -1.84 -1.91 -0.01 -0.57 -0.92 -
2024-25 NJD 2 -1.70 -1.90 -2.15 2.89 -1.14 -5.25 -

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.
2020-21 CHI 8 86:19 0.70 1.39 2.09 0.69 0.01 20.00 19.81 0.19 0.00 37.50
2021-22 CHI 21 187:16 0.00 0.64 0.64 0.48 -0.48 0.00 13.54 -13.54 0.00 11.11
2022-23 CHI 8 79:48 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.70 -0.70 0.00 13.23 -13.23 0.00 16.67
2024-25 NJD 2 17:40 0.00 3.40 3.40 0.55 -0.55 0.00 8.05 -8.05 0.00 0.00

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
2020-21 CHI 8 86:19 27.11 2.78 1.97 51.44 2.78 3.61 50.00 35.37 -0.57 -0.09 -5.40
2021-22 CHI 21 187:16 30.76 1.60 2.07 49.34 3.52 2.45 31.25 45.72 0.03 0.08 -0.54
2022-23 CHI 8 79:48 34.59 0.00 1.94 39.10 1.50 2.63 0.00 42.47 -0.29 -0.10 -2.57
2024-25 NJD 2 17:40 40.75 3.40 3.28 23.77 3.40 1.71 50.00 65.74 0.70 -0.53 12.20

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

Mike Hardman signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the New Jersey Devils and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $775,000. 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 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 $350,000 UFA-Grp6
2025-26 26 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $350,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $700,000
Signed: July 1, 2024
Team: New Jersey Devils
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 0.88

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Mike Hardman signed a $1,600,000 2-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and General Manager Stan Bowman on August 10, 2021 with an AAV of $800,000. 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 0.97% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 23 $800,000 $800,000 - - $750,000 $750,000 $750,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 24 $800,000 $800,000 - - $850,000 $850,000 $850,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000
Signed: Aug 10, 2021
Team: Chicago Blackhawks
Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6
Cap %: 0.97

Mike Hardman signed a $1,825,000 2-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and General Manager Stan Bowman on March 30, 2021 with an AAV of $912,500. 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 1.12% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 21 $912,500 $925,000 $25,000 $92,500 $807,500 $900,000 $80,000 ELC
2021-22 22 $912,500 $925,000 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
Total $25,000 $185,000 $1,640,000 $1,825,000 $160,000
Signed: Mar 30, 2021
Team: Chicago Blackhawks
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
2011-12 QC Int PW Providence Capitals Peewee 2 1 0 1
2015-16 USHS-Prep The Winchendon School 28 4 17 21
2015-16 MHSL U16 Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAA 12 5 6 11 21
2016-17 USHS-Prep The Winchendon School 28 24 30 54
2016-17 MHSL U18 Eastern Mass Senators 18U AAA 14 8 10 18 6
2017-18 USHL Des Moines Buccaneers 56 10 13 23 -19 50
2018-19 BCHL West Kelowna Warriors 58 39 33 72 16 4 2 2 2
2019-20 NCAA Boston College 34 12 13 25 +21 10
2020-21 NCAA Boston College 24 10 9 19 +5 14
2020-21 NHL Chicago Blackhawks 8 1 2 3 5 20.0 10:59
2021-22 NHL Chicago Blackhawks 21 0 2 2 -6 11 12 0.0 9:18
2021-22 AHL Rockford IceHogs 43 19 13 32 +8 8 5 -2 2
2022-23 NHL Chicago Blackhawks 8 0 0 0 -2 7 0.0 10:10
2022-23 AHL Rockford IceHogs 58 5 13 18 -14 36 5 -2 2
2023-24 AHL Rockford IceHogs 63 22 15 37 -4 23 4 2 2 4 2
2024-25 AHL Utica Comets 57 18 17 35 +11 18
2024-25 NHL New Jersey Devils 2 0 1 1 2 0.0 9:03
2025-26 AHL Utica Comets 58 10 11 21 -11 12
NHL Career 39 1 5 6 -8 11 26 3.8 9:49