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Parker Wotherspoon

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	192	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	27 (Aug 24, 1997)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2015, Round 4, Overall 112 (NYI)

News and Opinions

Goin’ to WAR with Our Penguins (’25 Edition) at PenguinPoop.com (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
What Are the Penguins Going to Look Like? Part II: The Defense and Goalies at PenguinPoop.com (Sat Jul 26, 2025)
Ranking the jersey numbers picks of the new Penguins at Pens Burgh (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
What Will Kris Letang’s Role Be In 2025-26? at Yahoo Sports (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Penguins Still Have Big Roster Need To Address at Yahoo Sports (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Free agent defensemen the Colorado Avalanche should target on July 1st at Mile High Sticking (Mon Jun 30, 2025)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	Pittsburgh Penguins	Signed 2 years @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Mar 8, 2024	Boston Bruins	Signed 1 year @ $800K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Boston Bruins	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Sep 21, 2022	New York Islanders	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 16, 2020	New York Islanders	Signed 2 years @ $725K AAV starting in 2020-21
May 2, 2016	New York Islanders	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			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	Minor-BC	Cloverdale	45	15	34	49						8	1	4	5
2012-13	BCMML	Valley West	37	7	19	22		118
2012-13	WHL	Tri-City	5	0	0	0	-5	4				2				-2
2013-14	WHL	Tri-City	62	2	16	18		74				5		2	2	-2	2
2014-15	WHL	Tri-City	72	9	33	42	-13	93				4		1	1	-6	4
2015-16	WHL	Tri-City	71	11	45	56	-16	78
2015-16	AHL	Bridgeport	6	0	1	1	-3	15	7	0.0		2		1	1			2	0.0
2016-17	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	4	0	0	0	+2	4
2016-17	WHL	Tri-City Americans	69	10	56	66	+15	99				4		1	1	-5	8
2017-18	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	50	7	10	17	+3	24
2018-19	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	64	6	17	23	+7	51				5				-2	2
2019-20	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	62	4	23	27	-13	82
2020-21	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	23	1	3	4	-6	35
2021-22	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	57	3	21	24	+7	127				6		1	1	-2	4
2022-23	NHL	New York Islanders	12	0	1	1	+5	4	10	0.0	13:20
2022-23	AHL	Bridgeport Islanders	27	1	11	12	+12	27
2023-24	NHL	Boston Bruins	41	0	8	8	+6	31	32	0.0	17:43	10		2	2	-1	6	9	0.0	17:33
2023-24	AHL	Providence Bruins	19	1	4	5		20
2024-25	NHL	Boston Bruins	55	1	6	7	-10	10	44	2.3	18:02
NHL Career			108	1	15	16	+1	45	86	1.2	17:23	10		2	2	-1	6	9	0.0	17:33

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Reb.
2022-23	NYI	12	152:46	0.00	0.39	0.39	0.09	-0.09	0.00	2.26	-2.26	0.00
2023-24	BOS	41	622:07	0.00	0.77	0.77	0.08	-0.08	0.00	2.61	-2.61	4.76
2024-25	BOS	55	875:34	0.07	0.41	0.48	0.09	-0.02	2.38	3.08	-0.70	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
2022-23	NYI	12	152:46	45.95	2.75	3.29	36.92	0.79	2.43	77.78	57.50	0.60	-0.01	5.14
2023-24	BOS	41	622:07	39.45	2.31	2.49	43.11	1.93	2.38	54.55	51.10	0.27	-0.12	4.11
2024-25	BOS	55	875:34	35.98	1.92	2.01	38.99	2.06	2.10	48.28	48.87	-0.23	-0.34	0.96

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%
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	12	20.7	0.1	8.4	8.5	85.1	69.9	100.0	0.0	0.0	42.1	17.8	40.1
2023-24	41	21.0	0.1	8.1	8.3	87.0	61.8	92.3	7.7	0.0	41.4	17.9	40.7
2024-25	55	21.2	0.1	8.4	8.5	86.3	66.4	81.1	18.9	0.0	38.3	18.5	43.2

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 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Peeke, A	BOS	176:50	1.02	2.04	33.33	2.16	2.11	50.62	0.02	-0.27	3.18
2024-25	Carlo, B	BOS	169:03	1.42	1.06	57.14	1.69	2.19	43.48	-0.66	-0.02	-8.04
2024-25	Lohrei, M	BOS	146:30	1.64	2.05	44.44	2.32	1.56	59.89	0.20	-0.82	12.72
2024-25	Mitchell, I	BOS	107:56	2.22	2.22	50.00	1.69	1.71	49.59	-0.43	-0.89	4.72
2024-25	Callahan, M	BOS	90:10	4.66	2.66	63.64	1.93	2.17	47.12	-0.23	-0.31	0.52
2024-25	McAvoy, C	BOS	54:45	1.10	2.19	33.33	2.28	1.60	58.72	-0.04	-0.65	8.04
2024-25	Zadorov, N	BOS	46:57	0.00	1.28	0.00	2.49	2.61	48.78	0.34	0.34	0.19
2024-25	Oesterle, J	BOS	30:37	3.92	1.96	66.67	2.50	3.88	39.22	0.23	1.34	-8.03
2024-25	Jokiharju, H	BOS	25:03	7.19	4.79	60.00	2.13	3.85	35.65	0.23	1.34	-7.47
2023-24	Shattenkirk, K	BOS	143:39	2.92	1.67	63.64	2.96	2.16	57.85	0.60	-0.32	9.04
2023-24	Carlo, B	BOS	95:15	4.41	3.15	58.33	1.99	3.26	37.94	-0.21	0.86	-9.84
2023-24	Lindholm, H	BOS	75:36	0.00	0.00	-	3.15	2.40	56.77	0.86	0.02	7.74
2023-24	McAvoy, C	BOS	71:31	3.36	4.19	44.44	1.77	2.26	43.89	-0.54	-0.18	-4.69
2023-24	Forbort, D	BOS	70:35	1.70	1.70	50.00	2.90	1.42	67.09	0.82	-1.23	23.12
2023-24	Peeke, A	BOS	69:35	1.72	0.86	66.67	2.83	1.87	60.21	1.06	-0.57	18.15
2023-24	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	35:16	1.70	5.10	25.00	1.89	4.36	30.21	-0.54	2.03	-20.82
2023-24	Mitchell, I	BOS	31:36	0.00	0.00	-	1.84	2.31	44.38	-0.61	-0.36	-3.46
2023-24	McAvoy, C	BOS	28:14	0.00	2.13	0.00	1.44	1.81	44.43	-1.13	-0.50	-8.32
2023-24	Shattenkirk, K	BOS	25:37	0.00	2.34	0.00	1.74	1.21	59.07	-0.74	-1.01	6.16
2023-24	Carlo, B	BOS	21:47	2.75	2.75	50.00	3.61	1.25	74.22	1.16	-1.07	22.88
2023-24	Peeke, A	BOS	21:47	0.00	0.00	-	1.84	2.09	46.83	-1.42	-0.29	-10.99
2023-24	Forbort, D	BOS	21:12	0.00	2.83	0.00	1.71	2.65	39.30	-0.37	0.05	-5.25
2022-23	Pulock, R	NYI	110:52	2.16	1.08	66.67	3.59	2.34	60.52	0.92	-0.12	8.54
2022-23	Mayfield, S	NYI	23:42	5.06	0.00	100.00	2.09	2.80	42.79	-0.79	0.37	-11.48

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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	28	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
2026-27	29	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Pittsburgh Penguins

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.05

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	27		$800,000	$800,000	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000

Signed: Mar 8, 2024

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.91

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	26		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$450,000	UFA-Grp6
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$450,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Boston Bruins

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.93

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	25		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$175,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$175,000

Signed: Sep 21, 2022

Team: New York Islanders

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA-Grp6

Cap %: 0.91

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $225,000.

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	23	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$100,000	RFA
2021-22	24	$725,000	$725,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$125,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$225,000

Signed: Oct 16, 2020

Team: New York Islanders

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.89

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $125,000 in 2020-21 and $185,000 in 2021-22.

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	19	$735,833	$858,333	-	$85,000	-	$85,000	-	ELC
2017-18	20	$732,222	$854,722	$190,000	$85,000	$650,000	$735,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	21	$732,222	$854,722	$115,000	$85,000	$650,000	$735,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	22	$732,222	$854,722	$62,500	-	$725,000	$725,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$367,500	$255,000	$2,025,000	$2,280,000	$210,000

Signed: May 2, 2016

Team: New York Islanders

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15