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Sean Walker

Position	Right Defense / Left Defense	Current Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	5 years ($3.6M CapHit)
Height	5'11"	Expires	2028-29
Weight (lbs)	191	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	34
Age (DOB)	31 (Nov 13, 1994)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	Undrafted

News and Opinions

Hurricanes’ Sean Walker Balancing Fatherhood & Hockey in 2026 Playoffs at The Hockey Writers (Fri May 29, 2026)
Hurricanes Postgame Bites: Brind’Amour & Players After 3-2 Overtime Win at The Hockey Writers (Tue May 5, 2026)
Ridly Greig Suspended for Two Games at Sens Chirp (Mon May 4, 2026)
Senators' Ridly Greig suspended two games for sucker punching Sean Walker at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon May 4, 2026)
Ridly Greig To Have Hearing For Sucker Punch On Sean Walker at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Apr 27, 2026)
Ridly Greig draws heavy criticism after sucker-punching a defenseless Sean Walker at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Apr 25, 2026)
Sean Walker Has Been the Hurricanes’ Blue Line Anchor This Season at The Hockey Writers (Mon Apr 13, 2026)
Stankoven, Jankowski score twice as the Hurricanes rout the Blackhawks 7-2 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Apr 10, 2026)
Hurricanes Edge Penguins In Back-And-Forth Thriller at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Mar 19, 2026)
Walker's OT goal lifts Hurricanes past Penguins 6-5 in matchup of Metropolitan Division's top teams at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Mar 18, 2026)
3 Hurricanes Players Having Quietly Good Seasons at The Hockey Writers (Tue Mar 3, 2026)
Takeaways From Last Night’s 4-1 Loss to the Hurricanes at All About the Jersey (Sun Jan 18, 2026)
Comparing Rasmus Ristolainen trade talk to Flyers moving Sean Walker at Broad Street Hockey (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Hurricanes’ Sean Walker’s Struggles Amplified by Defensive Injuries at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
While his production dipped, Year 1 for Sean Walker with the Hurricanes was a success at Cardiac Cane (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
Hurricanes’ Sean Walker Poised for an Impactful Second Season in Carolina at The Hockey Writers (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
How the Hurricanes Can Maximize Sean Walker at Canes Country (Mon Jul 7, 2025)

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	OJHL	Milton Menace	5	0	3	3		2
2011-12	COJCHL	Georgina Ice	36	4	11	15		32				9	1	2	3		6
2012-13	OJHL	Milton Menace	53	4	20	24		61				24		4	4		42
2013-14	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	38	2	11	13	+9	75
2014-15	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	39	5	15	20	+10	85
2015-16	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	42	5	18	23	+13	48
2016-17	NCAA	Bowling Green State Univ.	41	10	14	24	+15	42
2017-18	AHL	Ontario Reign	64	7	21	28	+17	59				4	1	1	2	-1
2018-19	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	39	3	7	10	-8	8	55	5.4	15:26
2018-19	AHL	Ontario Reign	22	6	11	17	+5	18
2019-20	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	70	5	19	24	-12	26	127	3.9	18:50
2020-21	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	47	5	13	18	-13	18	92	5.4	18:10
2020-21	WC	Canada	10	0	2	2		12
2021-22	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	6	0	2	2	-1	4	18	0.0	18:22
2022-23	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	70	3	10	13	-3	36	94	3.2	14:50	2				-1		1	0.0	13:44
2023-24	NHL	Philadelphia Flyers	63	6	16	22	+9	34	109	5.5	19:36
2023-24	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	18	4	3	7	+2	16	41	9.8	17:57	11				-5	6	16	0.0	18:04
2024-25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	82	5	11	16	-7	46	144	3.5	16:50	12	1	2	3	+1	2	24	4.2	18:24
2025-26	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	81	9	22	31	+6	59	179	5.0	21:49	13		2	2	+13	16	21	0.0	22:04
NHL Career			476	40	103	143	-27	247	859	4.6	18:07	38	1	4	5	+8	24	62	1.6	19:19

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2018-19	LAK	39	564:44	0.01	-0.17	0.10	0.27	-	-1.03	-	-0.96
2019-20	LAK	70	1114:36	-0.02	-0.05	-0.17	-0.80	-	0.35	-	-0.97
2020-21	LAK	47	684:08	2.31	1.07	1.85	0.37	-	1.51	-	-1.01
2021-22	LAK	6	90:00	0.10	1.92	-1.00	-0.93	-	-1.07	2.83	0.33
2022-23	LAK	70	909:29	-0.59	-0.79	-0.12	-0.64	-	0.62	1.14	-0.57
2023-24	COL, PHI	81	1284:28	0.40	0.03	0.63	0.75	-	0.69	2.79	-0.34
2024-25	CAR	82	1234:21	-0.22	-0.71	0.57	-0.53	-	-0.68	1.81	-0.23
2025-26	CAR	81	1445:25	-0.06	-0.19	0.04	-0.23	-	0.89	0.98	-1.54

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2018-19	LAK	39	564:44	-1.08	-1.58	-2.17	1.13	1.45	0.01	-
2019-20	LAK	70	1114:36	-0.17	-0.91	-0.63	0.53	1.36	0.52	-
2020-21	LAK	47	684:08	-0.76	-0.23	-0.58	0.37	0.94	0.47	-
2021-22	LAK	6	90:00	-0.68	-0.21	-0.92	1.28	2.84	0.72	-
2022-23	LAK	70	909:29	-1.45	-1.22	-1.04	0.33	1.38	0.90	-
2023-24	COL, PHI	81	1284:28	-0.01	-1.03	0.14	1.13	1.67	-0.05	-
2024-25	CAR	82	1234:21	-0.65	-0.99	-1.12	0.32	-0.23	-0.66	-
2025-26	CAR	81	1445:25	0.82	-0.77	0.32	0.84	0.67	-0.70	-

See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

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	LAK	39	564:44	0.21	0.64	0.85	0.20	0.02	4.08	3.79	0.29	0.00	2.90
2019-20	LAK	70	1114:36	0.16	0.59	0.75	0.26	-0.10	3.03	4.87	-1.84	1.36	4.76
2020-21	LAK	47	684:08	0.35	0.96	1.32	0.30	0.05	5.00	4.24	0.76	2.80	0.93
2021-22	LAK	6	90:00	0.00	0.67	0.67	0.24	-0.24	0.00	2.54	-2.54	0.00	5.56
2022-23	LAK	70	909:29	0.20	0.53	0.73	0.30	-0.10	3.45	5.24	-1.79	1.68	3.36
2023-24	COL	18	283:37	0.85	0.63	1.48	0.32	0.52	10.81	4.12	6.69	2.13	0.00
2023-24	PHI	63	1000:51	0.24	0.84	1.08	0.22	0.02	4.65	4.31	0.34	1.64	5.74
2023-24	COL, PHI	81	1284:28	0.37	0.79	1.17	0.24	0.13	6.50	4.25	2.25	1.78	4.14
2024-25	CAR	82	1234:21	0.24	0.53	0.78	0.32	-0.08	4.00	5.28	-1.28	0.00	2.62
2025-26	CAR	81	1445:25	0.29	0.66	0.95	0.32	-0.03	4.35	4.75	-0.40	1.28	4.70

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	LAK	39	564:44	42.29	2.44	2.50	43.14	3.19	2.52	43.40	49.74	0.42	0.16	2.92
2019-20	LAK	70	1114:36	48.72	1.94	2.73	41.93	2.75	2.75	41.38	49.83	0.28	0.44	-1.65
2020-21	LAK	47	684:08	41.13	2.46	2.24	42.54	3.24	2.73	43.08	45.00	0.03	0.17	-1.32
2021-22	LAK	6	90:00	53.33	1.33	2.86	39.33	2.00	2.58	40.00	52.50	0.28	0.48	-2.58
2022-23	LAK	70	909:29	47.24	2.64	2.77	40.18	2.70	2.56	49.38	51.94	0.15	0.24	-1.06
2023-24	COL	18	283:37	50.14	3.38	2.71	45.70	2.96	2.79	53.33	49.31	-0.29	0.47	-7.12
2023-24	PHI	63	1000:51	50.42	3.36	2.84	38.07	2.70	2.34	55.45	54.77	0.51	0.10	3.86
2023-24	COL, PHI	81	1284:28	50.36	3.36	2.81	39.75	2.76	2.44	54.96	53.51	0.32	0.18	1.16
2024-25	CAR	82	1234:21	48.12	2.19	2.88	34.03	2.48	2.29	46.88	55.68	-0.03	-0.03	0.04
2025-26	CAR	81	1445:25	50.48	2.70	3.15	32.50	2.70	2.37	50.00	57.06	0.10	-0.09	1.73

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating			Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	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 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	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.

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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 pink. 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.

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Skating data is from NHL Edge
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