Zach Whitecloud
Calgary Flames · #28 · Defenseman · age 29 · 6'2" · 210 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Brandon, Manitoba · Undrafted
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.07 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
1 point in 14 games — 159th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
9HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 36% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
88ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 9 lately — hotter than 36% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 9 · −16 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — 2.8× his usual pace, and 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 5 | 6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | −2 | −2.5 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:34 | 20:16 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 20:32 | 9 |
| Oct 30 | vs SEA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 19:21 | 9 |
| Oct 28 | @ EDM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 19:38 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs TOR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 17:47 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs DET | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 20:31 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points159th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists142nd of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots94th of 228 defensemen14leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus209th of 228 defensemen−7leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game81st of 228 defensemen20:16leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Whitecloud this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 6 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 19 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | CGY | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | −7 |
| 2025–26 · best | CGY | 31 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.32 | +2 |
| 2025–26 |  VGK | 47 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.15 | −8 |
| 2024–25 | VGK | 74 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.18 | +7 |
| 2023–24 | VGK | 61 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.23 | −3 |
| 2022–23 | VGK | 59 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.20 | +10 |
| 2021–22 | VGK | 59 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0.32 | +21 |
| 2020–21 | VGK | 51 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.24 | +9 |
| 2019–20 | VGK | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | +3 |
| 2017–18 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +3 |