Ian Cole
Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 21?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals2 × 3+6
- proj assists7 × 1+7
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots56 × 0.1+5.6
- PIM28 × 0.05+1.4
- ice time (min)1541 × 0.01+15.4
- total35 pool points · an elite defenseman season scores 16635 = 21/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best defensemen in the NHL — an elite season scores about 166 points, and that is what 100 means. So 35 points is 21 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (18 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Every night: in the lineup for all of the team's last 10 games.
- Availability: every game this season — 14 of 14 for CHI.
- Veteran card: age 37 — minutes and back-to-back load worth watching down the stretch.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Blues | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| 2011-12 | Blues | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| 2012-13 | Blues | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013-14 | Blues | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:05 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| 2014-15 | Blues | 54 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| 2014-15 | Penguins | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:29 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| 2015-16 | Penguins | 70 | 0 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:14 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016-17 | Penguins | 81 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:49 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | Penguins | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:37 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | Blue Jackets | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | Avalanche | 71 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:45 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| 2019-20 | Avalanche | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | Wild | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | Hurricanes | 75 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:09 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | Lightning | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | Canucks | 78 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:41 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| 2025-26 | Mammoth | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| 2026-27 | Blackhawks | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 84-G proj | Blackhawks | 84 | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | 36 | — | 0 | — | 18:38 | — | — | 77 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 37 that is -8%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Comparable player-seasons: Dmitry Kulikov (2025-25) · Brandon Carlo (2025-25) · Jeremy Lauzon (2025-25) · Erik Gudbranson (2025-25) · Brett Pesce (2025-25).
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Ian over the last 10 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Vlasic CHI | 126 | 10 | |
| Anton Frondell CHI | 79 | 10 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi CHI | 56 | 10 | |
| Teuvo Teravainen CHI | 56 | 8 | |
| Cole Smith CHI | 52 | 10 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats