ForensicHockey

Defense·UTA·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Ian Cole

Born February 21, 1989 · Ann Arbor, USA

Draft 2007 · STL round 1 #18

82

GP

3

G

20

A

23

PTS

Career

38G 195A 233P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'1"
Weight
237 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#28

Drafted 2007 by STL · Round 1, #18 overall

69OVR

Depth

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production37

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking44

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment29

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating29

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.8

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

82 GP played

Proj. Goals

3

actual

Proj. Assists

20

actual

Proj. Points

23

actual

Proj. Shots

62

actual

Proj. PPG

0

actual

Proj. PPP

0

actual

Points/Game

0.28

current rate

Goals/Game

0.04

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

4.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.25

2021–22

0.22

2022–23

0.14

2023–24

0.21

2024–25

0.28

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.17

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-05-01VGK0002-2-0.15
2026-04-29VGK000110.22
2026-04-27VGK1011-10.68
2026-04-24VGK000100.08
2026-04-21VGK000000.00

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 82 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.04 · 6 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.24 · 33 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.28 · 22 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
990
Goals
38
Assists
195
Points
233
+/-
168
PIM
871
Shots
1002

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
135
Goals
4
Assists
29
Points
33
+/-
8
PIM
102
Shots
117

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Utah Mammoth823202316
2024–25Utah Hockey Club8211617-2
2023–24Vancouver Canucks78291110
2022–23Tampa Bay Lightning783141713
2021–22Carolina Hurricanes752171915
2020–21Colorado Avalanche20000
2020–21Minnesota Wild5217821
2019–20Colorado Avalanche654222621
2018–19Colorado Avalanche7121315-1
2017–18Pittsburgh Penguins47310133
2017–18Columbus Blue Jackets2025711
2016–17Pittsburgh Penguins815212626
2015–16Pittsburgh Penguins7001212-3
2014–15St. Louis Blues5445916
2014–15Pittsburgh Penguins20178-2
2013–14St. Louis Blues46381115
2012–13St. Louis Blues15011-4
2012–13Peoria3431114-9
2011–12St. Louis Blues261567
2011–12Peoria22134-8
2010–11St. Louis Blues261346
2010–11Peoria44510152
2009–10U. Of Notre Dame3031619
2009–10Peoria91452
2008–09U. Of Notre Dame3862026
2008–09USA6224
2007–08U. Of Notre Dame4381220
2007–08USA6000
2006–07USNTDP4261117
2006–07USNTDP16279
2006–07USA7415
2005–06USNTDP18213
2005–06USNTDP402810
2004–05Det. Victory Honda60152540