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38Not on an NHL roster · Left wing · Shoots L
James Hamblin
Age 27 · 5'10" · 182 lb · Born in Edmonton, CAN
Cap hit
$875K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2023-24 regular season
GP
31
Goals
2
11.1% shooting
Assists
1
1 primary
Points
3
0.10 per game
TOI/GP
7:55
PP 0:02 · PK 0:07
xGF%
50.8
5v5, +4.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.04
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
50.6
81 W · 79 L
Plus/minus
+3
Blocks 21 · Hits 14
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18 vs SEA · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.10 |
| Jan 16 vs TOR · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 |
| Jan 13 @ MTL · W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3-3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
| Jan 11 @ DET · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.00 |
| Jan 9 @ CHI · W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2023-24 · 232 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
58th percentile
9th percentile
89th percentile
32nd percentile
2nd percentile
38th percentile
96th percentile
23rd percentile
58th percentile
23rd percentile
45th percentile
2nd percentile
94th percentile
61st percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2023-24
- Shooting volume
- 7
- Playmaking
- 8
- Zone entries(est.)
- 61
- Forechecking
- 31
- Physicality
- 68
- Defensive impact
- 71
- Puck management
- 46
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
Slot 70% · Mid-range 19% · Perimeter 11%(27 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Defensive impact: 71st percentile among wingers.
Watch-outs
- Shooting volume: 7th percentile among wingers.
- Playmaking: 8th percentile among wingers.
Similar style: Brett Leason (SJS), Tomas Tatar
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2023-24 · 31 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.1 goals, or -0.04 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.2
- Even strength defense
- +0.2
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -0.6
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Penalties
- +0.4
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% | TOI | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 8:52 | 64.3 | -0.16 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | 7:55 | 50.6 | -0.04 |
| Career | 2 seasons | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 | 8:09 | — |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average -0.10 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 27, forwards typically produce 96% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 28, when the typical level is 93%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
2 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ANA | $875K | 0.8% |
| 2027-28 | ANA | $875K | 0.8% |
UFA after 2027-28. $1.75M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).