Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots R

Hunter McKown

Age 24 · 6'1" · 192 lb · Born in San Jose, USA

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2022-23 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

0.17 per game

TOI/GP

12:14

PP 1:42 · PK 0:00

Plus/minus

-4

Hits

Blocks 5

PIM

Game Score

+0.16

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 14 vs BUF · L 5-2	0	1	0	0	17:24	0:19	0:00	7-6	100	0	0	-0.23
Apr 13 vs PIT · W 3-2	1	2	1	1	17:20	2:30	0:00	9-9	67	1	+1	+1.23
Apr 11 @ PHI · OTL 4-3	0	0	3	2	11:44	0:00	0:00	3-5	50	0	+1	+0.31
Apr 8 vs NYR · L 4-0	0	0	1	0	12:25	1:09	0:00	3-6	50	0	-1	-0.31
Apr 6 @ NJD · L 8-1	0	1	0	0	11:44	2:56	0:00	1-0	25	0	-1	-0.08

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). 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 · 2022-23 · 124 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%37.1%

4th percentile

Relative xGF%-1.5

40th percentile

HDCF%44.4%

29th percentile

CF%43.4%

11th percentile

Relative CF%+3.2

82nd percentile

FF%39.8%

2nd percentile

GF%33.3%

7th percentile

CF/6046.3

8th percentile

CA/6060.2

26th percentile

ixG/600.65

16th percentile

Goals above expected-1.3

40th percentile

IPP50.0%

8th percentile

PDO97.7

19th percentile

OZS%54.1%

49th percentile

Faceoff %55.2%

48 won · 39 lost (all strengths)

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 centers · 2022-23

Shooting volume: 28
Playmaking: 23
Zone entries(est.): 3
Forechecking: 29
Physicality: 62
Defensive impact: 100
Puck management: 61
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 26% · Mid-range 53% · Perimeter 21%(19 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Defensive impact: 100th percentile among centers.

Watch-outs

Zone entries: 3rd percentile among centers (estimate).
Playmaking: 23rd percentile among centers.

Similar style: Radek Faksa (DAL), Andrew Cogliano

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.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2015-16	T1EHL 13U	San Jose Jr. Sharks 13U AAA	10	1	2	3	—	22
2016-17	T1EHL 14U	St. Louis AAA Blues 14U	4	1	1	2	—	2
2016-17	WSI U15	Hockey Concepts U15	5	1	0	1	—	2
2017-18	T1EHL 16U	St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAA	33	10	15	25	—	38
2017-18	USA-S15	Team Royal	3	3	1	4	—	—
2018-19	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	41	4	7	11	—	34
2018-19	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	27	2	4	6	-12	26
2018-19 (playoffs)	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	2	0	0	0	0	2
2019-20	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	38	0	8	8	—	18
2019-20	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	16	1	2	3	+1	14
2019-20	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	3	1	0	1	—	8
2020-21	NCAA	Colorado College	23	2	4	6	-7	16
2021-22	NCAA	Colorado College	35	13	8	21	-10	29
2021-22	WJC-20	USA U20	4	0	1	1	0	0
2022-23	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0	2	2	-4	8
2022-23	NCAA	Colorado College	38	21	7	28	-19	30
2023-24	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	53	9	15	24	+3	26
2023-24 (playoffs)	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	11	2	2	4	+2	8
2024-25	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	68	13	18	31	-8	34
2024-25 (playoffs)	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	6	1	1	2	-2	2
2025-26	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	63	9	16	25	-12	38
2025-26 (playoffs)	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	8	1	1	2	0	8
2026-27	AHL	Laval Rocket	1	0	0	0	0	0

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

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

-0.3NYR3/28

+0.1

+0.1BOS3/30

+0.2

+0.2FLA4/1

-0.3OTT4/2

+0.1

+0.1TOR4/4

-0.1NJD4/6

-0.3NYR4/8

+0.3

+0.3PHI4/11

+1.2

+1.2PIT4/13

-0.2BUF4/14

Average +0.07 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.16 per game

2022-23 · 12 GP

Season total +1.9, or +0.16 per game.

Scoring: +1.2
Shooting: +1.0
5-on-5 goals: -0.6
Defense: -0.2
Physical play: +0.5
Puck battles: +0.1
Penalties: -0.2
Faceoffs: +0.1

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.

Age curve

At 24: 100% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 24, forwards typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24).

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

1 season left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	MTL	$850K	0.8%

RFA after 2026-27. $850K 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).