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50Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L
Tanner Molendyk
Age 21 · 6'0" · 190 lb · Born in McBride, CAN
Cap hit
$909K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
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needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
No games played yet.
Advanced metrics
No 5v5 on-ice data yet.
Play style
Play style appears after 100 minutes of ice time in a season.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Brick Invitational | BC Junior Canucks | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 2014-15 (playoffs) | Brick Invitational | BC Junior Canucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018-19 | U15 AAA | Thompson Blazers U15 AAA | 18 | 7 | 18 | 25 | — | 2 |
| 2019-20 | CSSHL U15 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | 27 | 9 | 46 | 55 | — | 14 |
| 2019-20 | CSSHL U16 | Yale Hockey Academy Elite 15s | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019-20 (playoffs) | CSSHL U15 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 |
| 2020-21 | CSSHL U18 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 10 |
| 2020-21 | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 55 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -6 | 16 |
| 2021-22 (playoffs) | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Canada U18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 0 |
| 2022-23 | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 67 | 9 | 28 | 37 | +31 | 37 |
| 2022-23 (playoffs) | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 50 | 10 | 46 | 56 | +40 | 18 |
| 2023-24 (playoffs) | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | WHL | Saskatoon Blades | 21 | 4 | 17 | 21 | +4 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | WJC-20 | Canada U20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | WHL | Medicine Hat Tigers | 28 | 5 | 21 | 26 | +21 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Memorial Cup | Medicine Hat Tigers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 (playoffs) | WHL | Medicine Hat Tigers | 18 | 4 | 16 | 20 | +8 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 60 | 4 | 19 | 23 | -10 | 14 |
| 2025-26 (playoffs) | AHL | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 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
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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
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Skating · NHL EDGE
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Age curve
NHL defensemen · production index
At 21, defensemen typically produce 97% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 22, when the typical level is 98%.
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 | NSH | $909K | 0.9% |
| 2027-28 | NSH | $909K | 0.8% |
RFA after 2027-28. $1.818M 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).