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56Not on an NHL roster · Defense
Boston Buckberger
Age 23 · 6'0" · 190 lb
Cap hit
$1.05M
1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | SAAHL U15 | Saskatoon Maniacs U15 AA | 30 | 6 | 22 | 28 | — | 39 |
| 2017-18 | CFHL U18 | Saskatoon Riverkings U18 AA | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 14 |
| 2017-18 (playoffs) | SAAHL U15 | Saskatoon Maniacs U15 AA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2017-18 (playoffs) | CFHL U18 | Saskatoon Riverkings U18 AA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2018-19 | SMAAAHL | Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2018-19 | SAAHL U18 | Saskatoon Riverkings U18 AA | 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | — | 6 |
| 2018-19 (playoffs) | SMAAAHL | Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019-20 | SMAAAHL | Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA | 43 | 14 | 26 | 40 | — | 22 |
| 2019-20 | Macs Tournament | Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 2019-20 (playoffs) | SMAAAHL | Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020-21 | SMAAAHL | Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 |
| 2021-22 | AJHL | Brooks Bandits | 59 | 13 | 18 | 31 | — | 38 |
| 2021-22 (playoffs) | AJHL | Brooks Bandits | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — | 4 |
| 2022-23 | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 62 | 9 | 36 | 45 | +7 | 30 |
| 2022-23 (playoffs) | USHL | Lincoln Stars | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | NCAA | Univ. of Denver | 44 | 5 | 22 | 27 | +32 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | NCAA | Univ. of Denver | 41 | 9 | 21 | 30 | +30 | 22 |
| 2025-26 | NCAA | Univ. of Denver | 43 | 10 | 19 | 29 | +32 | 18 |
| 2026-27 | AHL | Cleveland Monsters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
At 23: 100% of peak
NHL defensemen · production index
At 23, defensemen typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 24, when the typical level is 100%.
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 | CBJ | $1.05M | 1.0% |
| 2027-28 | CBJ | $1.05M | 0.9% |
RFA after 2027-28. $2.1M 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).