Brock
McGinn
L · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 75
- WAR
- 0.4
- PTS
- 8
2024-25№ 249 / 596
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Brock McGinn
Retired 2025#26L
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 87 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 1, 1994 · Fergus, Canada
Drafted : 2012 · CAR · round 2, pick #47
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 60 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 |
| 2020-21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 37 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 80 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 57 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| NHL totals | 534 | 80 | 78 | 158 | 120 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Carolina Hurricanes | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 41 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | |
Brock McGinn: our analysis
2024-25 season: 26 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 PTS, +1 +/-, 11:43 TOI. WAR 0.4 (249th of 596) · PAL 75, very good.
In 2024-25, Brock McGinn, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 75 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 0.4 ranks 249th among 596 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (99, among the best in the league) and defense (90, among the best in the league). On the other hand, possession (33, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.2); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.8).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 41 in 2023-24 to 75; his WAR went from -0.1 to 0.4.
Brock McGinn's story
Growing up in Fergus and developing in Guelph, Brock McGinn climbed the junior ranks before reaching the NHL. The Guelph Storm selected him in the third round of the OHL Priority Selection, and he skated for the Storm from 2010‑11 through 2013‑14. Early leadership responsibilities came in 2011‑12 when he was named an alternate captain. In his final junior season he posted career highs with 43 goals and 85 points, helped Guelph capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup and added five points in five games at the Memorial Cup, where the Storm fell in the final.
Carolina chose McGinn 47th overall at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three‑year entry‑level deal on April 3, 2013. After the Storm’s playoff exit he joined the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, to close out the 2012‑13 campaign. His first full professional year came in 2014‑15 with Charlotte, when he scored 15 goals and totalled 27 points in 73 games; that season also included a one‑game AHL suspension for charging.
McGinn earned his first NHL recall early in 2015‑16 and made an immediate impression: in his debut on October 16, 2015 he scored 55 seconds into the game and later added an assist in a victory over Detroit. He established himself as a regular with Carolina over the following seasons, signing a two‑year extension on June 28, 2017. His most productive campaign offensively was 2017‑18, when he had 16 goals and 30 points in 80 games. In 2018‑19 he played all 82 games and delivered the series‑clinching goal in double overtime of Game 7 against Washington, yielding the Hurricanes their first playoff win since 2009.
Entering free agency after 2020‑21, McGinn agreed to a four‑year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 28, 2021 and recorded his first Penguin goal on October 16, 2021. After being placed on waivers and clearing them, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on March 3, 2023 (with a 2024 third‑round pick) for defenseman Dmitry Kulikov. He debuted for Anaheim on March 7 and scored his first goal with the Ducks on March 8. Upper‑ and lower‑body injuries interrupted parts of his tenure, and he returned to play in the 2023‑24 season on November 16, 2023.
Off the ice, McGinn is the youngest of three brothers who play professionally; Jamie and Tye also have pro careers. Alongside his father and brothers, he is among the owners of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:43
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:37
- Pts/GP
- 0.31
- EV points
- 8
- Hits
- 61
- Blocks
- 28
- Takeaways
- 7
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 42.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 12.5 %
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Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 60 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 85
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 69
- Confidence 65 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 56
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 55
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 81
- Confidence 65 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 44 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 95
- Confidence 65 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 60 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 60 %
- DF
- Defense
- 82
- Confidence 56 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 66
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 83
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating85
- Top speed (35 %)36.7 · 85
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.722 · 83
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 72
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.1 · 87
ST — Strength69
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.106 · 72
- Body mass (50 %)-0.688 · 69
EN — Endurance56
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.1 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)298 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)42.2 · 60
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.4 · 59
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.021 · 73
DU — Durability55
- Share of games played (100 %)0.648 · 55
CK — Checking81
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.076 · 82
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.905 · 80
- Season volume (10 %)4.127 · 72
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.881 · 79
DI — Discipline95
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.103 · 94
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.469 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.071 · 86
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.475 · 57
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.424 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.067 · 56
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.631 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.353 · 65
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.815 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.732 · 63
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.277 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.016 · 63
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.1 · 63
DF — Defense82
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.091 · 86
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.327 · 92
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.658 · 72
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.214 · 45
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.466 · 88
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.6 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.354 · 87
PS — Penalty shot66
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 64
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience83
- Career regular-season games (65 %)89
- Career playoff games (25 %)70
- NHL seasons (10 %)81
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (28 %)68
- PA · Passing (22 %)61
- DF · Defense (18 %)82
- SK · Skating (12 %)85
- EN · Endurance (8 %)56
- DI · Discipline (5 %)95
- ST · Strength (4 %)69
- CK · Checking (3 %)81
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71 | 85 | 68 | 82 |
| 2023-24 | 65 | 88 | 63 | 81 |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 86 | 63 | 81 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.4
wins above replacement
249 of 596
PAL Rating
75/ 100
Performance · Very good
101 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 42
- Defense
- 80
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- Offense
- 42
- Creation
- 50
- Shooting
- 57
- Possession
- 33
- Defense
- 90
- Discipline
- 99
- Power play
- 41
- Penalty kill
- 48
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ANA | 0.4 | 75 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | ANA | -0.1 | 41 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 1.2 | 39 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.4
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 1.4 — 90% interval
249 of 596 forwards
+2.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.8
- EV defense
- +0.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.3
- Shooting
- +0.6
- Penalties
- +1.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ANA | 26 | 0.4 | -0.0 to 1.4 | 249/596 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 24 | -0.1 | -0.4 to 0.3 | 488/608 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 75 | 1.2 | 0.3 to 2.5 | 121/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 137.1 km/h46th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.4 km/h68th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4340th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 38.0 %6th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 79.8 km29th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.02 km30th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.3 %15th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %9th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.9 %5th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3030th percentile | 433rd percentile | 13.3 %51st percentile |
| High danger | 1838th percentile | 337th percentile | 16.7 %27th percentile |
| Mid range | 523rd percentile | 133rd percentile | 20.0 %94th percentile |
| Long range | 223rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2024 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:15 |
| December 22, 2024 | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 |
| December 20, 2024 | vs COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14:31 |
| December 18, 2024 | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 |
| December 14, 2024 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 |
Brock McGinn: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Brock McGinn have in 2024-25?
Brock McGinn has 4 goals and 8 points (4 assists) in 26 games in 2024-25.
How old is Brock McGinn?
Brock McGinn is 32 years old: he was born on February 2, 1994.
How tall is Brock McGinn, and how much does he weigh?
Brock McGinn is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
Where is Brock McGinn from?
Canada: Brock McGinn was born in Fergus, Ontario, Canada.
How good is Brock McGinn?
Brock McGinn produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 249th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 75 out of 100: very good for his position.
Is Brock McGinn a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 249th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Brock McGinn getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 41 in 2023-24 to 75 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Brock McGinn's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Brock McGinn has 534 games, 80 goals, 78 assists and 158 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 30 points in 80 games.
Where was Brock McGinn drafted?
Brock McGinn was drafted 47th overall (round 2) by Carolina Hurricanes in 2012.
How does Brock McGinn perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Brock McGinn has 41 games and 14 points in his career. His pace (0.34 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.30).
Does Brock McGinn have siblings?
Yes: his brother Jamie McGinn (2006 second-round pick by the San Jose Sharks; most recently played for the Florida Panthers), his brother Tye McGinn (2010 fourth-round pick by the Philadelphia Flyers; most recently played for the Chicago Wolves (AHL)).
Is Brock McGinn related to anyone famous?
Yes: Bob McGinn (father, co-owner of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (Southern Professional Hockey League)).
What is Brock McGinn's nationality?
Brock McGinn is Canadian.
How many championships has Brock McGinn won?
1: 2014 J. Ross Robertson Cup with the Guelph Storm (OHL champions).
Where did Brock McGinn play before turning pro?
Guelph Jr. Storm (OMHA) in minor hockey; Guelph Storm (OHL) from 2010–11 through 2013–14.
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