Bobby
Brink
R · MIN · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 54
- WAR
- 0.6
- Value
- 61
- PTS
- 4
2025-26№ 225 / 615
Bobby Brink (Minnesota Wild) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Bobby Brink
#10RPlays: Right wing · 6% of faceoffs
Minnesota Wild
HEIGHT : 173 cm · WEIGHT : 77 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : July 7, 2001 · Minnetonka, United States
Drafted : 2019 · PHI · round 2, pick #34
Contract : $2,750,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Minnesota Wild | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 55 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 79 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 233 | 39 | 68 | 107 | 62 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Bobby Brink: our analysis
2025-26 season: 13 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, -2 +/-, 13:45 TOI. WAR 0.6 (225th of 615) · PAL 54, around average.
In 2025-26, Bobby Brink, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 54 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.6 ranks 225th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (72, above average) and power play (64, above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (38, below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.5); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.7).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 31 in 2024-25 to 54; his WAR went from 0.4 to 0.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 61 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Bobby Brink's story
Growing up in Minnetonka, Bobby Brink developed his game around rinks frequented by local youth programs, advancing from high school standout to higher levels quickly. He helped Minnetonka High School capture its first state hockey title in 2018, finishing that season with 21 goals and a team-leading 56 points in 31 games before moving on to junior hockey.
Brink broke through in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers: after a brief 2017–18 stint, he recorded 35 goals and 68 points in 2018–19 despite missing time with a fractured foot, earning USHL Forward of the Year and a spot on the league's first all‑star team. The Philadelphia Flyers selected him 34th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, and he then elected to play three seasons of college hockey at the University of Denver to continue his development.
His college tenure ended on a high note in 2022. After seasons interrupted by injury and the pandemic, Brink led the NCAA in scoring with 14 goals and 57 points in 41 games, was named NCHC Player of the Year and unanimously named to the All‑NCHC First Team, and helped Denver capture the 2022 NCAA championship. Over three seasons with the Pioneers he finished with 27 goals and 92 points in 84 games.
Brink signed a three‑year entry‑level contract with Philadelphia on April 10, 2022, and made his NHL debut two days later against the Washington Capitals, registering his first pro point with an assist. Early professional seasons were affected by a torn acetabular labrum that required surgery and by long assignments with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms as he rebuilt conditioning and consistency. Back with the Flyers, his game developed further and he received the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as the team's most improved player following the 2024–25 campaign.
On the international stage Brink has produced at every junior level: MVP and tournament all‑star at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge en route to gold, three goals and six points to help the U.S. to bronze at the 2019 IIHF U18s, and a gold medal with the U.S. at the 2021 World Junior Championship. His play is defined by offensive creativity, high hockey IQ and a willingness to contribute in his own end, traits that have earned him power‑play and penalty‑kill responsibilities.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:38
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:35
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.47
- EV points
- 6
- Hits
- 20
- Blocks
- 12
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 53.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 35.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 42.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
35between 18 and 52 (80% range)
- Goals
- 11
- Assists
- 24
- Games
- 75
So far: 9 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.47 pts per game (last season: 0.44).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.40 in 23-24, 0.44 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 31 → 54
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 25: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 74 %
76
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 84
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 61
- Confidence 78 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 73
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 72
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 76
- Confidence 78 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 67
- Confidence 56 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 76
- Confidence 78 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 74 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 74 %
- DF
- Defense
- 82
- Confidence 70 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 61
- Confidence 43 %
- EX
- Experience
- 63
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating84
- Top speed (35 %)36.5 · 82
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.562 · 75
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.8 · 92
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.7 · 80
ST — Strength61
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.489 · 79
- Body mass (50 %)-2.137 · 42
EN — Endurance73
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.6 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)1,012 · 74
- Shift length (15 %)46 · 75
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.3 · 73
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.084 · 73
DU — Durability72
- Share of games played (100 %)0.799 · 72
CK — Checking76
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.772 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.31 · 73
- Season volume (10 %)4.394 · 77
FG — Fighting67
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.719 · 67
DI — Discipline76
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.025 · 76
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.628 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.775 · 75
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.676 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.442 · 73
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.008 · 65
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.274 · 55
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.574 · 79
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.862 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.808 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.157 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.29 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 79
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.7 · 68
DF — Defense82
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.007 · 75
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.178 · 85
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.345 · 90
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.035 · 71
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.696 · 71
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)53 · 96
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.426 · 77
PS — Penalty shot61
- Shootouts (60 %)30.8 · 60
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience63
- Career regular-season games (65 %)76
- Career playoff games (25 %)30
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall76
- SC · Scoring (28 %)71
- PA · Passing (22 %)71
- DF · Defense (18 %)82
- SK · Skating (12 %)84
- EN · Endurance (8 %)73
- DI · Discipline (5 %)76
- ST · Strength (4 %)61
- CK · Checking (3 %)76
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76 | 84 | 71 | 82 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 77 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 71 | 75 | 71 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
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
0.6
wins above replacement
225 of 615
PAL Rating
54/ 100
Performance · Around average
203 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
61/ 100
Good value
1.50 M$ · expected PAL 44
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 52
- Defense
- 63
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- Offense
- 48
- Creation
- 53
- Shooting
- 60
- Possession
- 52
- Defense
- 72
- Discipline
- 57
- Power play
- 64
- Penalty kill
- 38
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 0.6 | 54 | 61 | 1.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 0.4 | 31 | 39 | 1.50 M$ |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 0.9 | 40 | 54 | 0.93 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
48/ 100
Average
better than 48% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
45/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
50/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 219 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 20
- Shot selection
- 74
- Penalties drawn
- 35
- Puck management
- 50
Defense
- Takeaways
- 29
- Discipline
- 49
- Safe zone exits
- 65
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 48 | 45 | 50 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 49 | 42 | 57 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 80 | 66 | 75 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.6
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 1.4 — 90% interval
225 of 615 forwards
+3.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.7
- EV defense
- +0.5
- Power play
- +0.3
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +2.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MIN | 68 | 0.6 | -0.5 to 1.4 | 225/615 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 76 | 0.4 | -0.6 to 1.3 | 259/596 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 57 | 0.9 | 0.0 to 1.8 | 160/608 |
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
- 137.2 km/h68th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h34th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3278th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 43.8 %71st percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 72.4 km74th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.81 km60th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.4 %73rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %25th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.7 %62nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2869th percentile | 139th percentile | 3.6 %5th percentile |
| High danger | 752nd percentile | 157th percentile | 14.3 %36th percentile |
| Mid range | 1179th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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WSH
NYI
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CGY
EDM
CBJ
STL
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VGK
FLA
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NSHBobby Brink: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Bobby Brink have in 2026-27?
Bobby Brink has 1 goal and 9 points (8 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Bobby Brink?
Bobby Brink is 25 years old: he was born on July 8, 2001.
How tall is Bobby Brink, and how much does he weigh?
Bobby Brink is 5'8" (173 cm) and weighs 170 lb (77 kg).
Where is Bobby Brink from?
United States: Bobby Brink was born in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Bobby Brink play for?
Bobby Brink plays for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL, at R, wearing number 10.
Is Bobby Brink injured?
No: Bobby Brink is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Bobby Brink?
Bobby Brink produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 225th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 54 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Bobby Brink make?
Bobby Brink earns $1.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 61 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Bobby Brink's contract end?
Bobby Brink's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Bobby Brink overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 61 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Bobby Brink a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 225th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Bobby Brink getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 31 in 2024-25 to 54 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Bobby Brink played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Bobby Brink has 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists).
What are Bobby Brink's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Bobby Brink has 233 games, 39 goals, 68 assists and 107 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 41 points in 79 games.
Where was Bobby Brink drafted?
Bobby Brink was drafted 34th overall (round 2) by Philadelphia Flyers in 2019.
Is Bobby Brink better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.29 points per game at home (2 in 7 games) and 0.58 on the road (7 in 12 games).
How does Bobby Brink perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Bobby Brink has 4 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.25 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.46).
Which player is most similar to Bobby Brink?
Alex Steeves: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Alex Steeves's page →Is Bobby Brink a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 35 points in 2026-27, or 0.47 points per game.
Is Bobby Brink related to anyone famous?
Yes: Andy Brink (father, former college ice hockey player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers).
What is Bobby Brink's nationality?
Bobby Brink is American. Internationally: United States; gold at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge and gold at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship, bronze at the 2019 IIHF U18 Championship.
What awards has Bobby Brink won?
USHL Forward of the Year (2019) ; World Junior A Challenge MVP (2018) ; World Junior A Challenge All-Star Team (2018) ; NCHC Rookie of the Month (October) ; NCHC Rookie of the Month (January) ; NCHC Player of the Year (2022) ; NCHC Forward of the Year (2022) ; Unanimous selection to the All-NCHC First Team (2022); and more.
How many championships has Bobby Brink won?
5: Minnetonka High School state hockey championship (2018); NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament champion with the Denver Pioneers (2022); Gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge with the United States (2018); Gold medal at the IIHF World Junior Championship with the United States (2021); Bronze medal at the IIHF U18 Championship with the United States (2019).
Where did Bobby Brink play before turning pro?
Minnetonka High School (through 2018); Sioux City Musketeers (USHL, two seasons, including full 2018–19 season); Denver Pioneers (college, 2019–2022).
How many points is Bobby Brink projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 35 points in 75 games in 2026-27 (18 to 52 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Minnesota Wild teammates
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