Carson
Soucy
D · CBJ · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 20
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 4
2025-26№ 261 / 325
Carson Soucy (Columbus Blue Jackets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Carson Soucy
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : July 26, 1994 · Viking, Canada
Drafted : 2013 · MIN · round 5, pick #137
Contract : $3,250,000 · 2023-24 → 2025-26 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $1,500,000NTC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 46 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 42 |
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 40 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2022-23 | Seattle Kraken | 78 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 68 |
| 2021-22 | Seattle Kraken | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47 |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 50 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 55 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 448 | 32 | 68 | 100 | 286 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Seattle Kraken | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 38 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |
Carson Soucy: our analysis
2025-26 season: 30 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, -10 +/-, 15:27 TOI. WAR -0.1 (261st of 325) · PAL 20, below average.
In 2025-26, Carson Soucy, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 20 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 261st among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, discipline (2, among the weakest in the league) and possession (13, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.7); his biggest cost: EV offense (-3.3).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 8 in 2024-25 to 20; his WAR went from -0.4 to -0.1.
Carson Soucy's story
Growing up in small-town Alberta, Soucy's late growth spurt reshaped his hockey trajectory. After time at Triple-A midget and a cut from the Edmonton Oil Kings, he spent a season with the Spruce Grove Saints of the AJHL and helped the club win its 2013 North Division regular-season and playoff crowns. He also played junior men's softball for Canada at an international tournament, but suffered an MCL tear upon returning home that sidelined him for a period.
That added height drew NCAA Division I attention and Soucy elected to play four seasons with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs in the NCHC. His play attracted enough notice to be ranked ahead of the 2013 NHL entry draft, where the Minnesota Wild selected him 137th overall. At college he shared the roster for two seasons with his cousin Parker MacKay as he developed into a professional prospect.
Soucy turned pro in April 2017, signing a two-year entry-level contract with Minnesota and joining the Iowa Wild in the AHL. He earned his first NHL call-up in April 2018 and made his debut that night against the Edmonton Oilers before returning to the AHL. The next years saw him oscillate between leagues: a full AHL campaign in 2018–19, a stronger showing that led to a contract extension in October 2020, and selection by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 expansion draft, where he spent two seasons.
On July 1, 2023, Soucy signed a three-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks; he was traded to the New York Rangers on March 6, 2025. A subsequent trade on January 26, 2026 sent him to the New York Islanders, where he completed the 2025–26 season. After remaining unsigned in the following summer, he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets for training camp on a try-out basis and then agreed to a one-year contract on September 29, 2026.
A right-shot defenceman, Soucy's game centres on physical engagement and puck movement. His late physical maturation translated into a playing style that relies on board play, gap control and making outlet passes to spark transition from the defensive zone.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:45
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:20
- Pts/GP
- 0.14
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 17
- Blocks
- 4
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 40.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 33.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
9between 1 and 16 (80% range)
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 6
- Games
- 60
So far: 1 pts in 7 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.15 pts per game (last season: 0.16).
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: 0.15 in 23-24, 0.16 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 8 → 20
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 32: the age when production usually declines
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 82 %
61
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 62
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 85 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 84
- Confidence 85 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 62 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 50
- Confidence 85 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 54
- Confidence 82 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 76
- Confidence 82 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 79 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 64
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 81
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating62
- Top speed (35 %)34.3 · 60
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)0.875 · 56
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.5 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.6 · 63
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.941 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)0.613 · 79
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.2 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)1,237 · 73
- Shift length (15 %)43.1 · 58
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.4 · 69
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.921 · 68
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.815 · 75
CK — Checking84
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.004 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.687 · 86
- Season volume (10 %)4.663 · 83
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.797 · 73
DI — Discipline50
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.101 · 50
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.844 · 64
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.251 · 58
PA — Passing54
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.212 · 54
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.285 · 57
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.116 · 61
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.095 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.168 · 66
SC — Scoring76
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.22 · 75
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.179 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.412 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.133 · 79
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.645 · 67
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.06 · 79
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.045 · 71
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.599 · 76
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.003 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.216 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.2 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.651 · 77
PS — Penalty shot64
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience81
- Career regular-season games (65 %)86
- Career playoff games (25 %)69
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall61
- DF · Defense (30 %)76
- PA · Passing (22 %)54
- SK · Skating (12 %)62
- SC · Scoring (12 %)76
- EN · Endurance (9 %)67
- ST · Strength (6 %)81
- DI · Discipline (5 %)50
- CK · Checking (4 %)84
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61 | 62 | 76 | 76 |
| 2024-25 | 63 | 63 | 73 | 76 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 84 |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 77 |
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 (season in progress)
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.
PAL Rating
20/ 100
Performance · Below average
196 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 32
- Defense
- 46
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- Offense
- 26
- Creation
- 50
- Shooting
- 60
- Possession
- 13
- Defense
- 57
- Discipline
- 2
- Power play
- 42
- Penalty kill
- 61
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 | NYI | -0.1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | NYR | -0.4 | 8 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 0.7 | 78 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 0.0 | 31 | — | — |
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
16/ 100
Low
better than 16% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
27/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
20/ 100
Below 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, 188 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 16
- Shot selection
- 63
- Penalties drawn
- 8
- Puck management
- 44
Defense
- Takeaways
- 75
- Discipline
- 27
- Safe zone exits
- 5
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 | NYI | 16 | 27 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 10 | 22 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 59 | 86 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 9 | 19 | 13 |
Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 0.0 — 90% interval
164 of 267 defensemen
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CBJ | 6 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 164/267 |
| 2025-26 | NYI | 76 | -0.1 | -0.9 to 0.6 | 261/325 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 71 | -0.4 | -1.5 to 0.4 | 279/314 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 40 | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.1 | 70/316 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 78 | 0.0 | -0.6 to 0.9 | 171/334 |
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
- 148.7 km/h74th percentileleague avg. 140.2 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 32.7 km/h16th percentileleague avg. 34.1 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 110th percentileleague avg. 9
- Offensive zone time
- 40.2 %37th percentileleague avg. 41.2 %
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- Total distance, season
- 24.5 km19th percentileleague avg. 61.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.68 km36th percentileleague avg. 5.00 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.3 %20th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.1 %92nd percentileleague avg. 19.0 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.8 %47th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 517th percentile | 046th percentile | 0.0 %23rd percentile |
| High danger | 049th percentile | 083rd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 248th percentile | 072nd percentile | 0.0 %51st percentile |
| Long range | 113th percentile | 074th percentile | 0.0 %61st 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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BUFCarson Soucy: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Carson Soucy have in 2026-27?
Carson Soucy has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 7 games in 2026-27.
How old is Carson Soucy?
Carson Soucy is 32 years old: he was born on July 27, 1994.
How tall is Carson Soucy, and how much does he weigh?
Carson Soucy is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Carson Soucy from?
Canada: Carson Soucy was born in Viking, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Carson Soucy play for?
Carson Soucy plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, at D, wearing number 7.
Is Carson Soucy injured?
No: Carson Soucy is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Carson Soucy?
Carson Soucy produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026-27 (season in progress), 164th of 267 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Carson Soucy make?
Carson Soucy carries a cap hit of $3.3M per season, on a contract worth $9.8M in total over 3 years.
When does Carson Soucy's contract end?
Carson Soucy's contract runs through the 2025-26 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NTC / M-NTC clause.
Is Carson Soucy a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 164th of 267 players at his position in the NHL in 2026-27. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Carson Soucy getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 8 in 2024-25 to 20 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Carson Soucy played lately?
Over his last 7 games, Carson Soucy has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Carson Soucy's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Carson Soucy has 448 games, 32 goals, 68 assists and 100 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 21 points in 64 games.
Where was Carson Soucy drafted?
Carson Soucy was drafted 137th overall (round 5) by Minnesota Wild in 2013.
How does Carson Soucy perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Carson Soucy has 38 games and 7 points in his career. His pace (0.18 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.22).
Is Carson Soucy a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 9 points in 2026-27, or 0.15 points per game.
Does Carson Soucy have siblings?
Yes: his brother Tyson Soucy (played ice hockey, last played for the Elk Point Elks of the SaskAlta Senior Hockey League).
Is Carson Soucy related to anyone famous?
Yes: Mike Soucy (father, has played softball); Parker MacKay (cousin, joined Soucy with the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs for two seasons).
Is Carson Soucy married?
Yes, married to Shyla.
What is Carson Soucy's nationality?
Carson Soucy is Canadian. Internationally: Canada national junior softball team — participated in the 2012 Junior Men's Softball World Championship (outfielder).
How many championships has Carson Soucy won?
1: 2013 AJHL North Division titles (regular season and playoffs) with the Spruce Grove Saints.
Where did Carson Soucy play before turning pro?
Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) — one season, part of the 2013 North Division titles; Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC) — four-year collegiate career, concluded in 2017.
How many points is Carson Soucy projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 9 points in 60 games in 2026-27 (1 to 16 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Columbus Blue Jackets teammates
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