Filip
Hronek
D · VAN · Offensive · Around average
- PAL
- 56
- WAR
- 0.4
- Value
- 34
- PTS
- 49
2025-26№ 106 / 325
Filip Hronek (Vancouver Canucks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Filip Hronek
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : November 1, 1997 · Hradec Kralove, Czechia
Drafted : 2016 · DET · round 2, pick #53
Contract : $7,250,000 · 2024-25 → 2031-32 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $4,000,000NMC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Vancouver Canucks | 19 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 61 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 40 |
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 81 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 36 |
| 2020-21 | Detroit Red Wings | 56 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | Detroit Red Wings | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 46 |
| 2018-19 | Detroit Red Wings | 46 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 30 |
| NHL totals | 552 | 49 | 251 | 300 | 273 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Filip Hronek: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 8 G, 41 A, 49 PTS, -23 +/-, 25:00 TOI. WAR 0.4 (106th of 325) · PAL 56, around average.
In 2025-26, Filip Hronek, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 56 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.4 ranks 106th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: power play (93, among the best in the league), offense (82, well above average) and penalty kill (74, above average). On the other hand, defense (18, well below average) and possession (29, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.3); his biggest cost: EV defense (-3.3).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 48 in 2024-25 to 56; his WAR went from 0.3 to 0.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 34 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Filip Hronek's story
Growing up in Hradec Králové, Filip Hronek made his first top-level appearance in Czech hockey during the 2014–15 Extraliga season with Mountfield HK. He split time early in his career between the Extraliga and lower-division games before moving to North America to pursue junior and professional opportunities.
Detroit selected Hronek 53rd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three-year entry-level contract on 14 July 2016. He enjoyed a breakout season with the Saginaw Spirit, posting 14 goals and 47 assists in 59 games for 61 points, ranking among the OHL’s highest-scoring defencemen and earning team honours as both Best Defenceman and MVP. After the OHL season he joined the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins on 22 March 2017.
Hronek debuted in the NHL on 4 October 2018 and scored his first NHL goal on 13 October 2018 against Tuukka Rask. In 2018–19 he compiled five goals and 18 assists in 46 games, leading Detroit rookies in points and ranking near the top among rookie blueliners across the league; he concluded that season recognized as the Red Wings’ Rookie of the Year in local media voting. Following that campaign he had further stints in Grand Rapids and returned on loan to Mountfield HK during the COVID-19 pause.
He re-signed with Detroit on a three-year, $13.2 million deal on 3 September 2021. On 1 March 2023 Hronek was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in a deal that included draft picks. In the 2022–23 season prior to the trade he had appeared in 60 games for Detroit with nine goals and 29 assists. In his first full season in Vancouver he formed a productive pairing with Quinn Hughes, set club marks for a Canucks defenceman’s point streak, moved quickly to 30 assists after the trade, and helped the team’s early-season success; on 18 June 2024 he signed an eight-year, $58 million extension through 2032.
Internationally, Hronek captained the Czech junior squad at the 2017 World Junior Championships, finishing as his team’s leading defenceman with two goals and two assists in five games. He has represented the Czech Republic at four World Championships; at the 2019 tournament he led all defencemen in scoring, was named to the tournament All-Star Team and earned the Best Defenceman award.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 26:06
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:12
- SH TOI/GP
- 3:07
- Pts/GP
- 0.68
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 23
- Blocks
- 38
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 41.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 27.4 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
49between 32 and 64 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 42
- Games
- 79
So far: 13 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.60 pts per game (last season: 0.60).
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
Stable
- Points per game: 0.59 in 23-24, 0.60 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 48 → 56
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 28: 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 87 %
79
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 58
- Confidence 89 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 89
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 80
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 89 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 64 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 78
- Confidence 89 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 86
- Confidence 87 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 77
- Confidence 87 %
- DF
- Defense
- 67
- Confidence 84 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 60
- Confidence 14 %
- EX
- Experience
- 77
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35.2 · 72
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.525 · 70
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.5 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.7 · 76
ST — Strength58
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.078 · 66
- Body mass (50 %)-0.704 · 63
EN — Endurance89
- Ice time per game (45 %)22.4 · 90
- Total ice time (20 %)1,967 · 95
- Shift length (15 %)50 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)20.4 · 86
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.687 · 87
DU — Durability80
- Share of games played (100 %)0.854 · 80
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.859 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.366 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)4.898 · 88
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.801 · 74
DI — Discipline78
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.03 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.528 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.354 · 72
PA — Passing86
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.572 · 86
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.635 · 87
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.023 · 77
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)6.083 · 94
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.423 · 87
SC — Scoring77
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.242 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.222 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.265 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.105 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.4 · 78
DF — Defense67
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.083 · 60
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.71 · 69
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.108 · 83
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.978 · 75
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.6 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.272 · 52
PS — Penalty shot60
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.4 · 57
EX — Experience77
- Career regular-season games (65 %)89
- Career playoff games (25 %)50
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall79
- DF · Defense (30 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)86
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- SC · Scoring (12 %)77
- EN · Endurance (9 %)89
- ST · Strength (6 %)58
- DI · Discipline (5 %)78
- CK · Checking (4 %)79
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 79 | 75 | 77 | 67 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 68 |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 65 |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 75 |
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
0.4
wins above replacement
106 of 325
PAL Rating
56/ 100
Performance · Around average
105 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
34/ 100
Poor return
7.25 M$ · expected PAL 70
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 75
- Defense
- 28
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- Offense
- 82
- Creation
- 49
- Shooting
- 60
- Possession
- 29
- Defense
- 18
- Discipline
- 69
- Power play
- 93
- Penalty kill
- 74
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 | VAN | 0.4 | 56 | 34 | 7.25 M$ |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 0.3 | 48 | 22 | 7.25 M$ |
| 2023-24 | VAN | -0.2 | 59 | 39 | 4.40 M$ |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 1.3 | 83 | 69 | 4.40 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
63/ 100
Average
better than 63% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
36/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
77/ 100
Very good
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, 83 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 57
- Shot selection
- 51
- Penalties drawn
- 19
- Puck management
- 51
Defense
- Takeaways
- 87
- Discipline
- 80
- Safe zone exits
- 22
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 | VAN | 63 | 36 | 77 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 41 | 36 | 48 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 54 | 69 | 39 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 62 | 70 | 47 |
WAR, 2025-26
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
-0.8 to 1.2 — 90% interval
106 of 325 defensemen
+2.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.6
- EV defense
- -3.3
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Shooting
- +1.3
- Penalties
- -0.5
- Average → replacement
- +4.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 82 | 0.4 | -0.8 to 1.2 | 106/325 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 57 | 0.3 | -0.3 to 1.0 | 128/314 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 81 | -0.2 | -1.1 to 0.9 | 239/316 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 64 | 1.3 | 0.3 to 2.5 | 38/334 |
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
- 150.5 km/h83rd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.7 km/h97th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 752nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.2 %38th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 110.2 km100th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.49 km91st percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.9 %16th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.2 %11th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.6 %23rd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2277th percentile | 172nd percentile | 4.6 %45th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 579th percentile | 190th percentile | 20.0 %77th percentile |
| Long range | 1588th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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CGYFilip Hronek: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Filip Hronek have in 2026-27?
Filip Hronek has 1 goal and 13 points (12 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Filip Hronek?
Filip Hronek is 29 years old: he was born on November 2, 1997.
How tall is Filip Hronek, and how much does he weigh?
Filip Hronek is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Filip Hronek from?
Czechia: Filip Hronek was born in Hradec Kralove, Czechia.
What team does Filip Hronek play for?
Filip Hronek plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 17.
Is Filip Hronek injured?
No: Filip Hronek is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Filip Hronek?
Filip Hronek produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 106th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 56 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Filip Hronek make?
Filip Hronek earns $7.3M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 34 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Filip Hronek's contract end?
Filip Hronek's contract runs through the 2031-32 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC / M-NTC clause.
Is Filip Hronek overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 34 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Filip Hronek a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 106th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Filip Hronek getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 48 in 2024-25 to 56 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Filip Hronek played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Filip Hronek has 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists).
What are Filip Hronek's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Filip Hronek has 552 games, 49 goals, 251 assists and 300 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 49 points in 82 games.
Where was Filip Hronek drafted?
Filip Hronek was drafted 53rd overall (round 2) by Detroit Red Wings in 2016.
Is Filip Hronek better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.75 points per game at home (6 in 8 games) and 0.64 on the road (7 in 11 games).
How does Filip Hronek perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Filip Hronek has 13 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.15 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.54).
Which player is most similar to Filip Hronek?
Thomas Harley: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Thomas Harley's page →Is Filip Hronek a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 49 points in 2026-27, or 0.62 points per game.
What is Filip Hronek's nationality?
Filip Hronek is Czech. Internationally: Czech Republic: captain of the junior team at the 2017 World Junior Championship (team-leading defenceman with 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 games); represented the Czech Republic at four World Championships; at the 2019 World Championship he led the tournament in points for a defenceman, was named to the tournament All-Star Team and was awarded Best Defenceman.
What awards has Filip Hronek won?
Saginaw Spirit — Team Best Defenceman (2016–17 season) ; Saginaw Spirit — Team Most Valuable Player (2016–17 season) ; Detroit Red Wings Rookie of the Year (Detroit Sports Media voting) — 2019 ; 2019 World Championship — Named Best Defenceman ; 2019 World Championship — Selected to the tournament All-Star Team ; 2019 World Championship — Led the tournament in points among defencemen.
Where did Filip Hronek play before turning pro?
Mountfield HK (Czech Extraliga) — debut in 2014–15; played the 2015–16 season with Mountfield HK. Saginaw Spirit (OHL) — 2016–17 season, 14 goals and 47 assists in 59 games..
How many points is Filip Hronek projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 49 points in 79 games in 2026-27 (32 to 64 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vancouver Canucks teammates
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