Gavin
Brindley
C · COL · Limited · Below average
- PAL
- 21
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 34
- PTS
- 13
2025-26№ 341 / 615
Gavin Brindley (Colorado Avalanche) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Gavin Brindley
#54CPlays: Winger · 7% of faceoffs
Colorado Avalanche
HEIGHT : 173 cm · WEIGHT : 78 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 4, 2004 · Fort Myers, United States
Drafted : 2023 · CBJ · round 2, pick #34
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · RFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 56 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 62 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
Gavin Brindley: our analysis
2025-26 season: 56 GP, 6 G, 7 A, 13 PTS, +2 +/-, 9:33 TOI. WAR 0.1 (341st of 615) · PAL 21, below average.
In 2025-26, Gavin Brindley, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 21 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 341st among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: discipline (94, among the best in the league) and creation (73, above average). On the other hand, power play (3, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.0); his biggest cost: finishing (-1.2).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 34 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Gavin Brindley's story
As a teenager Brindley made his mark in the USHL with the Tri-City Storm, a two-season stop that helped shape his game: nine goals and 13 assists in 51 games in 2020–21, then 14 goals and 28 assists in 51 games in 2021–22 while helping the Storm capture the Anderson Cup.
He carried that momentum to the University of Michigan, where his freshman year (2022–23) produced 12 goals and 26 assists in 41 games and a trip to the Frozen Four. His first collegiate point came early in October and his first goal followed a week later. During the 2023 Big Ten tournament he made key plays in the championship game, assisting on both the tying and the game-winning goals and setting the tournament record for assists in a single edition.
Columbus selected him in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2023 NHL Draft. Brindley signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Blue Jackets on 15 April 2024 and made his NHL debut the following day. The 2024–25 season began with a broken finger suffered in a preseason game on 1 October 2024; after activation he was loaned to the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters on 14 November and finished the campaign with 17 points in 52 games as he adjusted to the heavier, more physical AHL schedule.
On 27 June 2025 he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche as part of a package deal. A strong preseason earned him a spot on Colorado’s opening roster for 2025–26: he debuted for the Avalanche on 9 October, scored his first NHL goal on 11 October against the Dallas Stars, and recorded his first overtime game-winner on 9 November versus Vancouver. A two-year contract extension followed on 11 November 2025. After a lower-body issue that slowed his season, he was reassigned to the Colorado Eagles on 26 March 2026 and helped the club reach the conference finals, finishing the year with 6 goals and 13 points in 56 NHL regular-season games for the organization.
Internationally Brindley has worn the USA jersey at multiple levels: a silver medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, silver at the 2022 IIHF U18s, bronze at the 2023 World Juniors and gold at the 2024 World Juniors where he posted six goals and four assists in seven games. He made his senior national-team debut at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, scoring one goal in five games. His father, Ryan, played college hockey at Miami from 1996 to 1999 and spent eight years as a professional before founding Southeast Elite Hockey in Florida.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 8:54
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.20
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 2
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 54.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 40.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
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Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
63
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
93/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
70/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 9.2 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
67 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
3.6
the most likely outcome
NHLe
25
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 9 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 1 and 21 (80% range)
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 7
- Games
- 46
So far: 1 pts in 5 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.25 pts per game (last season: 0.23).
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.
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 35 %
70
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 81
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 40 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 57
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 58
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 76
- Confidence 40 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 26 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 87
- Confidence 40 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 69
- Confidence 35 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 35 %
- DF
- Defense
- 68
- Confidence 31 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 42
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating81
- Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 74
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)11.7 · 90
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.6 · 82
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 59
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.345 · 93
- Body mass (50 %)-1.932 · 42
EN — Endurance57
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.8 · 51
- Total ice time (20 %)523 · 59
- Shift length (15 %)44.4 · 73
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.6 · 63
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.713 · 65
DU — Durability58
- Share of games played (100 %)0.672 · 58
CK — Checking76
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.325 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.159 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)3.638 · 67
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.872 · 77
DI — Discipline87
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.065 · 87
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.553 · 79
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.935 · 83
PA — Passing69
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.557 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.492 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.026 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.252 · 49
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.424 · 71
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.788 · 75
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.823 · 77
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.265 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.152 · 70
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.7 · 78
DF — Defense68
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.03 · 68
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.139 · 64
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.643 · 73
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.025 · 75
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.579 · 69
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.3 · 74
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.244 · 67
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience42
- Career regular-season games (65 %)57
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall70
- SC · Scoring (20 %)75
- PA · Passing (20 %)69
- DF · Defense (20 %)68
- SK · Skating (12 %)81
- EN · Endurance (8 %)57
- DI · Discipline (5 %)87
- ST · Strength (3 %)74
- CK · Checking (2 %)76
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
0.1
wins above replacement
341 of 615
PAL Rating
21/ 100
Performance · Below average
366 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
34/ 100
Poor return
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 33
- Defense
- 20
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- Offense
- 30
- Creation
- 73
- Shooting
- 35
- Possession
- 32
- Defense
- 23
- Discipline
- 94
- Power play
- 3
- Penalty kill
- 19
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
89/ 100
Very good
better than 89% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
63/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
91/ 100
Elite
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, 45 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 31
- Shot selection
- 45
- Penalties drawn
- 79
- Puck management
- 67
Defense
- Takeaways
- 23
- Discipline
- 81
- Safe zone exits
- 99
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.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 1.5 — 90% interval
341 of 615 forwards
+0.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.2
- Penalties
- +1.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 56 | 0.1 | -0.7 to 1.5 | 341/615 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 376/608 |
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
- 125.6 km/h26th percentileleague avg. 129.5 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.0 km/h91st percentileleague avg. 35.1 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1853rd percentileleague avg. 20
- Offensive zone time
- 40.9 %37th percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 11.8 km13th percentileleague avg. 50.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.34 km15th percentileleague avg. 4.51 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.0 %49th percentileleague avg. 40.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %10th percentileleague avg. 19.0 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.0 %25th percentileleague avg. 39.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 415th percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 224th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %11th percentile |
| Mid range | 120th percentile | 055th percentile | 0.0 %33rd percentile |
| Long range | 033rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th 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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DALGavin Brindley: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Gavin Brindley have in 2026-27?
Gavin Brindley has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 5 games in 2026-27.
How old is Gavin Brindley?
Gavin Brindley is 22 years old: he was born on October 5, 2004.
How tall is Gavin Brindley, and how much does he weigh?
Gavin Brindley is 5'8" (173 cm) and weighs 172 lb (78 kg).
Where is Gavin Brindley from?
United States: Gavin Brindley was born in Fort Myers, Florida, United States.
What team does Gavin Brindley play for?
Gavin Brindley plays for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL, at C, wearing number 54.
Is Gavin Brindley injured?
No: Gavin Brindley is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Gavin Brindley?
Gavin Brindley produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 341st of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 21 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Gavin Brindley make?
Gavin Brindley earns $950K 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 Gavin Brindley's contract end?
Gavin Brindley's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Gavin Brindley 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 Gavin Brindley a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 341st of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Gavin Brindley played lately?
Over his last 5 games, Gavin Brindley has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Gavin Brindley's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Gavin Brindley has 62 games, 6 goals, 8 assists and 14 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 13 points in 56 games.
Where was Gavin Brindley drafted?
Gavin Brindley was drafted 34th overall (round 2) by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2023.
How does Gavin Brindley perform in the playoffs?
Gavin Brindley has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Gavin Brindley?
Ryan Donato: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Ryan Donato's page →Is Gavin Brindley a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.24 points per game.
Is Gavin Brindley related to anyone famous?
Yes: Ryan Brindley (father, played college hockey at Miami (1996–1999), played professionally for eight years; founder of Southeast Elite Hockey in Florida and currently serves as director.).
What is Gavin Brindley's nationality?
Gavin Brindley is American. Internationally: United States — silver at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics; silver at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships; bronze at the 2023 World Junior Championship; gold at the 2024 World Junior Championship; made senior national team debut at the 2024 IIHF World Championship (1 goal in 5 games).
What awards has Gavin Brindley won?
Big Ten Scoring Champion (2023–24) ; Big Ten Player of the Year (2023–24) ; Big Ten tournament record for most assists in a single tournament (7) — 2023 ; All-Big Ten First Team — 2023–24 ; AHCA West First Team All-American — 2023–24.
How many championships has Gavin Brindley won?
2: Anderson Cup with the Tri-City Storm — 2021–22; Big Ten tournament championship with Michigan (team's second consecutive tournament title) — 2023.
Where did Gavin Brindley play before turning pro?
Tri-City Storm (USHL) — 2020–21 and 2021–22; University of Michigan (Michigan Wolverines) — 2022–23 and 2023–24.
How many points is Gavin Brindley projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 46 games in 2026-27 (1 to 21 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Colorado Avalanche teammates
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