Ty
Emberson
D · EDM · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 51
- WAR
- 0.3
- Value
- 56
- PTS
- 12
2025-26№ 123 / 325
Ty Emberson (Edmonton Oilers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ty Emberson
#49D
Edmonton Oilers
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : May 22, 2000 · Eau Claire, United States
Drafted : 2018 · ARI · round 3, pick #73
Contract : $1,300,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Edmonton Oilers | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 76 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023-24 | San Jose Sharks | 30 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 192 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 54 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Ty Emberson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 72 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 12 PTS, -1 +/-, 15:31 TOI. WAR 0.3 (123rd of 325) · PAL 51, around average.
In 2025-26, Ty Emberson, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 51 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.3 ranks 123rd among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (91, among the best in the league) and penalty kill (70, above average). On the other hand, creation (0, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (9, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.8); his biggest cost: EV offense (-3.0).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 52); his WAR went from 0.2 to 0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 56 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ty Emberson's story
Growing up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Emberson made early strides at Memorial High School where he posted 49 points in 46 games over two seasons. That production led to a place in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, wearing U17 and U18 jerseys and compiling 23 points in 59 games with the U17s and 12 points in 36 contests with the U18s.
Selected 73rd overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Emberson opted for college development and joined the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He registered 12 points in 37 games as a freshman and moved into leadership roles thereafter, serving as an alternate captain and then being named team captain for 2020–21. His collegiate resume includes an honorable mention All-Big Ten nod, a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament team and a finalist position for the league’s defensive player of the year after three seasons that produced nine goals and 25 assists.
Emberson signed a three-year entry-level deal with Arizona in April 2021 and was assigned to the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners, scoring once in five games that initial pro stint and then adding four goals and seven assists across 58 games the following season. On July 13, 2022, he was traded to the New York Rangers for Patrik Nemeth and two draft picks and spent 2022–23 with the Hartford Wolf Pack, tallying 27 points in 69 games, ranking near the top of the team in plus–minus and among defensemen in points and assists—results that earned him the AHL Eastern Conference Best Defensive Defenseman award.
After signing a one-year extension with the Rangers on July 13, 2023, Emberson was waived in September and claimed by the San Jose Sharks, making their opening roster for 2023–24. He re-signed a one-year extension with San Jose on July 11, 2024, but before that contract began he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on August 18, 2024 in exchange for Cody Ceci and a 2025 third-round pick. In his first season with Edmonton he recorded 13 points in 76 games, and on April 19, 2025 the Oilers locked him in with a two-year, $2.6 million contract extension.
On the ice, Emberson presents a steady, defence-first profile: shaped by the US development pipeline, college leadership and extensive AHL work, he offers reliable positional play, physical engagement and the ability to push the puck in transition—attributes that have defined his path from junior ranks to the NHL and the U.S. squad at the 2020 World Junior Championship.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:10
- Pts/GP
- 0.14
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 16
- Blocks
- 11
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 38.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 46.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 3 and 18 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 9
- Games
- 68
So far: 2 pts in 14 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.16 pts per game (last season: 0.17).
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: 0.33 in 23-24, 0.17 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 52 → 51
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 26: 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 73 %
80
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 84
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 92
- Confidence 77 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 88
- Confidence 77 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 83
- Confidence 52 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 77
- Confidence 77 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 73 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 56
- Confidence 73 %
- DF
- Defense
- 88
- Confidence 69 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 65
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating84
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.57 · 82
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.4 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.3 · 84
ST — Strength92
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)8.586 · 98
- Body mass (50 %)0 · 71
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.4 · 59
- Total ice time (20 %)1,109 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)45.9 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.4 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.759 · 64
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.787 · 71
CK — Checking88
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.672 · 88
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.109 · 88
- Season volume (10 %)4.682 · 83
FG — Fighting83
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.103 · 83
DI — Discipline77
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.032 · 77
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.434 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.243 · 56
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.29 · 66
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.387 · 73
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.118 · 61
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.391 · 83
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.187 · 68
SC — Scoring56
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.133 · 60
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.123 · 45
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.23 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.031 · 48
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 62
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)7.71 · 58
DF — Defense88
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.111 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.162 · 85
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.396 · 89
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.04 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.629 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)54.1 · 93
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.328 · 83
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience65
- Career regular-season games (65 %)73
- Career playoff games (25 %)52
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall80
- DF · Defense (30 %)88
- PA · Passing (22 %)65
- SK · Skating (12 %)84
- SC · Scoring (12 %)56
- EN · Endurance (9 %)63
- ST · Strength (6 %)92
- DI · Discipline (5 %)77
- CK · Checking (4 %)88
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 80 | 84 | 56 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 84 | 55 | 83 |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 80 | 69 | 83 |
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
0.3
wins above replacement
123 of 325
PAL Rating
51/ 100
Performance · Around average
120 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
56/ 100
Good value
1.30 M$ · expected PAL 44
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 6
- Defense
- 84
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- Offense
- 15
- Creation
- 0
- Shooting
- 9
- Possession
- 46
- Defense
- 91
- Discipline
- 29
- Power play
- 61
- Penalty kill
- 70
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 | EDM | 0.3 | 51 | 56 | 1.30 M$ |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 0.2 | 52 | 73 | 0.95 M$ |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 0.1 | 48 | 60 | 0.78 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
8/ 100
Low
better than 8% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
0/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
60/ 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, 206 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 20
- Shot selection
- 6
- Penalties drawn
- 10
- Puck management
- 4
Defense
- Takeaways
- 39
- Discipline
- 79
- Safe zone exits
- 33
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 | EDM | 8 | 0 | 60 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 90 | 26 | 99 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 43 | 10 | 78 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.3
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 0.9 — 90% interval
123 of 325 defensemen
+1.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -3.0
- EV defense
- +2.8
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- +0.6
- Penalties
- -1.2
- Average → replacement
- +2.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 72 | 0.3 | -0.3 to 0.9 | 123/325 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 72 | 0.2 | -0.2 to 0.8 | 140/314 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 30 | 0.1 | -0.2 to 0.4 | 139/316 |
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
- 139.3 km/h46th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.7 km/h40th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 752nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 39.9 %30th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 41.0 km33rd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.77 km13th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.9 %15th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %63rd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.8 %33rd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1037th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 136th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 864th 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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SEATy Emberson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ty Emberson have in 2026-27?
Ty Emberson has 0 goals and 2 points (2 assists) in 14 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ty Emberson?
Ty Emberson is 26 years old: he was born on May 23, 2000.
How tall is Ty Emberson, and how much does he weigh?
Ty Emberson is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Ty Emberson from?
United States: Ty Emberson was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States.
What team does Ty Emberson play for?
Ty Emberson plays for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 49.
Is Ty Emberson injured?
No: Ty Emberson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Ty Emberson?
Ty Emberson produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 123rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 51 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Ty Emberson make?
Ty Emberson earns $1.3M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 56 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ty Emberson's contract end?
Ty Emberson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Ty Emberson overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 56 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ty Emberson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 123rd 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 Ty Emberson getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 52 in 2024-25 to 51 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ty Emberson played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Ty Emberson has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Ty Emberson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ty Emberson has 192 games, 5 goals, 32 assists and 37 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 13 points in 76 games.
Where was Ty Emberson drafted?
Ty Emberson was drafted 73rd overall (round 3) by ARI in 2018.
Is Ty Emberson better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.13 points per game at home (1 in 8 games) and 0.17 on the road (1 in 6 games).
How does Ty Emberson perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Ty Emberson has 15 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.07 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.19).
Which player is most similar to Ty Emberson?
Joel Hanley: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Joel Hanley's page →Is Ty Emberson a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.16 points per game.
Is Ty Emberson related to anyone famous?
Yes: Denny Zacho (grandfather, two-sport athlete for the Minnesota Golden Gophers; inducted into their Hall of Fame).
What is Ty Emberson's nationality?
Ty Emberson is American. Internationally: Selected to the United States junior team for the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
What awards has Ty Emberson won?
AHL Eastern Conference Best Defensive Defenseman (named during the 2022–23 season).
Where did Ty Emberson play before turning pro?
Wisconsin state youth team; two years at Memorial High School in Eau Claire; two years with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (under-17 and under-18); three-season stint with the Wisconsin Badgers (University of Wisconsin–Madison).
How many points is Ty Emberson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 68 games in 2026-27 (3 to 18 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Edmonton Oilers teammates
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