Michael McCarron
Minnesota Wild · C · #47- HT
- 6'6"
- WT
- 232 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Grosse Pointe, USA
- Draft
- 2013 MTL · R1 #25
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 12h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 920 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$0.90M
cap hit
$1.30M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.4M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael McCarron | 56 | Depth Forward | 17 P · 79 GP | $0.90M | $1.30M | C+$0.4M | this player |
 Michael Rasmussen | 56 | Depth Forward | 14 P · 64 GP | $3.20M | $1.30M | D−$1.9M | 90% |
 Colton Sissons | 55 | Depth Forward | 11 P · 66 GP | $2.86M | $1.16M | D−$1.7M | 86% |
 Nic Dowd | 57 | Depth Forward | 21 P · 75 GP | $3.00M | $1.46M | D−$1.5M | 84% |
 Jack Drury | 61 | Faceoff General | 27 P · 82 GP | $1.73M | $2.24M | C+$0.5M | 83% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Cole Smith · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Michael’s goals
Creates for
goals Michael assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 03-26
0G 0A · 2 shots · 17:20 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:10 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 04-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:43 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:16 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:28 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 04-07
0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:22 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:55 TOI
@ NSH
1P
1G 0A
@ NSH 04-11
1G 0A · 3 shots · 12:07 TOI
@ STL
1P
1G 0A
@ STL 04-13
1G 0A · 3 shots · 18:01 TOI
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 04-14
0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:23 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 5 of 8 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 16 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 88 blocks · 10 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Montréal Canadiens | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
| 2016-17 | Montréal Canadiens | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 |
| 2017-18 | Montréal Canadiens | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 51 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 70 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 74 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -21 |
| 2025-26 | Nashville Predators | 59 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -15 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 |
| Career | 3 teams | 381 | 36 | 43 | 79 | -40 |