Regular season

Dennis Cholowski

New York Rangers · D

Depth DDepth Defenseman?2 points and 17 blocks in 17 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'2"
WT: 210 lb
Age: 28
Shoots: L
From: Langley, CAN
Draft: 2016 DET · R1 #20

59Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

2828pctl

3636pctl

2323pctl

4141pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.128pctl

0.006pctl

0.1215pctl

0.716pctl

-628pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.2%7pctl

-0.591pctl

0.0832pctl

Def Suppression?

-0.153pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.0023pctl

4.0849pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

5.547pctl

0.75pctl

0.2858pctl

0:0747pctl

0:054pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 9 GP tracked · 2h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

40.2%3pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

40.0%15pctl

O-zone deployment?

41%20pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.7 min7pctl

Support received?

15.2 min100pctl

D-zone deployment?

59%80pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.135pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.073pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.36/gm10pctl

Pressure escape rate?

7.8%50pctl

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 246 EV min

General Offense

2.6833

1.2225

Shot Setups/60?

0.4930

Chance Setups/60?

0.4937

Primary Contributions/60?

3.1731

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2441

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0038

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.2434

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2465

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0040

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0031

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

0.7325

Rush Offense/60?

4.3931

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.2445

0.0027

0.0035

Deflections/60?

0.0033

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0038

Entries Finished/60?

0.0026

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0030

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

4.6475

0.7369

3.9075

Retrieval Success %?

16%46

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0042

Exit Success %?

0%42

Forechecking

0.4958

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0049

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$0.78M

cap hit

$1.91M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

B

Good value (+$1.1M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Dennis Cholowski	59	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 17 GP	$0.78M	$1.91M	B+$1.1M	this player
Zach Bogosian	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 41 GP	$1.25M	$1.91M	C+$0.7M	92%
Justin Barron	58	Depth Defenseman	9 P · 52 GP	$1.15M	$1.70M	C+$0.6M	92%
Scott Mayfield	60	Depth Defenseman	15 P · 80 GP	$3.50M	$2.12M	D−$1.4M	91%
Victor Mancini	58	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 24 GP	$0.87M	$1.70M	B+$0.8M	91%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Dennis’s goals

No credited connections yet.

Creates for

goals Dennis assisted on

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 10 games

1 pts · 0 G · 1 A · 7 shots in last 10Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ TBL

0P

0G 0A

@ TBL 11-18

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:18 TOI

@ FLA

0P

0G 0A

@ FLA 11-20

0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:52 TOI

@ PHI

0P

0G 0A

@ PHI 11-22

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:08 TOI

vs CBJ

0P

0G 0A

vs CBJ 12-01

0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:06 TOI

vs DAL

0P

0G 0A

vs DAL 12-03

0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:03 TOI

@ BOS

0P

0G 0A

@ BOS 12-06

0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:29 TOI

vs ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs ANA 12-13

0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:03 TOI

vs VAN

0P

0G 0A

vs VAN 12-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:51 TOI

vs PIT

0P

0G 0A

vs PIT 04-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:40 TOI

@ DET

1P

0G 1A

@ DET 04-11

0G 1A · 1 shots · 14:49 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

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)47 events shown

Defensive floor: 17 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2018-19	Detroit Red Wings	52	7	9	16	-20
2019-20	Detroit Red Wings	36	2	6	8	-26
2020-21	Detroit Red Wings	16	1	2	3	-1
2021-22	Washington Capitals	7	0	1	1	-4
2021-22	Seattle Kraken	4	0	2	2	1
2022-23	New York Islanders	2	0	0	0	-1
2024-25	New York Islanders	33	3	7	10	1
2024-25	New Jersey Devils	6	0	0	0	-4
2025-26	New Jersey Devils	17	0	2	2	-6
Career	5 teams	173	13	29	42	-60