Sean Walker
Carolina Hurricanes · D · #26- HT
- 5'11"
- WT
- 191 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Keswick, CAN
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 18h 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 defensemen · center = median · 1550 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$3.62M
cap hit
$8.53M
Alpha-market value
A+
Massive surplus value (+$4.9M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sean Walker | 81 | Puck Mover | 31 P · 81 GP | $3.62M | $8.53M | A++$4.9M | this player |
 Jacob Trouba | 79 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 81 GP | $8.00M | $7.80M | C−$0.2M | 87% |
 K'Andre Miller | 78 | Steady Blueliner | 37 P · 72 GP | $7.50M | $7.44M | C−$0.1M | 84% |
 Jake Walman | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 20 P · 53 GP | $3.40M | $7.09M | A+$3.7M | 80% |
 Darnell Nurse | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 82 GP | $9.25M | $7.09M | D−$2.2M | 79% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Seth Jarvis · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Sean’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs NJD
1P
0G 1A
vs NJD 03-28
0G 1A · 3 shots · 20:39 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 03-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:07 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 03-31
0G 0A · 3 shots · 17:52 TOI
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 04-02
0G 0A · 5 shots · 22:51 TOI
vs NYI
1P
0G 1A
vs NYI 04-04
0G 1A · 0 shots · 18:51 TOI
@ OTT
1P
0G 1A
@ OTT 04-05
0G 1A · 3 shots · 19:05 TOI
vs BOS
2P
0G 2A
vs BOS 04-07
0G 2A · 2 shots · 19:26 TOI
@ CHI
1P
1G 0A
@ CHI 04-09
1G 0A · 3 shots · 23:06 TOI
@ UTA
1P
1G 0A
@ UTA 04-11
1G 0A · 2 shots · 25:00 TOI
@ PHI
1P
0G 1A
@ PHI 04-13
0G 1A · 1 shots · 24:13 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 left point - 4 of 9 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 40 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 126 blocks · 15 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Los Angeles Kings | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -12 |
| 2020-21 | Los Angeles Kings | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -13 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 63 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -7 |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 6 |
| Career | 4 teams | 476 | 40 | 103 | 143 | -27 |