Regular season

Cole Schwindt

Florida Panthers · C · #79

Bottom-six playerDepth Forward?7 points in 29 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'3"
WT: 210 lb
Age: 25
Shoots: R
From: Kitchener, CAN
Draft: 2019 FLA · R3 #81

57Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

3737pctl

2121pctl

2121pctl

4343pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP

0.2423pctl

0.1746pctl

0.076pctl

0.912pctl

+266pctl

016pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

3.6%39pctl

0.8315pctl

0.0414pctl

Def Suppression?

0.2830pctl

Center toolkit

vs. centers with 20+ GP

44.2%19pctl

D-Zone FO %?

48.1%43pctl

7.148pctl

0.3861pctl

0:1430pctl

0:4849pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 18 GP tracked · 3h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

44.9%16pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

40.0%15pctl

O-zone deployment?

54%69pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.8 min10pctl

Support received?

15.2 min100pctl

D-zone deployment?

46%31pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0962pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

1.0765pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.3558pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.30/gm22pctl

Pressure escape rate?

6.7%22pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 262 EV min

General Offense

5.2844

6.2032

Shot Setups/60?

0.6937

Chance Setups/60?

0.4633

Primary Contributions/60?

5.9741

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2331

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0035

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.2328

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2340

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0041

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0030

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.3849

Rush Offense/60?

4.8226

Shots off HD Setups/60?

1.1572

1.1567

0.2363

Deflections/60?

1.8465

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0030

Entries Finished/60?

0.4633

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.2330

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

0.9239

0.0026

0.9254

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0040

Forechecking

6.4265

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0045

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

$0.82M

cap hit

$1.46M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (+$0.6M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Cole Schwindt	57	Depth Forward	7 P · 29 GP	$0.82M	$1.46M	C+$0.6M	this player
Arttu Hyry	59	Depth Forward	5 P · 20 GP	$0.87M	$1.83M	B+$1.0M	89%
Joel Kiviranta	54	Depth Forward	9 P · 51 GP	$1.25M	$1.03M	C−$0.2M	85%
Lukas Reichel	59	Depth Forward	8 P · 29 GP	$1.20M	$1.83M	C+$0.6M	84%
Andrew Mangiapane	57	Depth Forward	16 P · 62 GP	$3.60M	$1.46M	D−$2.1M	84%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Cole’s goals

Creates for

goals Cole assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

3 pts · 2 G · 1 A · 13 shots in last 10Steady(-0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs BOS

0P

0G 0A

vs BOS 02-04

0G 0A · 0 shots · 7:47 TOI

@ TBL

0P

0G 0A

@ TBL 02-05

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:18 TOI

vs TOR

0P

0G 0A

vs TOR 02-26

0G 0A · 0 shots · 7:23 TOI

@ PIT

1P

0G 1A

@ PIT 04-04

0G 1A · 0 shots · 12:22 TOI

@ PIT

1P

1G 0A

@ PIT 04-05

1G 0A · 3 shots · 9:45 TOI

@ MTL

0P

0G 0A

@ MTL 04-07

0G 0A · 2 shots · 13:58 TOI

@ OTT

0P

0G 0A

@ OTT 04-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:09 TOI

@ TOR

0P

0G 0A

@ TOR 04-11

0G 0A · 4 shots · 15:18 TOI

vs NYR

0P

0G 0A

vs NYR 04-13

0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:09 TOI

vs DET

1P

1G 0A

vs DET 04-15

1G 0A · 2 shots · 14:50 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)114 events shown

The office: the crease doorstep - 2 of 5 goals live there

Defensive floor: 14 blocks · 0 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2021-22	Florida Panthers	3	0	0	0	-4
2023-24	Calgary Flames	4	0	0	0	-1
2024-25	Vegas Golden Knights	42	1	7	8	3
2025-26	Florida Panthers	29	5	2	7	2
Career	3 teams	78	6	9	15	0