Regular season

David Jiricek

Philadelphia Flyers · D · #5

Depth DDepth Defenseman?0 points and 19 blocks in 26 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'4"
WT: 204 lb
Age: 22
Shoots: R
From: Klatovy, CZE
Draft: 2022 CBJ · R1 #6

52Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

1919pctl

2525pctl

1919pctl

2323pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.000pctl

0.006pctl

0.000pctl

0.67pctl

047pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.8%2pctl

-0.022pctl

0.0624pctl

Def Suppression?

-0.372pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.734pctl

3.6432pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

4.729pctl

1.528pctl

0.124pctl

0:0644pctl

0:2416pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 13 GP tracked · 3h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

42.0%6pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

60.0%90pctl

O-zone deployment?

44%25pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.4 min2pctl

Support received?

15.0 min100pctl

D-zone deployment?

56%75pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0426pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.1911pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.041pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.32/gm19pctl

Pressure escape rate?

7.5%43pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 300 EV min

General Offense

3.0039

2.2028

Shot Setups/60?

0.6036

Chance Setups/60?

0.6046

Primary Contributions/60?

3.6136

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2036

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0037

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.4052

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0027

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0039

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0029

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.2032

Rush Offense/60?

5.8153

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.2039

0.2047

0.2074

Deflections/60?

0.0032

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0037

Entries Finished/60?

0.0024

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0028

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.8175

0.2028

3.6177

Retrieval Success %?

5%24

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0041

Exit Success %?

0%41

Forechecking

0.6065

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

$0.92M

cap hit

$0.86M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (−$0.1M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
David Jiricek	52	Depth Defenseman	0 P · 26 GP	$0.92M	$0.86M	C−$0.1M	this player
Noah Juulsen	53	Heavy Hitter	10 P · 52 GP	$0.90M	$0.93M	C+$0.0M	91%
Jayden Struble	53	Heavy Hitter	12 P · 59 GP	$1.41M	$0.93M	C−$0.5M	91%
Zach Metsa	54	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 43 GP	$0.78M	$1.04M	C+$0.3M	87%
Dmitri Simashev	54	Depth Defenseman	1 P · 28 GP	$0.95M	$1.04M	C+$0.1M	86%

Recent form · last 10 games

0 pts · 0 G · 0 A · 5 shots in last 10Steady(+0.0 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs EDM

0P

0G 0A

vs EDM 12-20

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:03 TOI

vs COL

0P

0G 0A

vs COL 12-21

0G 0A · 0 shots · 6:59 TOI

@ BUF

0P

0G 0A

@ BUF 01-17

0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:12 TOI

@ TOR

0P

0G 0A

@ TOR 01-19

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:49 TOI

vs DET

0P

0G 0A

vs DET 01-22

0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:04 TOI

vs FLA

0P

0G 0A

vs FLA 01-24

0G 0A · 0 shots · 7:24 TOI

vs CHI

0P

0G 0A

vs CHI 01-27

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:33 TOI

vs CGY

0P

0G 0A

vs CGY 01-29

0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:38 TOI

@ EDM

0P

0G 0A

@ EDM 01-31

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:51 TOI

vs MTL

0P

0G 0A

vs MTL 04-14

0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:37 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)64 events shown

Defensive floor: 19 blocks · 1 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2022-23	Columbus Blue Jackets	4	0	0	0	-4
2023-24	Columbus Blue Jackets	43	1	9	10	-4
2024-25	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	0	1	1	-2
2024-25	Minnesota Wild	6	1	1	2	2
2025-26	Minnesota Wild	25	0	0	0	0
2025-26	Philadelphia Flyers	1	0	0	0	0
Career	3 teams	85	2	11	13	-8