Regular season

Hunter Brzustewicz

Calgary Flames · D · #48

Depth DDepth Defenseman?7 points and 23 blocks in 34 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'0"
WT: 190 lb
Age: 21
Shoots: R
From: Washington, USA
Draft: 2023 VAN · R3 #75

57Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

3939pctl

2626pctl

3434pctl

2121pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.2133pctl

0.0652pctl

0.1526pctl

1.038pctl

047pctl

159pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.4%10pctl

0.8516pctl

0.028pctl

Def Suppression?

0.016pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.682pctl

2.513pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

3.11pctl

2.651pctl

0.1924pctl

1:0069pctl

0:119pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 27 GP tracked · 7h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

47.5%32pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

56.7%80pctl

O-zone deployment?

56%78pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.9 min18pctl

Support received?

15.3 min99pctl

D-zone deployment?

44%22pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0318pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.093pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.095pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.15/gm80pctl

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 · 509 EV min

General Offense

3.4247

2.2424

Shot Setups/60?

1.1875

Chance Setups/60?

0.8367

Primary Contributions/60?

4.6056

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2437

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0034

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.3545

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.3580

Deflection Setups/60?

0.1280

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1257

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.5343

Rush Offense/60?

4.4826

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.2442

0.1229

0.1270

Deflections/60?

0.1264

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0034

Entries Finished/60?

0.1225

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0024

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

2.5947

0.3538

2.2451

Retrieval Success %?

14%40

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0039

Exit Success %?

0%39

Forechecking

0.2433

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

$0.95M

cap hit

$1.51M

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
Hunter Brzustewicz	57	Depth Defenseman	7 P · 34 GP	$0.95M	$1.51M	C+$0.6M	this player
Sam Dickinson	59	Depth Defenseman	14 P · 72 GP	$0.94M	$1.91M	B+$1.0M	85%
Ryker Evans	58	Depth Defenseman	17 P · 67 GP	$2.05M	$1.70M	C−$0.3M	83%
Jeff Petry	57	Depth Defenseman	9 P · 67 GP	-	$1.51M	-	82%
Emil Andrae	60	Depth Defenseman	13 P · 61 GP	$0.90M	$2.12M	B+$1.2M	82%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Hunter’s goals

Creates for

goals Hunter assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

4 pts · 1 G · 3 A · 8 shots in last 10Cooling off(-0.4 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs ANA 03-26

0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:46 TOI

vs VAN

2P

0G 2A

vs VAN 03-28

0G 2A · 0 shots · 18:25 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 03-30

0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:56 TOI

@ ANA

1P

0G 1A

@ ANA 04-04

0G 1A · 0 shots · 15:16 TOI

@ DAL

0P

0G 0A

@ DAL 04-07

0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:01 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 04-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:27 TOI

@ SEA

1P

1G 0A

@ SEA 04-11

1G 0A · 3 shots · 17:05 TOI

vs UTA

0P

0G 0A

vs UTA 04-12

0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:07 TOI

vs COL

0P

0G 0A

vs COL 04-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:34 TOI

vs LAK

0P

0G 0A

vs LAK 04-16

0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:53 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)104 events shown

The office: the left point - 1 of 2 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 10 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 23 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2024-25	Calgary Flames	1	0	0	0	2
2025-26	Calgary Flames	34	2	5	7	0
Career	1 team	35	2	5	7	2