Regular season

Zayne Parekh

Calgary Flames · D · #19

Third-pair DDepth Defenseman?9 points and 30 blocks in 37 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'0"
WT: 179 lb
Age: 20
Shoots: R
From: Markham, CAN
Draft: 2024 CGY · R1 #9

65Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

7171pctl

5656pctl

7171pctl

1616pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.2445pctl

0.1178pctl

0.1422pctl

1.367pctl

-921pctl

678pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

3.6%39pctl

1.7852pctl

0.2790pctl

Def Suppression?

-0.811pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.819pctl

2.8310pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

3.77pctl

1.424pctl

0.136pctl

2:2288pctl

0:011pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 28 GP tracked · 8h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

47.0%27pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

37.0%9pctl

O-zone deployment?

77%100pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.9 min14pctl

Support received?

15.4 min98pctl

D-zone deployment?

23%0pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.2518pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.1413pctl

0.97×37pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.39/gm6pctl

Pressure escape rate?

9.8%85pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 546 EV min

General Offense

3.0837

4.9480

Shot Setups/60?

0.8859

Chance Setups/60?

0.8869

Primary Contributions/60?

3.9542

Rebounds Created/60?

0.3351

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0034

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.3340

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2265

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0037

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1154

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

2.0969

Rush Offense/60?

5.3847

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.2237

0.2249

0.0029

Deflections/60?

0.0027

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0034

Entries Finished/60?

0.3360

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.2276

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

4.8384

0.3335

4.5085

Retrieval Success %?

7%20

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0039

Exit Success %?

0%39

Forechecking

0.2228

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

$0.94M

cap hit

$3.35M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$2.4M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Zayne Parekh	65	Depth Defenseman	9 P · 37 GP	$0.94M	$3.35M	A+$2.4M	this player
Axel Sandin-Pellikka	64	Depth Defenseman	21 P · 68 GP	$0.92M	$3.09M	A+$2.2M	86%
Sam Rinzel	66	Depth Defenseman	14 P · 54 GP	$0.94M	$3.63M	A+$2.7M	85%
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	65	Depth Defenseman	39 P · 78 GP	$8.25M	$3.35M	F−$4.9M	83%
Tony DeAngelo	68	Steady Blueliner	35 P · 76 GP	$1.75M	$4.20M	A+$2.4M	80%

Chemistry

Top connection: Matt Coronato · 4 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Zayne’s goals

Creates for

goals Zayne assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

5 pts · 3 G · 2 A · 20 shots in last 10Steady(-0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs VAN

2P

1G 1A

vs VAN 03-28

1G 1A · 2 shots · 16:29 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 03-30

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:37 TOI

@ VGK

0P

0G 0A

@ VGK 04-02

0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:12 TOI

@ ANA

0P

0G 0A

@ ANA 04-04

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:49 TOI

@ DAL

1P

1G 0A

@ DAL 04-07

1G 0A · 3 shots · 18:50 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 04-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:57 TOI

@ SEA

0P

0G 0A

@ SEA 04-11

0G 0A · 4 shots · 22:06 TOI

vs UTA

1P

0G 1A

vs UTA 04-12

0G 1A · 4 shots · 23:49 TOI

vs COL

0P

0G 0A

vs COL 04-14

0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:21 TOI

vs LAK

1P

1G 0A

vs LAK 04-16

1G 0A · 2 shots · 22:10 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)177 events shown

The office: the left circle - 2 of 4 goals live there

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

Defensive floor: 30 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2024-25	Calgary Flames	1	1	0	1	3
2025-26	Calgary Flames	37	4	5	9	-9
Career	1 team	38	5	5	10	-6