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Calgary Flames · left-shot defenseman · age 35

Joel Hanley scouting report

Overall
58
Position rank
116th / 327
Cap hit
$1.75M
Expires
2026-27 UFA
Value verdict
Fair
Model value
$3.3M

The Calgary Flames left-shot defenseman carries a 58 overall, 116th of 327 rated defensemen, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

The standout tool is defensive impact (90), backed by play driving (68); offensive creation (10) is the part of his game that grades lowest.

He surged from 50.3 in 2024-25 to 63.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 11-season card history.

The contract, $1.75M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $3.3M is within $1.55M of what he is paid.

His cap hit is the 14th-largest on the Calgary Flames NHL roster and uses 1.7% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $13.5M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense10
Defense90
Play driving68
Finishing38
Penalty kill39

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26CGY6863.1-0.3
2024-25CGY5350.3-0.4
2023-24DAL4256.9-0.3
2022-23DAL2646-0.4
2021-22DAL4457.7-0.3
2020-21DAL3579.50.1
2019-20DAL848.4-0.4
2018-19DAL1657.7-0.3
2017-18ARI543.6-0.5
2016-17MTL739-0.6

Other CGY defensemen by rating: Mike Benning (64.9), Zayne Parekh (60.1), Hunter Brzustewicz (55.9), Yan Kuznetsov (45.6). See the full Calgary Flames cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.