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Loading…Zach Whitecloud projects as a depth defenseman for now, with a 35.9 overall that ranks 211th of 327 rated defensemen.
His best component is play driving at 43, with offensive creation (26) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 80.6 in 2024-25 to 21.9 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 7-season card history.
His $2.75M cap hit through 2027-28 grades Overpaid, about $1.85M above the $899K the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 2 seasons left to run.
His cap hit is the 11th-largest on the Calgary Flames NHL roster and uses 2.6% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $13.5M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 26 |
| Defense | 38 |
| Play driving | 43 |
| Finishing | 39 |
| Penalty kill | 34 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CGY | 78 | 21.9 | -0.7 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 74 | 80.6 | -0.1 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 61 | 71.4 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 59 | 28.5 | -0.7 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 59 | 88.4 | 0.2 |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 51 | 49.3 | -0.4 |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 16 | 65.3 | 0 |
Other CGY defensemen by rating: Mike Benning (64.9), Zayne Parekh (60.1), Joel Hanley (58), Hunter Brzustewicz (55.9). 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.