James van Riemsdyk
- · LW · #21- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 210 lb
- Age
- 37
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Middletown, USA
- Draft
- 2007 PHI · R1 #2
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 42 GP tracked · 8h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 713 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 James van Riemsdyk | 68 | Depth Forward | 31 P · 72 GP | - | $3.94M | - | this player |
 Jamie Benn | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 36 P · 60 GP | $1.00M | $4.78M | A+$3.8M | 87% |
 Bobby Brink | 69 | Depth Forward | 30 P · 68 GP | $1.50M | $4.22M | A+$2.7M | 86% |
 Ethen Frank | 68 | Depth Forward | 24 P · 62 GP | $0.78M | $3.94M | A+$3.2M | 85% |
 Adam Gaudette | 67 | Depth Forward | 25 P · 66 GP | $2.00M | $3.68M | B+$1.7M | 84% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Dylan Larkin · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on James’s goals
Creates for
goals James assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ BUF
1P
0G 1A
@ BUF 03-27
0G 1A · 0 shots · 9:17 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 03-31
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:26 TOI
@ PHI
0P
0G 0A
@ PHI 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 5:18 TOI
@ NYR
1P
0G 1A
@ NYR 04-04
0G 1A · 1 shots · 11:39 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:10 TOI
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 04-07
0G 0A · 2 shots · 6:40 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:00 TOI
vs NJD
0P
0G 0A
vs NJD 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 7:13 TOI
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 04-13
0G 1A · 0 shots · 12:14 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 04-15
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:14 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
The office: the crease doorstep - 10 of 15 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 17 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 39 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -1 |
| 2010-11 | Philadelphia Flyers | 75 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 15 |
| 2011-12 | Philadelphia Flyers | 43 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -1 |
| 2012-13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 18 | 14 | 32 | -7 |
| 2013-14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 30 | 31 | 61 | -9 |
| 2014-15 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | -33 |
| 2015-16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 33 | 62 | -2 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 81 | 36 | 18 | 54 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 66 | 27 | 21 | 48 | -10 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 66 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | Philadelphia Flyers | 56 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 24 | 14 | 38 | -33 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 61 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -3 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 71 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 71 | 16 | 20 | 36 | -4 |
| 2025-26 | Detroit Red Wings | 72 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -17 |
| Career | 5 teams | 1154 | 342 | 354 | 696 | -87 |