Regular season

Gavin Brindley

Colorado Avalanche · C · #54

Bottom-six playerDepth Forward?13 points in 56 games in a supporting role

HT: 5'8"
WT: 173 lb
Age: 21
Shoots: R
From: Fort Myers, USA
Draft: 2023 CBJ · R2 #34

56Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

2828pctl

2929pctl

2525pctl

3030pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP

0.2321pctl

0.1125pctl

0.1321pctl

1.128pctl

+266pctl

016pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

3.5%38pctl

1.3133pctl

0.0832pctl

Def Suppression?

0.2627pctl

Center toolkit

vs. centers with 20+ GP

0.611pctl

0.2520pctl

1:0252pctl

0:0324pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 31 GP tracked · 5h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

52.1%69pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

51.7%60pctl

O-zone deployment?

49%47pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.8 min10pctl

Support received?

16.6 min73pctl

D-zone deployment?

51%53pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0639pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.8049pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.3864pctl

0.94×24pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.09/gm94pctl

Pressure escape rate?

6.9%29pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 474 EV min

General Offense

6.4663

8.8763

Shot Setups/60?

1.1463

Chance Setups/60?

0.8962

Primary Contributions/60?

7.6064

Rebounds Created/60?

0.6368

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0031

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.5143

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.6380

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0039

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.2574

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.2744

Rush Offense/60?

6.7136

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.6345

1.3979

0.2569

Deflections/60?

2.1577

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.1353

Entries Finished/60?

1.3981

Entries w/ Chance/60?

1.0182

Entry → Chance %?

73%66

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

0.1317

0.0019

0.1317

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0037

Forechecking

3.8053

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0043

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

$1.30M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (+$0.4M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Gavin Brindley	56	Depth Forward	13 P · 56 GP	$0.95M	$1.30M	C+$0.4M	this player
Jesperi Kotkaniemi	55	Depth Forward	9 P · 42 GP	$4.82M	$1.16M	F−$3.7M	84%
Brad Lambert	59	Depth Forward	6 P · 25 GP	$0.89M	$1.83M	B+$0.9M	84%
Gage Goncalves	61	Depth Forward	33 P · 74 GP	$1.20M	$2.24M	B+$1.0M	83%
Vinnie Hinostroza	58	Depth Forward	18 P · 65 GP	$0.78M	$1.64M	B+$0.9M	83%

Chemistry

Top connection: Brent Burns · 5 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Gavin’s goals

Creates for

goals Gavin assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

1 pts · 0 G · 1 A · 9 shots in last 10Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ ANA

0P

0G 0A

@ ANA 03-03

0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:05 TOI

@ DAL

0P

0G 0A

@ DAL 03-06

0G 0A · 2 shots · 7:07 TOI

vs MIN

0P

0G 0A

vs MIN 03-08

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:05 TOI

vs EDM

0P

0G 0A

vs EDM 03-10

0G 0A · 0 shots · 8:15 TOI

@ SEA

0P

0G 0A

@ SEA 03-12

0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:20 TOI

@ WPG

0P

0G 0A

@ WPG 03-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 5:26 TOI

vs PIT

1P

0G 1A

vs PIT 03-16

0G 1A · 0 shots · 10:20 TOI

vs DAL

0P

0G 0A

vs DAL 03-18

0G 0A · 1 shots · 3:50 TOI

@ CHI

0P

0G 0A

@ CHI 03-20

0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:29 TOI

@ WSH

0P

0G 0A

@ WSH 03-22

0G 0A · 1 shots · 4:57 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)120 events shown

The office: the crease doorstep - 3 of 6 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 9 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 16 blocks · 0 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2023-24	Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	0	0	0
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	56	6	7	13	2
Career	2 teams	57	6	7	13	2