🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Martin Pospisil

CGY · Age 26.7 · 🇸🇰 Slovakia · 6′2″, 173 lb · Draft 2018, 105th overall (CGY)
CGYteam
C,RWposition
81position rank
280skater rank
10overall
-51offense
62peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2622 GPH222 GPH125-26Prev 3144 GP · 2y
TOI10.8710.159.9213.33
PP TOI0.070.050.050.64
G5447
A147721
PTS19111128
PPP0002
SOG967171132
PIM846363110
Hits269313313307
Blocks22222227

Sample: 22 GP · 214 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingCentre · league-wide (of 271)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Below his 3-year rate
1A/60
0.2822-2323-2424-2525-26

1A/60 ran 51% below his 3-year rate last season (0.28 against 0.57).

We project it up
PIM
8422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting penalty minutes 33% above last season, 63 to 84.

Below his 3-year rate
iHDCF/60
1.4022-2323-2424-2525-26

iHDCF/60 ran 58% below his 3-year rate last season (1.40 against 3.31).

We project it down
HITS
26922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting hits 14% below last season, 313 to 269.

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Martin Pospisil is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 4
    fills: SOG, PPP, A, G
  • Jack EichelC · Vegas Golden Knightscovers 4
    fills: SOG, A, PPP, G
  • Artemi PanarinLW · Los Angeles Kingscovers 4
    fills: A, PPP, SOG, G
  • William NylanderRW · Toronto Maple Leafscovers 4
    fills: PPP, SOG, G, A
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Ryan Huska (CGY)
Last year: Ryan Huska full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI10.8710.1513.33-24%
5v5 TOI10.339.7612.32-21%
PP TOI0.070.050.64-92%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  0 · 0 · 11 · 11
TOI*
3-yr 13.339.73Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 12.329.62Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.640.01Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
10.8722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
10.3322-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.0722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/605.315.317.17-26%
G/600.280.280.37-25%
iSH%5.235.275.20+1%
ixG/600.530.73-27%
iCF/6010.0613.53-26%
iSCF/604.197.37-43%
iHDCF/601.403.31-58%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  0 · 0 · 11 · 11
SOG/60
3-yr 7.172.84Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 5.200.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.730.07Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 13.534.54Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 7.371.70Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 3.310.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
5.3122-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
5.2722-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.5322-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
10.0622-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
4.1922-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
1.4022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
9622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextFinishing looks earned: iSH% 5.3% sits near the 5.2% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.53 (40th pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 26% (5v5 SOG/60 5.31 vs 7.17) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%6.014.418.63-49%
IPP61.1275.0051.87+45%
1A/600.410.280.57-51%
2A/600.380.280.47-40%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  0 · 0 · 11 · 11
1A/60
3-yr 0.570.57Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.470.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.2822-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.2822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
1922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskIPP spiked to 75.0% vs 51.9% 3-yr — point participation this far above baseline rarely holds; assist share likely gives a little back.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.070.050.64-92%
PP iSH%n/a9.09
PP SOG/601.430.007.14-100%
PP ixG/600.002.00-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  0 · 0 · 11 · 11
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.640.01Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 7.140.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 2.000.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.0522-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindPP role projected up: 0.1→0.1 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.0 vs 0.1 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish) — the biggest PPP lever.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/605.324.755.71-17%
Hits/6020.1223.1917.90+30%
Blks/601.611.681.56+8%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  0 · 0 · 11 · 11
PIMs/60
3-yr 5.716.24Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 17.9027.79Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 1.561.70Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
4.7522-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
23.1922-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
1.6822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
8422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
26922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
2222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindElite hits volume (99th pct) and role-stable — a bankable hits floor (20.12/60 projected).
ContextBlocks role-stable at 1.68/60 (23rd pct league-wide) → 1.61 projected.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.28/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.