🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Travis Hamonic

DET · Age 36.0 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′1″, 200 lb · Draft 2008, 53rd overall (NYI)
DETteam
Dposition
160position rank
457skater rank
-13overall
-59offense
46peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2626 GPH27 GPH119 GPPrev 3182 GP · 3y
TOI14.5014.3813.5714.2517.07
PP TOI0.050.060.020.050.06
G30004
A9614411
PTS12614415
PPP00000
SOG85665070116
PIM58911507859
Hits9110110284106
Blocks126129189116136

Sample: 26 GP · 326 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingDefense · league-wide (of 303)
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
Second-half surge
Blks/60
3-yr 5.5510.08Q1Q2Q3Q4

Blks/60 finished the year 84% above where it started (5.48 in the first half, 10.08 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Second-half surge
PIM
5822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Penalty minutes ran at a 150 pace in the second half after 78 in the first, per 82 games.

Below his 3-year rate
SOG/60
3.3122-2323-2424-2525-26

SOG/60 ran 40% below his 3-year rate last season (3.31 against 5.53).

Below his 3-year rate
iSCF/60
1.2922-2323-2424-2525-26

iSCF/60 ran 60% below his 3-year rate last season (1.29 against 3.20).

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 Defense
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
  • Connor MurphyD · Edmonton Oilers88% match
    shared: PIM, Blocks, Hits
  • Ben ChiarotD · Detroit Red Wings86% match
    shared: PIM, Blocks, Hits
  • Timothy LiljegrenD · Washington Capitals84% match
    shared: Blocks
  • Nick SeelerD · Philadelphia Flyers84% match
    shared: Blocks, Hits, PIM
Complementary Defense
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Travis Hamonic is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Cale MakarD · Colorado Avalanchecovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
  • Zach WerenskiD · Columbus Blue Jacketscovers 3
    fills: SOG, A, PPP
  • Quinn HughesD · Minnesota Wildcovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
  • Evan BouchardD · Edmonton Oilerscovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
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 · Todd McLellan (DET)
Last year: Todd McLellan full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI14.5014.3817.07-16%
5v5 TOI12.5212.5514.43-13%
PP TOI0.050.060.06-4%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  12 · 7 · 6 · 1
TOI*
3-yr 17.0713.57Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 14.4311.91Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.060.02Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
14.5022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
12.5222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.0522-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/603.113.315.53-40%
G/600.000.000.18-100%
iSH%2.320.003.32-100%
ixG/600.080.19-57%
iCF/607.5412.70-41%
iSCF/601.293.20-60%
iHDCF/600.000.39-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  12 · 7 · 6 · 1
SOG/60
3-yr 5.532.52Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 3.320.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.190.06Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 12.706.72Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 3.201.68Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 0.390.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
3.3122-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.0822-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
7.5422-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
1.2922-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
8522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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% 0.0% sits near the 3.3% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.08 (1st pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 40% (5v5 SOG/60 3.31 vs 5.53) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
ContextTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 fell from 0.08 (1st half) to 0.06 (2nd).
RiskAge 36 — modest past-prime drag on scoring rates.

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%5.875.356.90-22%
IPP29.3428.6830.36-6%
1A/600.140.180.16+13%
2A/600.260.180.30-39%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  12 · 7 · 6 · 1
1A/60
3-yr 0.160.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.300.84Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.1822-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.1822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 5.4%, IPP 28.7%).
ContextDefenseman — weight transition/PP facilitation over raw 2A; secondary assists read a touch better for D than forwards.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.050.060.06-4%
PP iSH%n/a0.00
PP SOG/602.850.0011.39-100%
PP ixG/600.000.51-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  12 · 7 · 6 · 1
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.060.02Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 11.390.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 0.510.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.0622-2323-2424-2525-26
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)
ContextPP role steady at ~0.1 PP TOI/gp.

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/604.215.332.60+105%
Hits/604.995.525.03+10%
Blks/606.546.075.55+9%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  12 · 7 · 6 · 1
PIMs/60
3-yr 2.609.24Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 5.035.88Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 5.5510.08Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
5.3322-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
5.5222-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
6.0722-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
5822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
9122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
12622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextHits role-stable at 5.52/60 (65th pct league-wide) → 4.99 projected.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 10.08/60 and 2nd-half 10.08 vs a 6.07 season rate (5.55 3-yr) (99th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 6.54/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.55/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.