GRIT & GF
Joel Hanley

Calgary Flames, Defence

Joel Hanley

  • Shot-eater
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 1 GP
Individual xG
0.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
16:18
0 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
25.4
share of chances while he's on

Joel Hanley has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 1 game for the Calgary Flames in 2026–27, with 0 shots on goal and 16:18 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 8.9 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

8.9050100
Rated above 26% of defencemen
Goals above average
+2.4
Wins
+0.40
Physicality22thGF34thIntimidation71thChemistry51thClutch8th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.79, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 26.3% of 281 rated players

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Intimidation

+0.40 SD · 71th percentile · weight 11% · +5.0 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.3398th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.-8.831th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 909 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at PHI

    Sunday, November 2

    Ice time

    Joel Hanley played 22:01, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 points in 14 games this season. It finished 2-1 for the Flames.

  2. vs STL

    Saturday, October 11

    Shot blocker

    Joel Hanley got in front of 6 shots. He has 0 points in 3 games this season. He played 17:48 and had no shots on goal. The Flames fell 4-2 to the Blues.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game16:18
    22
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.11
    27
  • Shots per 600.0
    0

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.57
    5
  • xG against per 60, on ice4.57
    0
  • xGF%25.4%
    0

Physical

  • Hits per 603.7
    66
  • Blocks per 6011.0
    100
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    93

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed19.0 mph
    1
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated2 mi
    4

Shooting

  • Hardest shot79.8 mph
    25
  • Shots on goal0
    5

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time41.2%
    49
  • Offensive zone time, even strength39.3%
    15

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Simon Nemec110:0210–170.3–1.00–125%
Zach Whitecloud12:090–30.0–0.00–0–

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 1 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.050.100.15
01-2910-03

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27100000.016:181325.4
2025–2668077432.314:40429250.8
2024–2553279421.718:35559149.0
2023–2442145190.913:54484752.1

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-0316:180000.03130
2026-03-2615:280000.02240
2026-03-2414:150000.00120
2026-03-2215:360030.12020
2026-03-2014:350010.03000
2026-03-1816:070020.04100
2026-03-1617:010000.00010
2026-03-1413:580000.00000
2026-03-1216:410020.04036
2026-03-1017:490010.00010
2026-03-0918:440000.02010
2026-03-0516:220010.01020
2026-03-0316:030010.02044
2026-03-0114:020020.04200
2026-02-2813:570010.03110
2026-02-2611:090000.00120
2026-02-049:040000.00017
2026-02-0216:360100.01030
2026-01-3111:410010.01110
2026-01-2912:200000.00010