GRIT & GF
Filip Hronek

Vancouver Canucks, Defence

Filip Hronek

  • Shot-eater
  • Workhorse
  • Disciplined
Points, 2026–27
6
0 G, 6 A in 11 GP
Individual xG
0.4
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
25:35
11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
37.9
share of chances while he's on

Filip Hronek has 0 goals and 6 assists (6 points) in 11 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 11 shots on goal and 25:35 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 74.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

11 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

74.8050100
Rated above 96% of defencemen
Goals above average
−0.1
Wins
−0.01
Physicality97thGF2thIntimidation71thChemistry28thClutch12th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.31, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 95.6% of 225 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality

+1.80 SD · 97th percentile · weight 38% · +0.1 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.3.158th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.6.198th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.8460th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.3224th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.2899th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.2595th pct

Percentiles are against 225 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 196 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. vs CGY

    Saturday, October 3

    Shot blocker

    Filip Hronek blocked 8 shots. He has 4 points in 3 games this season. He played 28:52 and had one shot on goal. The Canucks beat the Flames 4-1.

  2. at SJS

    Saturday, April 11

    Ice time

    Filip Hronek played 30:55, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 47 points in 79 games this season. The Canucks beat the Sharks 4-3 in a shootout.

  3. vs UTA

    Saturday, April 4

    Volume

    Filip Hronek had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.6. The Canucks lost 7-4 to the Mammoth.

  4. vs CAR

    Wednesday, March 4

    Big night

    Filip Hronek had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 6 goals this season. He played 26:43 and had two shots on goal. The Canucks lost 6-4 to the Hurricanes.

  5. vs BOS

    Saturday, January 3

    Drought over

    Filip Hronek scored for the first time in 17 games. He played 30:01, about 5 minutes over his average. The Canucks lost 3-2 to the Bruins in overtime.

  6. vs SEA

    Friday, January 2

    Volume

    Filip Hronek had 11 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 3.3. The Canucks fell 4-3 to the Kraken in a shootout.

  7. at FLA

    Monday, November 17

    Drought over

    Filip Hronek scored for the first time in 26 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Canucks lost 8-5 to the Panthers.

Player card

Percentile among 203 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game25:35
    95
  • Points per 601.28
    72
  • Goals per 600.00
    29
  • Individual xG per 600.08
    12
  • Shots per 602.3
    24

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.88
    13
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.08
    13
  • xGF%37.9%
    8

Physical

  • Hits per 603.2
    58
  • Blocks per 607.0
    93
  • 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 speed21.1 mph
    59
  • Bursts over 20 mph2
    28
  • Distance skated39 mi
    99

Shooting

  • Hardest shot86.5 mph
    52
  • Shots on goal11
    70
  • Shooting %0.0%
    41

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.4%
    17
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.7%
    6

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
Zeev Buium1085:5355–922.6–3.75–641%
Elias Pettersson1068:3848–802.2–4.12–435%
Jamie Oleksiak1028:0817–310.6–2.01–323%
Tom Willander116:094–20.3–0.10–179%
Guillaume Brisebois12:033–10.2–0.00–0100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 15 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
0.000.200.40
04-0110-20

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2711066110.425:35153337.9
2025–2682841491377.125:0013310044.2
2024–256152833834.823:54897753.7
2023–2481543481488.423:261048851.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-2027:000000.01130
2026-10-1726:510000.00250
2026-10-1528:380010.05120
2026-10-1324:530110.07200
2026-10-1127:120010.01240
2026-10-1019:280020.04100
2026-10-0823:520010.06220
2026-10-0426:250110.03230
2026-10-0328:520010.02280
2026-10-0123:020210.03030
2026-09-2925:080220.04030
2026-04-1627:440010.05110
2026-04-1423:460110.04109
2026-04-1227:420150.38000
2026-04-1130:550160.28210
2026-04-0926:180030.06010
2026-04-0726:530020.16600
2026-04-0426:590230.08222
2026-04-0226:490140.14000
2026-04-0128:470100.01110