PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Cole McWard

Barracuda (SJS)

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Cole McWard

#48

D No Info Non-Reasonable

Sharks

Stars:

1st 0

2nd 0

3rd 0

LAST GAME STATS:

SCRATCHED

— G

— A

— +/-

— S

— TOI

NEXT MATCH:

Day 42

Recent Form (Last 3):

CK65

FG35

DI86

SK33

ST78

EN87

DU90

PH32

FO30

PA45

SC41

DF69

PS48

EX67

LD66

MO40

OV51

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: June 09, 2001

Age: 25 yrs

Height / Weight: 183 cm • 87 kg

Draft Pedigree: Undrafted

Days Missed this Season: 0 Days

Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s)

Cap Hit (AAV): $600,000

Cap Percentage: 0.65%

Remaining Cap Hit: $476,923

Expiry Status: RFA 2027

Contract Structure: Two-Way

Roster Status: AHL Scratched

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP9

AHL G1

AHL A0

AHL PTS1

+/--1

PIM2

TOI/G23:55

PPG0

GWG0

S%12.5%

72G Pace8P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN

Skating & Speed 42th Pct

Solid Starter

Shooting & Finishing 41th Pct

Solid Starter

Playmaking & Vision 36th Pct

Depth Asset

Defense 43th Pct

Solid Starter

Physical & Grit 17th Pct

Developing

Character & IQ 41th Pct

Solid Starter

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON

Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline

Season S%: 12.5% (1G / 8S) Career: 10.4%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 1G (100%) • 0A (0%)

Goals Split: 1 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Fair Market

0.11

Points / GP

0.11

Goals / GP

0.00

Assists / GP

AHL Season Ice Time 23:55 TOI/G

5v5: 22:47 (95%)

PP: 00:00 (0%)

PK: 01:08 (5%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

AHL CAREER

GP205

G13

A32

PTS45

+/--22

P/G0.22

PIM30

TOI/G14:10

PPG2

BKS185

S%10.4%

FO%0%

Career All-Time Situational TOI

5v5: 00:00

PP: 00:00

PK: 00:00

5 pts

Career Stars (0-0-5)

1 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

129

Career Body Checks

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	GWG	S	S%	HITS	BKS	FO%	TOI/G	P/G
2023-24	SJS	32	2	4	6	-5	0	2	0	19	10.5%	12	9	0.0%	06:35	0.19
2024-25	SJS	82	4	17	21	1	20	0	0	52	7.7%	33	63	0.0%	15:24	0.26
2025-26	SJS	82	6	11	17	-17	8	0	1	46	13.0%	70	99	0.0%	14:48	0.21
2026-27	SJS	9	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	8	12.5%	14	14	0.0%	23:54	0.11

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA

Matt Kiersted

OTT • 28 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$900,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 23, 2026

WSH • 27 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 28, 2025

UTA • 26 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Aug 18, 2026

TBL • 24 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$700,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Aug 04, 2026

NSH • 27 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$800,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Aug 04, 2026

CHI • 21 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026

WSH • 25 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$100,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026

VAN • 25 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)

$800,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Aug 04, 2026

Total Remaining Contract

1 yr(s) remaining • $600,000 / yr

Cash Outflow from Bank

50% of remaining salary

Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 2 seasons

Annual Cap Relief / Savings

during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE

Season	Original Cap Hit	Buyout Cap Charge	Net Cap Savings	Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing UFA Market

01.09.2025 12:11

Cole McWard signed with Sharks

for $600,000 for 2 year(s).

Contract Signing UFA Market

13.09.2023 22:51

Cole McWard signed with Sharks

for $1,200,000 for 2 year(s) / Signing Bonus of $1,000,000.

GM Sign In • Client

Cole McWard

Player Biography & Pedigree

Contract & Cap Ledger

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

Current Season Analytics

0.11

0.11

0.00

Career All-Time & Peaks

5 pts

1 GWG

0-0-0

129

AHL Minor League Statistics

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements