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Ian Cole

#28 · Defense

Ian Cole

Chicago BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks
Age
37
Height
6′1″
Weight
237 lb
Shoots
L
Born
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
GP
7
G
0
A
0
P
0
+/-
+2
SOG
6

2026–27 regular season

Drafted 2007 · Round 1, #18 overall (STL)

This season vs last

Stat2026–272025–26 to Oct 142025–26 first 7 GP
GP737
G000
A002-2
P002-2
SOG611+5
PPP000
+/-+2+1+5-3
PIM244-2
TOI/GP16:5717:24−0:2718:12−1:15
SH%0.00.00.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Cole is shooting 0.0% (0 on 6 shots) against 3.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.3 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.3).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%
49.2
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
43.0
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
+5.3
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
1.030
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
0.3
Individual expected goals
G − xG
-0.3
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
19.6
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
14:43
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

9 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

Shot attempts map

How Cole is used

#28 · D · Chicago Blackhawks

Ian Cole

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

  • Pair 1
  • PK1
Ice time / game
17:18
14:43 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
19.6%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
43.0%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
49.2%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Cole46.5s
NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Cole24%
NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Alex Vlasic69.0 min together47%shot attempts
Anton Frondell34.5 min together44%shot attempts
Tyler Bertuzzi32.5 min together45%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2026–27Chicago Blackhawks7000
2025–26Utah Mammoth8232023
2025–26 (P)Utah Mammoth6112
2024–25Utah Hockey Club8211617
2023–24Vancouver Canucks782911
2023–24 (P)Vancouver Canucks13022
2022–23Tampa Bay Lightning7831417
2022–23 (P)Tampa Bay Lightning6123
2021–22Carolina Hurricanes7521719
2021–22 (P)Carolina Hurricanes14112
2020–21Colorado Avalanche2000
2020–21Minnesota Wild52178
2020–21 (P)Minnesota Wild7000
2019–20Colorado Avalanche6542226
2019–20 (P)Colorado Avalanche15022
2018–19Colorado Avalanche7121315
2018–19 (P)Colorado Avalanche12055
2017–18Pittsburgh Penguins4731013
2017–18Columbus Blue Jackets20257
2017–18 (P)Columbus Blue Jackets6033
2016–17Pittsburgh Penguins8152126
2016–17 (P)Pittsburgh Penguins25099
2015–16Pittsburgh Penguins7001212
2015–16 (P)Pittsburgh Penguins24123
2014–15St. Louis Blues54459
2014–15Pittsburgh Penguins20178
2014–15 (P)Pittsburgh Penguins5022
2013–14St. Louis Blues463811
2012–13St. Louis Blues15011
2011–12St. Louis Blues26156
2011–12 (P)St. Louis Blues2000
2010–11St. Louis Blues26134