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Andrew Ference

#21 · Defence · Edmonton Oilers

Born Mar 17, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 5'11", 182 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 208th overall in 1997 by PIT (round 8)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2010-11
King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2013-14

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mark Stuart WPG · 14 P in 70 GP Alexei Emelin MTL · 14 P in 68 GP Nicklas Grossmann PHI · 14 P in 68 GP Jon Merrill NJD · 14 P in 66 GP Nick Holden COL · 14 P in 78 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020301999-00: 6 points699-002000-01: 15 points152001-02: 11 points1101-022002-03: 8 points82003-04: 16 points1603-042005-06: 31 points312006-07: 15 points1506-072007-08: 15 points152008-09: 16 points1608-092009-10: 8 points82010-11: 15 points1510-112011-12: 24 points242012-13: 13 points1312-132013-14: 18 points182014-15: 14 points1414-152015-16: 0 points0

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
1999-00 PIT 30 2 4 6 3 20 26 61 0.20
2000-01 PIT 36 4 11 15 6 28 47 82 0.42
2001-02 PIT 75 4 7 11 -12 73 82 149 0.15
2002-03 PIT 22 1 3 4 -16 36 22 0 0.18
2002-03 CGY 16 0 4 4 1 6 17 17 0.25
2003-04 CGY 72 4 12 16 5 53 86 83 0.22
2005-06 CGY 82 4 27 31 -12 85 111 136 0.38 $750K
2006-07 CGY 54 2 10 12 7 66 51 78 0.22 $750K
2006-07 BOS 26 1 2 3 -2 31 29 36 0.12
2007-08 BOS 59 1 14 15 -14 50 71 79 0.25 $1.4M
2008-09 BOS 47 1 15 16 7 40 72 60 0.34 $1.4M
2009-10 BOS 51 0 8 8 -7 16 60 58 0.16 $1.4M
2010-11 BOS 70 3 12 15 22 60 78 74 0.21 $2.25M
2011-12 BOS 72 6 18 24 9 46 107 68 0.33 $2.25M
2012-13 BOS 48 4 9 13 9 35 66 89 0.27 $2.25M
2013-14 EDM 71 3 15 18 -18 63 77 135 0.25 $3.25M
2014-15 EDM 70 3 11 14 -17 39 58 156 0.20 $3.25M
2015-16 EDM 6 0 0 0 -4 6 4 10 0.00 $3.25M
16 seasons Career 907 43 182 225 -33 753 1064 1371 0.25

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2000-01 PIT 18 3 7 10 0 16 32 37 0.56
2003-04 CGY 19 0 2 2 5 19 28 19 0.11
2005-06 CGY 7 0 4 4 3 12 7 15 0.57
2007-08 BOS 7 0 4 4 1 6 10 9 0.57
2008-09 BOS 3 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 0.00
2009-10 BOS 13 0 1 1 -9 18 12 14 0.08
2010-11 BOS 25 4 6 10 10 37 38 32 0.40
2011-12 BOS 7 1 3 4 -2 0 18 15 0.57
2012-13 BOS 14 0 2 2 2 4 19 51 0.14
9 seasons Playoffs 113 8 29 37 11 116 167 195 0.33

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 3 11 14 -17 39 58 156 0.20 5.2 18:53

Contract

$3.25MCap hit2014-15
$232KCap dollars per point14 points in 70 games
-$2.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.5MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2015-16 to 2016-17 $3.25M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $3.25M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $2.25M
2010-11 to 2012-13 $2.25M
2007-08 to 2009-10 $1.4M
2005-06 to 2006-07 $750K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2014-15 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

-4.6Goals above replacement658th of 665 skaters, 230th of 233 defencemen
-0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-9.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-2.1 22nd percentileEven-strength defence-5.4 3rd percentilePower play-0.1 45th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 27th percentilePenalties-1.2 31st percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-8-6-4-2022010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

45.1Corsi for %952 attempts for, 1159 against
-4.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.6Expected goals for %36.6 expected for, 51.4 against
-3.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
39.8Goals for %37 for, 56 against
99.4PDO7.9% shooting + 91.5% saves
155Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Andrew Ference · Jeff Petry56691:4146.043.120-31
Andrew Ference · Justin Schultz56152:5442.039.011-8
Andrew Ference · Mark Fayne4679:3544.538.50-6
Andrew Ference · Keith Aulie867:2940.036.10-2

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 105 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.11 expected goals per 60 minutes17th
Shot quality 2.4% chance per attempt10th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected63rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 3Expected 2.5

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 23, 2015 vs WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02:27
Mar 21, 2015 vs PHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 17:24
Mar 18, 2015 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 15:16
Mar 16, 2015 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:15
Mar 13, 2015 @ CBJ L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 16:49
Mar 12, 2015 @ PIT L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 16:35
Mar 9, 2015 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 14:52
Mar 8, 2015 @ CAR L 4-7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 15:26
Mar 6, 2015 @ CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:05
Mar 3, 2015 vs LAK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:45
Feb 28, 2015 vs STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:12
Feb 24, 2015 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:24
Feb 21, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15:09
Feb 20, 2015 vs MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:16
Feb 18, 2015 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:53
Feb 16, 2015 @ WPG L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 21:44
Feb 14, 2015 @ OTT L 2-7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:07
Feb 12, 2015 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 13:54
Feb 10, 2015 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:09
Feb 9, 2015 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 19:09
Feb 7, 2015 @ TOR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 7 16:36
Feb 4, 2015 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:52
Feb 2, 2015 @ SJS W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 18:44
Jan 31, 2015 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18:22
Jan 29, 2015 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 20:21
Jan 27, 2015 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:44
Jan 20, 2015 @ WSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 16:40
Jan 17, 2015 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:15
Jan 15, 2015 @ TBL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 19:00
Jan 13, 2015 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:30
Jan 11, 2015 vs FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 16:54
Jan 9, 2015 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 21:34
Jan 6, 2015 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:17
Jan 4, 2015 vs NYI W 5-2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 17:28
Jan 2, 2015 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:10
Dec 31, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 24:51
Dec 30, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 22:14
Dec 27, 2014 @ CGY L 1-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 18:04
Dec 23, 2014 vs ARI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:05
Dec 21, 2014 vs DAL L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 22:19
Dec 18, 2014 @ SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 19:45
Dec 16, 2014 @ ARI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 7 22:50
Dec 14, 2014 vs NYR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:32
Dec 12, 2014 vs ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:16
Dec 10, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 17:26
Dec 9, 2014 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 20:55
Dec 7, 2014 vs SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 26:25
Dec 3, 2014 @ WPG L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26:47
Dec 1, 2014 vs ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:37
Nov 28, 2014 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 25:02
Nov 27, 2014 @ NSH L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 23:12
Nov 25, 2014 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 4 3 0 21:05
Nov 22, 2014 vs CHI L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 21:32
Nov 21, 2014 vs NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 21:12
Nov 19, 2014 vs VAN L 4-5 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 16:43
Nov 16, 2014 vs ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:33
Nov 13, 2014 vs OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 20:13
Nov 11, 2014 @ NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 24:52
Nov 9, 2014 @ NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 22:13
Nov 1, 2014 vs VAN L 2-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 17:53
Oct 29, 2014 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 17:20
Oct 27, 2014 vs MTL W 3-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18:42
Oct 24, 2014 vs CAR W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20:19
Oct 22, 2014 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 20:44
Oct 20, 2014 vs TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:51
Oct 17, 2014 vs VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:48
Oct 15, 2014 @ ARI L 4-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:49
Oct 14, 2014 @ LAK L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:09
Oct 11, 2014 @ VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 21:07
Oct 9, 2014 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:40