Thatcher Demko
#35 · Goalie · Vancouver Canucks
Born Dec 8, 1995 in San Diego, California, USA (age 30) · 6'4", 192 lb · Catches left · Drafted 36th overall in 2014 by VAN (round 2)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Adam Wilcox
BUF ·
1 GP, 1.000
Andrew Hammond
COL ·
1 GP, 0.939
Brandon Halverson
NYR ·
1 GP, 0.833
Calvin Pickard
TOR ·
1 GP, 0.857
Daniel Taylor
OTT ·
1 GP, 0.882
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.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3.91 | 0.867 | $925K |
| 2018-19 | VAN | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 263 | 25 | 2.81 | 0.913 | $925K |
| 2019-20 | VAN | 27 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 822 | 744 | 78 | 3.06 | 0.905 | $1.05M |
| 2020-21 | VAN | 35 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1164 | 1065 | 99 | 2.85 | 0.915 | $1.05M |
| 2021-22 | VAN | 64 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1967 | 1799 | 168 | 2.72 | 0.915 | $5M |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1005 | 906 | 99 | 3.16 | 0.901 | $5M |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 51 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1492 | 1369 | 123 | 2.45 | 0.918 | $5M |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 23 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 569 | 506 | 63 | 2.90 | 0.889 | $5M |
| 2025-26 | VAN | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 514 | 461 | 54 | 2.90 | 0.897 | $5M |
| 9 seasons | Career | 262 | 134 | 99 | 21 | 10 | 7851 | 7139 | 713 | 2.81 | 0.909 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | VAN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 128 | 2 | 0.64 | 0.985 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2.00 | 0.917 |
| 2 seasons | Playoffs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 150 | 4 | 0.97 | 0.974 |
2017-18 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 3.91 | 0.867 |
Contract
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.
The contract
Signed by the Vancouver Canucks on Apr 20, 2016, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $8.825M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2018-19, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | $925K | $833K | $93K | $1.35M | $925K | |
| 2017-18 | $925K | $833K | $93K | $1.85M | $925K | |
| 2018-19 | $925K | $833K | $93K | $2.85M | $925K |
Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Vancouver Canucks | Extension | 2026-27 to 2028-29 | 3 | $25.5M | $8.5M |
| Mar 31, 2021 | Vancouver Canucks | Extension | 2021-22 to 2025-26 | 5 | $25M | $5M |
| Apr 24, 2019 | Vancouver Canucks | Extension | 2019-20 to 2020-21 | 2 | $2.1M | $1.05M |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Vancouver Canucks | Entry-level | 2016-17 to 2018-19 | 3 | $8.825M | $925K |
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 2017-18 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.
2017-18 analytics
Rating
The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.
Shots faced
Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. 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. What these numbers mean
Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 58 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.
Where he was shot at
Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2018 | vs CBJ | W 5-4 (OT) | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.867 | 61:21 |