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Christian Wolanin

#86 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Mar 17, 1995 in Quebec City, Quebec, CAN (age 31) · 6'2", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 107th overall in 2015 by OTT (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Darren Raddysh TBL · 3 P in 17 GP Dylan Coghlan CAR · 3 P in 17 GP Filip Roos CHI · 3 P in 17 GP Guillaume Brisebois VAN · 3 P in 17 GP Jordan Gross NSH · 3 P in 15 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.

05102017-18: 3 points317-182018-19: 12 points1218-192019-20: 0 points019-202020-21: 3 points320-212021-22: 2 points221-222022-23: 3 points322-23

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2017-18 OTT 10 1 2 3 -4 0 14 5 0.30 $925K
2018-19 OTT 30 4 8 12 3 6 36 11 0.40 $925K
2019-20 OTT 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.00 $900K
2020-21 OTT 15 0 3 3 -7 6 14 3 0.20 $900K
2020-21 LAK 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.00
2021-22 BUF 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0.00 $750K
2021-22 LAK 8 1 1 2 1 2 5 5 0.25
2022-23 VAN 16 0 3 3 5 4 16 4 0.19 $750K
6 seasons Career 86 6 17 23 -2 20 91 28 0.27

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
16 0 3 3 5 4 16 4 0.19 0.0 15:45

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2023, then extended to 2025
$250KCap dollars per point3 points in 16 games

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 Jul 14, 2022, as a new contract: 1 year and $750K, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2022-23, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Vancouver Canucks on Mar 23, 2023, 2 years and $1.55M at $775K a season, beginning in 2023-24.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $750K $750K $0 $750K

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 4, 2026 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $850K $850K
Mar 23, 2023 Vancouver Canucks Extension not begun 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 14, 2022 Vancouver Canucks New contract 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $750K $750K
Jul 6, 2021 Los Angeles Kings Extension 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
Jul 4, 2019 Ottawa Senators New contract 2019-20 to 2020-21 2 $1.8M $900K
Mar 21, 2018 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.85M $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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

-0.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence-1.3Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.0

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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

-1.5-1-0.500.512017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-23Goals 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

47.2Corsi for %197 attempts for, 220 against
+2.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.8Expected goals for %10.7 expected for, 9.9 against
+1.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.5Goals for %8 for, 5 against
102.5PDO7.0% shooting + 95.5% saves
32Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kyle Burroughs · Christian Wolanin15137:0848.750.03-4
Tyler Myers · Christian Wolanin1234:4140.638.31-1
Luke Schenn · Christian Wolanin114:5239.371.23-0
Christian Wolanin · Quinn Hughes1111:3656.381.71-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.9Expected goalsfrom 23 unblocked attempts
-0.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.21 expected goals per 60 minutes60th
Shot quality 3.9% chance per attempt75th
Finishing -0.9 goals above expected32ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.9Goals 0

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. 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 G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 23, 2023 vs SJS W 7-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01:49
Mar 21, 2023 vs VGK L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 14:33
Mar 19, 2023 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:49
Mar 18, 2023 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:03
Mar 16, 2023 @ ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:40
Mar 14, 2023 vs DAL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 18:54
Mar 11, 2023 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:02
Mar 8, 2023 vs ANA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:05
Mar 6, 2023 vs NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:14
Mar 4, 2023 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:49
Mar 2, 2023 vs MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:49
Feb 27, 2023 @ DAL W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12:26
Feb 25, 2023 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:12
Feb 23, 2023 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:20
Feb 21, 2023 @ NSH L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:30
Feb 18, 2023 vs PHI W 6-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 15:51