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USA Ian Cole
#28 Utah Mammoth / NHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (CCHA) Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
Date of Birth
Feb 21, 1989
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Weight
238 lbs / 108 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$2,800,000 Powered by
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Utah Mammoth Utah Mammoth / Signed
Drafted
2007 round 1 #18 overall by St. Louis Blues
Agency
PREMIUM

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Ian Cole Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Victory Honda 18U AAA MWEHL 18U 19* 2* 7* 9* 41* -* |
Victory Honda 18U AAA 18U AAA 60* 15* 25* 40* -* -* |
2005-06 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 18* 2* 1* 3* 14* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 40* 2* 8* 10* 75* -* | Playoffs 12 0 3 3 14 -
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2006-07 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 42* 6* 11* 17* 36* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 16* 2* 7* 9* 28* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 7* 4* 1* 5* 6* 4* |
2007-08 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 43* 8* 12* 20* 40* -7* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2008-09 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 38* 6* 20* 26* 58* 15* |
USA U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 4* 0* |
2009-10 Univ. of Notre Dame NCAA 30* 3* 16* 19* 55* -16* |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 9* 1* 4* 5* 4* 2* |
2010-11 St. Louis Blues NHL 26* 1* 3* 4* 35* 6* |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 44* 5* 10* 15* 63* 2* |
2011-12 St. Louis Blues NHL 26* 1* 5* 6* 22* 7* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Peoria Rivermen AHL 22* 1* 3* 4* 26* -8* |
2012-13 St. Louis Blues NHL 15* 0* 1* 1* 10* -4* |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 34* 3* 11* 14* 43* -9* |
2013-14 St. Louis Blues NHL 46* 3* 8* 11* 31* 15* |
2014-15 St. Louis Blues NHL 54* 4* 5* 9* 44* 16* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 20* 1* 7* 8* 7* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 8 0
2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 70* 0* 12* 12* 59* -3* | Playoffs 24 1 2 3 14 6
2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 81* 5* 21* 26* 72* 26* | Playoffs 25 0 9 9 22 2
2017-18 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 47* 3* 10* 13* 52* 3* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 20* 2* 5* 7* 24* 11* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 2 -1
2018-19 Colorado Avalanche NHL 71* 2* 13* 15* 115* -1* | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 16 6
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65* 4* 22* 26* 36* 21* | Playoffs 15 0 2 2 10 2
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Minnesota Wild NHL 52* 1* 7* 8* 32* 21* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 6 -1
2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 75* 2* 17* 19* 83* 15* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 10 2
2022-23 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 78* 3* 14* 17* 61* 13* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 4 -2
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 2* 9* 11* 61* 10* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 6 -3
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club NHL 82* 1* 16* 17* 77* -2* |
2025-26 Utah Mammoth NHL 38* 2* 10* 12* 20* 16* |
Projected NHL 82* 4* 22* 26* 43* 35* |
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Ian Cole Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
18U AAA 1 60* 15* 25* 40* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 4 109* 10* 28* 38* 0.35* 136* -13* | 0 * * * * * *
MWEHL 18U 1 19* 2* 7* 9* 0.47* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 2 56* 4* 15* 19* 0.34* 103* -* | 1 12 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.25 * 14 * - *
NCAA 3 111* 17* 48* 65* 0.59* 153* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 16 946* 37* 185* 222* 0.23* 841* 168* | 11 129 3 * 28 * 31 * 0.24 * 98 * 10 *
NTDP 2 61* 8* 12* 20* 0.33* 50* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 4* 1* 5* 0.71* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 2* 2* 4* 0.33* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Ian Cole Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/06/2025
03/06/2025 Extension Utah Hockey Club Utah Hockey Club
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Utah Hockey Club
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Tampa Bay Lightning Vancouver Canucks
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
07/28/2021
07/28/2021 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Carolina Hurricanes
01/19/2021
01/19/2021 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Minnesota Wild
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Colorado Avalanche
02/26/2018
02/26/2018 Confirmed Ottawa Senators Columbus Blue Jackets
02/24/2018
02/24/2018 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators
06/29/2015
06/29/2015 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins
05/28/2013
05/28/2013 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
03/24/2010
03/24/2010 Confirmed Univ. of Notre Dame St. Louis Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2005, 12 #228 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Notre Dame