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Arber Xhekaj
#72 Montréal Canadiens / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jan 30, 2001
- Age
- 25
- Place of Birth
- Hamilton, ON, CAN
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- D
- Height
- 193 cm / 6'4"
- Weight
- 109 kg / 240 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 26/27
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Arber Xhekaj Facts
- Player Type
- Heavy HitterPhysical Defenseman
- NHL Rights
Montréal Canadiens / Signed- Agency
- Premium
Brother: Florian Xhekaj
Arber Xhekaj Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | GTHL U15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2016-2017 | GTHL U16 | - | 1 | 9 | 10 | - | - | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | GOJHL | 46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 110 | - | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | - | |
| 2018-2019 | OHL | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 | -28 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |
| 2019-2020 | OHL | 51 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 88 | 26 | ||||||||
| 2020-2021 | OHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | OHL | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | OHL | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 37 | Playoffs | 18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 15 | |
| 2022-2023 | NHL | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 101 | -9 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | NHL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | AHL | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | NHL | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 118 | -13 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025-2026 | NHL | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 116 | -8 | Playoffs | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2026-2027 | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | NHL | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | -21 |
Arber Xhekaj Tournament Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | OHL Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Memorial Cup | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Arber Xhekaj Career Totals by League
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Arber Xhekaj Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.58 | 92 | 39 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.89 | 50 | 15 | |
| 4 | 128 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 0.29 | 181 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -1 | |
| 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.65 | 34 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5* | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2.00* | 2* | -5* | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 238 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.14 | 428 | -26 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | 32 | 6 | |
| 1 | 46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.48 | 110 | - | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 | 24 | - | |
| 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Arber Xhekaj Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2021-2022 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | Montréal Canadiens | Montréal Canadiens | |
| Extension | Montréal Canadiens | Montréal Canadiens | |
| Confirmed | Kitchener Rangers | Hamilton Bulldogs | |
| Confirmed | Kitchener Rangers | Montréal Canadiens | |
| Confirmed | St. Catharines Falcons | Kitchener Rangers |
