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Brayden Yager
#29 Winnipeg Jets / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jan 03, 2005
- Age
- 21
- Place of Birth
- Saskatoon, SK, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- Prince Albert MHA
- Position
- C/RW
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 77 kg / 170 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 27/28
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- Player Type
- Heavy ShooterTwo-Way Forward
- Cap Hit
- $940,833Powered by
- NHL Rights
Winnipeg Jets / Signed- Agency
- Premium
The puck absolutely explodes off his stick, no matter how compromised his body positioning appears to be during release. He rips it off either leg in just about way: two-touch, one-timer, and catch-and-release. His inside leg wrister is his signature shot, tipping his weight over his outside edge while somehow keeping his chest up and exploding through the shot. He takes every single puck directly into his shooting pocket, prepared for the next play. -EliteProspects 2023 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Cam Yager
Brother: Connor Yager
Father: Cam Yager
Brother: Connor Yager
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 |  Martensville Marauders U15 AA | SAAHL U15 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 38 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 2018-2019 | Martensville Marauders U15 AA | SAAHL U15 | 31 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 22 | - | Playoffs | 9 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | - |
| 2019-2020 | Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 44 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 16 | - | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 2020-2021 | Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA | SMAAAHL | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 24 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | -9 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 63 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 18 | 18 | Playoffs | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -4 |
| 2022-2023 | Moose Jaw Warriors "A" | WHL | 67 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 14 | 6 | Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023-2024 | Moose Jaw Warriors "A" | WHL | 57 | 35 | 60 | 95 | 20 | 19 | Playoffs | 20 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023-2024 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Moose Jaw Warriors "C" | WHL | 21 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 4 | -3 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | WHL | 33 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 18 | 8 | Playoffs | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -7 |
| 2024-2025 | Canada U20 "C" | WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 68 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | -15 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| 2026-2027 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | AHL | 70 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 40 | 50 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Projected | NHL | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Saskatchewan Jr. Pats "C" | Brick Invitational | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 2019-2020 | Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA | Macs Tournament | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Canada U18 "A" | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Moose Jaw Warriors "A" | Memorial Cup | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHL | 2 | 75 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 0.55 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | -4 |
| Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | - |
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Macs Tournament (Circle K Classic) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Memorial Cup | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| SAAHL U15 | 2 | 62 | 79 | 83 | 162 | 2.61 | 60 | - | 2 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 3.18 | 4 | - |
| SMAAAHL | 2 | 50 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 1.06 | 24 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 2 | - |
| WHL | 5 | 265 | 129 | 203 | 332 | 1.25 | 78 | 39 | 4 | 56 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 1.14 | 24 | 6 |
| WJC-20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada U18 (Cup) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Canada U20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.80 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Lethbridge Hurricanes | 1 | 33 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 1.58 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.88 | 2 | -7 |
| Manitoba Moose | 2 | 75 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 0.55 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | -4 |
| Martensville Marauders U15 AA | 2 | 62 | 79 | 83 | 162 | 2.61 | 60 | - | 2 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 3.18 | 4 | - |
| Moose Jaw Warriors | 5 | 236 | 118 | 168 | 286 | 1.21 | 62 | 32 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 1.25 | 22 | 13 |
| Saskatchewan Jr. Pats (Brick) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | - |
| Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA | 2 | 54 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 1.04 | 24 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 2 | - |
| Winnipeg Jets | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |