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Braeden Cootes
#86 Abbotsford Canucks / AHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Feb 09, 2007
- Age
- 19
- Place of Birth
- Sherwood Park, AB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- Sherwood Park MHA
- Position
- C/RW
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 84 kg / 185 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 28/29
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- Player Type
- PlaymakerTwo-Way CenterWorkhorse
- Cap Hit
- $974,166Powered by
- NHL Rights
Vancouver Canucks / Signed- Agency
- Premium
A one-man forecheck, Cootes’ motor and energy are undeniably elite. In a single shift, he can amass multiple retrievals, guiding opponents into a big hit, spinning off a check and passing, winning another race by winning inside position metres before the boards, and repeating over and over until the puck finds twine. Primarily a playmaker, he escapes with quick passes inside and occasionally deceives opponents to find a backdoor option. After passing, he dashes to the net to create traffic and collect loose pucks. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 |  Sherwood Park Flyers U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | CSSHL U15 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 16 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | - |
| 2021-2022 | Yale Hockey Academy U17 Prep | CSSHL U17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Yale Hockey Academy U18 Prep | CSSHL U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022-2023 | Sherwood Park Kings U18 AAA | AEHL U18 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 20 | - | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 2022-2023 |  Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 64 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 16 | -22 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Canada Red U17 | WHC-17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Seattle Thunderbirds "C" | WHL | 60 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 18 | 5 | Playoffs | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -3 |
| 2024-2025 | Canada U18 "C" | WJC-18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Seattle Thunderbirds "C" | WHL | 17 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 28 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 24 | Playoffs | 20 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-2026 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | AHL | 72 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 0 | -36 |
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Team Brick Alberta | Brick Invitational | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Western Canada Selects U12 | WSI U12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | - | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Yale Hockey Academy U15 Prep | John Reid Memorial | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Team Alberta Blue | Alberta Cup | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Sherwood Park Kings U18 AAA | Circle K Classic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Team Alberta | CWG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Team CHL | Prospects Challenge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEHL U15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| AEHL U18 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 1.41 | 20 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - |
| AHL | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Alberta Cup | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Brick Invitational | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Circle K Classic | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| CSSHL U15 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 2.23 | 16 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | - |
| CSSHL U17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| CSSHL U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| CWG | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 27 | - | 0 | |||||||
| John Reid Memorial | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2.83 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Prospects Challenge | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| WHC-17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WHL | 4 | 176 | 64 | 98 | 162 | 0.92 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 1.19 | 6 | -2 |
| WJC-18 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U12 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.63 | - | - | 0 |