Age 28 Oct 27, 1992
Pittsburgh USA
Left Wing shoots left
6'1" 185 cm
206 lbs 93 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2019
Agent Lewis Gross
Transaction History
Jan 19, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche | Brandon Saad | Saad scored his first goal for the Avalanche in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Kings. | |
Jan 8, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche | Brandon Saad | Saad (undisclosed) is on the ice for Friday's practice, (NHL).com's Rick Sadowski reports. | |
Jan 4, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche | Brandon Saad | Saad (undisclosed) was deemed unfit to play for the start of training camp Monday by coach Jared Bednar, Rick Sadowski of (NHL).com reports. | |
Oct 10, 2020 | Trade | TRADE ANALYSIS The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm from the Colorado Avalanche for Brandon Saad and Dennis Gilbert (0) Leave a Comment |
Jan 18, 2020 | Activated | Chicago Blackhawks | activated LW Brandon Saad from injured reserve. |
Jun 23, 2017 | Trade | Chicago Blackhawks | acquired LW Brandon Saad, G Anton Forsberg and a 2018 fifth-round draft pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for LW Artemi Panarin, LW Tyler Motte and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick. |
Jul 3, 2015 | Columbus Blue Jackets | signed LW Brandon Saad to a six-year, $36 million contract extension. | |
Jun 30, 2015 | Trade | Columbus Blue Jackets | Columbus Blue Jackets acquired LW Brandon Saad, D Michael Paliotta and C Alex Broadnurst from the Chicago Blackhawks for C Artem Anisimov, C Marko Dano, RW Jeremy Morin, RW Corey Tropp and a 2016 fourth-round draft pick. |
Jan 13, 2013 | Recalled | Chicago Blackhawks | recalled LW Brandon Saad from Rockford (AHL). |
Sep 15, 2012 | Assigned | Chicago Blackhawks | assigned LW Brandon Saad to Rockford (AHL). |
Apr 16, 2012 | Recalled | Chicago Blackhawks | (Brandon Saad) has been recalled from the Saginaw Spirit (AHL). |
Oct 4, 2011 | Chicago Blackhawks | (Brandon Saad) Agreed to terms with forward on a three-year contract. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
![]() Brandon Saad |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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Colorado Avalanche |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | ||||||||
Brandon Saad Stats by Elite Prospects | Brandon Saad Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Career Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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2007-2008 | Pine-Richland High | USHS-PA | 13 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
2007-2008 | Pittsburgh Hornets 18U AAA | T1EHL 18U | 26 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
2007-2008 | Pittsburgh Hornets 18U AAA | 18U AAA | 76 | 43 | 51 | 94 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
2008-2009 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | NAHL | 47 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 48 | Playoffs | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
2008-2009 | USA U17 | WHC-17 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 24 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 39 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
2009-2010 | USA U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Draft Yr | 2010-2011 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 59 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 47 | Playoffs | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
2011-2012 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 38.10 | -21.71 | 37.36 | -18.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
2011-2012 | Saginaw Spirit | OHL | 44 | 34 | 42 | 76 | 38 | Playoffs | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
2011-2012 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
2012-2013 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 46 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 610 | 67.35 | 61.58 | 11.12 | 58.62 | 3.30 | 0.88 | 2.16 | Playoffs | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
2013-2014 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 78 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 20 | 1,010 | 57.29 | 58.99 | 3.57 | 58.12 | 2.48 | 0.71 | 1.90 | Playoffs | 19 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0 | ||
2014-2015 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 12 | 1,093 | 55.81 | 52.86 | 4.30 | 53.89 | -0.12 | 1.04 | 2.09 | Playoffs | 23 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
2015-2016 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 78 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 14 | 1,053 | 56.67 | 52.97 | 2.56 | 49.40 | 2.20 | 1.14 | 2.17 | ||||||||
2016-2017 | Team North America | WCup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2016-2017 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 8 | 1,138 | 62.35 | 54.97 | 5.16 | 55.45 | 6.04 | 1.05 | 2.27 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2017-2018 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 14 | 1,061 | 45.74 | 51.43 | 2.72 | 55.58 | 5.07 | 0.79 | 1.58 | ||||||||
2018-2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 1,096 | 47.06 | 46.09 | 2.43 | 52.69 | 4.86 | 0.77 | 1.75 | ||||||||
2019-2020 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 58 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 16 | 749 | 54.00 | 50.60 | 4.60 | 49.90 | 3.00 | 1.28 | 2.16 | Playoffs | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
2020-2021 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Brandon Saad Stats by Elite Prospects | Brandon Saad Advanced Stats by ![]() |
Active Contract
Standard Contract | 6 Years $36,000,000 7.36% of cap space
2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | ||
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Cap Hit | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | UFA |
AAV | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | |
Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Base Salary | $4,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,500,000 | |
Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Total Salary | $4,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,500,000 | |
Minors Salary | $4,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $6,500,000 | |
Clauses | M-NTC | ||||||
UFA Year | |||||||
Buy It Out | |||||||
* Retained 16.6666% of contract was retained by Chicago Blackhawks in trade to Colorado Avalanche |
Contract History
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.24% of cap space