Brandon Saad 
Age 26 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
| 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). |
2019-2020 Regular Season Stats
Brandon Saad |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | xGF% | Rel xGF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Chicago Blackhawks
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5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 47 | 25.00 | 60.40 | 18.40 | 53.40 | 9.50 | 1.27 | |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | xGF% | Rel xGF% | 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 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Pittsburgh Hornets U18 | T1EHL U18 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | Pittsburgh Hornets U18 | Midget | 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 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 25.00 | 60.40 | 18.40 | 53.40 | 9.50 | 1.27 | |||||||||
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Buy It Out | ||||||
Contract History
Signing Team
Signing Date October 5, 2011
Signing Date October 5, 2011
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.24% of cap space