Colton Parayko 
Age 28 May 12, 1993
St. Albert CAN
Defense shoots right
6'6" 198 cm
230 lbs 104 kg
ELC Signing Age 21
Waivers Signing Age 22
UFA Year 2020
Agent Gerry Johannson
Transaction History
| Oct 20, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded an assist, three blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Golden Knights. | |
| Oct 16, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Avalanche. | |
| Sep 1, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko agreed to terms on an eight-year, $52 million contract with St. Louis on Wednesday. | |
| May 21, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched a shorthanded assist, five shots on goal, four hits and a minus-3 rating in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche in Game 3. | |
| May 17, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) skated on the second paring in Monday's morning skate and is expected to play in Game 1 against Colorado, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| May 13, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) won't play Thursday versus the Wild, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| May 12, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko produced an assist, two shots on net, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Wild. | |
| May 8, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Golden Knights. | |
| Apr 29, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Wild, Jessi Pierce of The Athletic reports. | |
| Apr 28, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) isn't on the ice for warmups and won't play in Wednesday's game against Minnesota, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Apr 27, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) is skating and could play Wednesday against the Wild, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports. | |
| Apr 26, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) won't play Monday against the Avalanche. | |
| Apr 24, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko won't return to Saturday's game versus the Avalanche due to an upper-body injury. | |
| Apr 5, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) blocked three shots and went plus-3 in 19:46 of ice time during Monday's 6-1 loss to the Golden Knights. | |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Activated | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) was activated from injured reserve and will suit up Monday against Vegas. |
| Apr 1, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) won't travel to Colorado for the Blues' upcoming back-to-back set against the Avalanche, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Mar 18, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) started skating Wednesday, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Mar 17, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Mar 15, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Head coach Craig Berube said Monday that Parayko (back) has yet to start skating but is making progress, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Mar 6, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Feb 27, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) isn't traveling with the team and is expected to miss the next six games, Tom Timmermann of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Feb 22, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic, Parayko is sitting out of Monday's game versus the Kings because of a back injury. | |
| Feb 22, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) won't play in Monday's game versus the Kings, Jim Thomas of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. | |
| Feb 20, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) will miss Saturday's game against the Sharks, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Feb 18, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) won't play Thursday against the Sharks, Lou Korac of (NHL).com reports. | |
| Feb 2, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko distributed two assists and added five blocks and three shots in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Arizona. | |
| Jan 31, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal on three shots and added four hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Ducks. | |
| Jan 30, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko managed an assist and three hits in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Ducks. | |
| Jan 19, 2021 | St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko posted two points, three shots on net and a plus-1 rating across 22:56 of ice time in Monday's 5-4 win over the Sharks. | |
| Jan 27, 2020 | Activated | St. Louis Blues | activated D Colton Parayko from injured reserve. |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Injured | St. Louis Blues | placed D Colton Parayko on IR. |
| Jul 20, 2017 | St. Louis Blues | re-signed D Colton Parayko to a five-year, $27.5 million contract. | |
| Mar 10, 2015 | St. Louis Blues | signed D Colten Parayko to a two year, entry-level contract. |
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats
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GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
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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 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | AEHL U15 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007-2008 | St. Albert Sabres U15 AAA | John Reid Bantam | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008-2009 | St. Albert Flyers U16 AAA | AEHL U16 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 8 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | St. Albert Crusaders U18 AA | REMHL U18 | 33 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | AJHL | 42 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | AJHL | 53 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 65 | Playoffs | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Canada West U19 | WJAC-19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2011-2012 | Fort McMurray Oil Barons | JCWC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Playoffs | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks | NCAA | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks | NCAA | 37 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks | NCAA | 34 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 79 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 29 | 1,260 | 63.16 | 55.87 | 5.79 | 55.36 | 4.08 | 0.24 | 1.14 | Playoffs | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016-2017 | Team North America | WCup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 81 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 1,340 | 53.47 | 50.63 | 0.42 | 51.36 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.99 | Playoffs | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2016-2017 | Canada | WC | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2018 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 82 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 1,464 | 45.28 | 53.61 | 3.81 | 53.09 | 1.97 | 0.08 | 0.78 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Canada | WC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 1,515 | 57.43 | 53.21 | -1.00 | 50.24 | -1.74 | 0.20 | 0.59 | Playoffs | 26 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019-2020 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 1,202 | 55.80 | 48.70 | -2.00 | 49.40 | -1.50 | 0.30 | 0.95 | Playoffs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 32 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 555 | 43.20 | 45.30 | -2.20 | 46.10 | -3.70 | 0.11 | 1.08 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021-2022 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $52,000,000 7.98% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $7,250,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $6,350,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Total Salary | $7,250,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $6,350,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $7,250,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $6,350,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | $4,800,000 | |
| Clauses | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | NTC | M-NTC | M-NTC | |
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||
| *No Trade Clause – through 2027-28 season; Modified No Trade – 2028-29 and 2029-30 seasons – 15 team no trade list | |||||||||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 5 Years $27,500,000 7.33% of cap space
Signing Team
Signing Date March 10, 2015
Signing Date March 10, 2015
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.20% of cap space