Colton Parayko

St. Louis Blues logo
Age 30 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
Draft Year 2012
Drafted Overall 86
Draft Round 3
Draft Team St. Louis Blues logo

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Transaction History
Mar 25, 2023 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched three assists, went plus-2 and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 18, 2023 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
Mar 2, 2023 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist and went plus-4 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 11, 2023 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded two assists and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Jan 8, 2023 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko picked up two assists in Sunday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Jan 3, 2023 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched two assists, one short-handed, in Tuesday's 6-5 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dec 20, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal on two shots, blocked five shots and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken.
Dec 19, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded an assist, five shots on goal and four PIM in Monday's 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Dec 7, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal and recorded a plus-2 rating during a 7-4 victory over the host Islanders on Tuesday.
Nov 21, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) will be in Monday's lineup against the Anaheim Ducks, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Nov 21, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) will be a game-time decision Monday, but coach Craig Berube is confident the defenseman will play, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Nov 19, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) won't play Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Nov 17, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) will miss Thursday's game against the Washington Capitals, per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Nov 17, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision Thursday against the Washington Capitals.
Nov 16, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) isn't expected to play Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Nov 16, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Wednesday's matchup with Chicago, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Nov 14, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist, three shots on goal, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Oct 19, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko produced an assist and added three hits in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken.
May 21, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal and added two hits in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
May 12, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added an assist, went plus-2 and blocked four shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 6.
May 6, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal, three hits and five blocked shots in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild in Game 3.
Apr 24, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Sunday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Apr 18, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko dished out two assists in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
Apr 8, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist and blocked two shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Minnesota Wild.
Apr 1, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded two assists, three shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
Mar 10, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist and went plus-4 in Thursday's 6-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Feb 26, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko potted the game-winning goal in Friday's 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Feb 10, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist, three shots on goal, three blocked shots and two hits in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Jan 21, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal, fired four shots on goal and blocked two shots in Friday's 5-0 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Jan 17, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
Jan 16, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko was cleared to play for Monday's contest versus Nashville, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports Sunday.
Jan 15, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko was removed from the COVID-19 list but will not be available Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Jan 10, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Monday.
Jan 9, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko logged three hits and three shots in a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday.
Jan 5, 2022 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal and blocked three shots in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dec 17, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko notched an assist, three blocked shots and two hits in Friday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Dec 14, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal on five shots, doled out three hits and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Nov 28, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko produced an assist in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Nov 7, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko recorded an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Nov 4, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko picked up an assist and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.
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 Vegas 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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 the Colorado Avalanche, 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota Wild.
May 8, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 29, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (upper body) will return to the lineup for Thursday's game against the Minnesota 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 the Minnesota Wild, 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 Minnesota 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 Colorado Avalanche.
Apr 24, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko won't return to Saturday's game versus the Colorado 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 Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 5, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) was activated from injured reserve and will suit up Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 1, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (back) won't travel to Colorado for the St. Louis Blues' upcoming back-to-back set against the Colorado 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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 San Jose Sharks, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
Feb 18, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko (undisclosed) won't play Thursday against the San Jose 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 the Arizona Coyotes.
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 Anaheim Ducks.
Jan 30, 2021 St. Louis Blues | Colton Parayko | Parayko managed an assist and three hits in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Anaheim 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 San Jose Sharks.
Jan 27, 2020 St. Louis Blues | Activated D Colton Parayko from injured reserve.
Jan 14, 2020 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.
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2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Colton Parayko
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues logo 79 4 23 27 -19 30 1,556 40.70 44.50 -1.60 45.50 -0.70 0.15 0.81
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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
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 U17 AAA AEHL U17 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 80 6 29 35 18 1,599 51.60 46.20 -3.30 44.10 -4.90 0.15 1.01 Playoffs 12 2 3 5 0
2022-2023 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 4 23 27 30 1,556 40.70 44.50 -1.60 45.50 -0.70 0.15 0.81
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Active Contract

Signing Team St. Louis Blues logo
Signing Date September 1, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Gerry Johannson
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Potential Lockout Year
Standard Contract | 8 Years $52,000,000 7.78% 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
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Contract History

Signing Team St. Louis Blues logo
Signing Date July 20, 2017
Signing Status RFA
Agent Gerry Johannson
Standard Contract | 5 Years $27,500,000 7.33% of cap space
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Cap Hit $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
UFA
AAV $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,500,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $5,525,000 $3,350,000 $5,625,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $5,525,000 $3,350,000 $5,625,000
Minors Salary $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $5,525,000 $3,350,000 $5,625,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team St. Louis Blues logo
Signing Date March 10, 2015
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.20% of cap space
2015-2016 2016-2017
Cap Hit $858,750 $858,750
RFA
AAV $925,000 $925,000
Performance Bonuses $132,500 $0
Base Salary $700,000 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $792,500 $925,000
Minors Salary $70,000 $70,000
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