Birthday: Jan. 15, 1996
Height: 6' 2 | 188 cm
Weight: 194 lbs | 88 kg
Drafted: 168 overall, 2015 round 6 (
WPG)
Contract: $6,500,000 over 3 years (Cap hit: $2,166,667)
Appleton's entire game has gone to another level, so far, in 23/24.
Appleton usually plays along side Niederreiter and Lowry. His defensive detail and commitment is excellent. He uses his size and reach to his advantage in all three zones. He's willing to bump opponents off the play and gets in shooting lanes to block shots. His statistics tell don't' lie:
22 GP - Avg TOI 16:36 - 14:24 ES - 0:08 PP - 2:03 PK -
6G-9A - 15PTS - Five goals at ES - One short-handed goal - One short-handed assist -
Credited with 21 hits and 14 shot blocks. He's a (+10).
Reliable. Competitive. Matches up against top forwards. Playing the best hockey of his career.
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
|---|
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 41 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 49 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
- Compete/Consistency: 90
- Defensive Zone Starts: 85
- Hockey IQ: 90
- Offensive Zone Starts: 72
- Penalty Kill: 85
- Power Play: 0
- Physicality: 78
- Puck Moving/Passing: 77
- Shot: 84
- Skating: 85
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency, Hockey IQ, Skating
- 12%: Puck Moving/Passing
- 8%: Shot
- 4%: Defensive Zone Starts, Offensive Zone Starts, Penalty Kill, Power Play, Physicality
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