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Joel Hofer

#30
G • Goaltender Positional / Butterfly Reasonable PNHL Goalie Predators
Stars:
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3rd 0
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Goaltender Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: July 30, 2000
Age: 26 yrs
Height / Weight: 196 cm • 81 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2018 • #173 overall (6th Round) by Jets
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 99%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $4,500,000
Cap Percentage: 5%
Remaining Cap Hit: $3,415,385
Expiry Status: RFA 2027
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP14
W7
GAA2.92
SV%0.902
L5
OTL2
SO1
SAVES378
QS%55.4%
GA41
MIN843
60G Pace30W

Skill DNA • Goalie Percentiles

PRO GOALTENDERS
Quickness & Reflexes 85th Pct
Elite Starter (Top 15%)
Rebound & Style Control 92th Pct
Elite Starter (Top 15%)
Net Coverage & Size 91th Pct
Elite Starter (Top 15%)
Mobility & Recovery 80th Pct
Above Average Starter
Puck Play & Shootouts 91th Pct
Elite Starter (Top 15%)
Mental Poise & IQ 31th Pct
Backup / Depth

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
SV% Performance Regression Balanced Baseline
Season SV%: 0.902 (378 / 419 SA) Career: 0.894

Save percentage is tracking in close alignment with career established baseline.

Decisions Breakdown (W / L / OTL) 7W • 5L • 2OTL
Starts: 13 GS / 1 SO Premium / Overpaid
0.50
Win Rate / GP
2.92
Goals Against Avg
27
Saves / GP
Workload & Netminder Minutes 843 MIN
Saves: 378 (90%) Goals Against: 41

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP21
W11
GAA3.14
SV%0.894
L7
OTL3
SO1
MIN1,263
SA622
GA66
PS%0%
A0
Single-Season Peaks:
Wins 7 2026-27
Shutouts 1 2026-27
Best SV% 0.902 2026-27
Best GAA 2.92 2026-27
Most SA 419 2026-27

3 pts

Career Stars (1-0-0)

54.3%

Career QS%

+498.0

Career GSAA

556

Career Saves Total

NHL Regular Season Goaltending Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO MIN PS% A PIM
2024-25 NSH 7 7 4 2 1 203 25 3.57 0.877 0 420 0.0% 0 0
2026-27 NSH 14 13 7 5 2 419 41 2.92 0.902 1 843 0.0% 0 0
ON PACE (60 GP) 60 56 30 21 9 1796 176 2.92 0.902 4 3,613 0.0% 0 0
NHL CAREER TOTAL 21 20 11 7 3 622 66 3.14 0.894 1 1,263 0% 0 0

AHL Minor League Goaltending Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGSWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOMINPS%APIM
2022-23 NSH 9 9 4 4 1 283 26 2.86 0.908 1 545 50% 0 2
2023-24 NSH 6 6 3 2 1 202 16 2.67 0.921 0 359 0.0% 0 4
2024-25 NSH 45 44 29 9 5 1269 94 2.13 0.926 6 2,648 78.1% 0 4
2025-26 NSH 55 51 38 6 8 1639 117 2.18 0.929 5 3,222 63.6% 0 8

AHL Calder Cup Playoff Goaltending

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGSWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOMINPS%APIM
2024-25 NSH 20 20 15 4 1 588 43 2.19 0.927 1 1,178 0.0% 1 0
2025-26 NSH 5 5 1 4 0 168 12 2.40 0.929 0 300 0.0% 0 0

Statistically & Age-Comparable Goaltenders

NETMINDERS • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Karel Vejmelka UTA • 30 yrs • 9 W (19 GP • 0.886 SV%)
$5,500,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 21, 2026
SK 93
SZ 93
AG 92
RB 91
SC 91
RT 90
Jake Oettinger EDM • 27 yrs • 11 W (17 GP • 0.904 SV%)
$5,400,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
SK 91
SZ 94
AG 90
RB 91
SC 90
RT 90
Mackenzie Blackwood TBL • 29 yrs • 12 W (15 GP • 0.937 SV%)
$2,500,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
SK 93
SZ 93
AG 89
RB 90
SC 91
RT 91
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen ANA • 27 yrs • 5 W (11 GP • 0.892 SV%)
$3,900,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
SK 92
SZ 94
AG 89
RB 89
SC 89
RT 90
Dustin Wolf FLA • 25 yrs • 7 W (13 GP • 0.894 SV%)
$5,500,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 30, 2026
SK 93
SZ 89
AG 93
RB 91
SC 91
RT 89
Joseph Woll NSH • 28 yrs • 3 W (7 GP • 0.932 SV%)
$3,500,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 30, 2026
SK 94
SZ 93
AG 90
RB 86
SC 89
RT 89
Spencer Knight DET • 25 yrs • 4 W (11 GP • 0.913 SV%)
$3,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
SK 94
SZ 92
AG 92
RB 92
SC 88
RT 91
Jesper Wallstedt NYR • 24 yrs • 8 W (14 GP • 0.909 SV%)
$1,500,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026
SK 91
SZ 91
AG 89
RB 89
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Total Remaining Contract
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1 yr(s) remaining • $4,500,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
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50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
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over 2 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
04.08.2026 15:20
Joel Hofer signed with Predators for $4,500,000 for 1 year(s).
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
18.06.2024 0:00
Joel Hofer signed with Predators for $1,100,000 for 2 year(s) .
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:11
Predators receives:
Ales Stezka (P), Alexander Ruuttu (P), Alexei Toropchenko (P), Alexey Marchenko (P), Ben Jones (P), Blake McLaughlin (P), Cameron Morrison (P), Carl Klingberg (P), Cayden Primeau (P), David Tendeck (P), Dmitriy Zaitsev (P), Emil Larmi (P), Emil Molin (P), Erik Karlsson. (P), Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau (P), Christoffer Ehn (P), Jacob Bernard-Docker (P), Jan Jenik (P), Jeremy Brodeur (P), Joel Hofer (P), Johan Södergran (P), John Persson (P), Johnathan MacLeod (P), Jonathan Berggren (P), Jonathan Dahlen (P), Joni Ikonen (P), Jonny Tychonick (P), Jordan Hollett (P), Joseph Woll (P), Kiefer Sherwood (P), Kirill Marchenko (P), Liam Foudy (P), Libor Hajek (P), Linus Hogberg (P), Linus Nassen (P), Lucas Carlsson (P), Ludwig Blomstrand (P), Lukas Elvenes (P), Luke Opilka (P), Magnus Hellberg (P), Marcus Davidsson (P), Martin Necas (P), Matej Pekar (P), Mathias Laferriere (P), Max Zimmer (P), Maxim Golod (P), Maxim Shalunov (P), Michael Eyssimont (P), Miles Gendron (P), Milos Roman (P), Nick Sorensen (P), Niclas Almari (P), Nolan Stevens (P), Olivier Leblanc (P), Quinn Hughes (P), Roman Durny (P), Samuel Noreau (P), Shawn Boudrias (P), Tanner Kaspick (P), Teemu Hartikainen (P), Travis Barron (P), Ty Dellandrea (P), Tyler Parsons (P), Vitali Kravtsov (P)
Jets receives:
Blaine Byron, Brendan Gaunce, Carter Hutton, Claude Giroux, Cody Franson, Cole Schneider, Daniel Winnik, Dennis Rasmussen, Deryk Engelland, Ethan Bear, Garret Sparks, Henrik Samuelsson, Chase De Leo, J.C. Lipon, Jake Dotchin, Jonny Brodzinski, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Josh Leivo, Kevin Boyle, Laurent Brossoit, Marian Gaborik, Matthew Peca, Michael Brodzinski, Mike Fisher, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Nate Thompson, Nick Foligno, Ondrej Palat, Paul LaDue, Philip Samuelsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Richard Panik, Robert Hagg, Roman Josi, Ryan Miller, Ryan Rupert, Sami Niku, Samuel Montembeault, Sean Couturier, Shea Weber, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Johns, Teddy Blueger, Tomas Hertl, Tyler Wong, Valtteri Filppula, Viktor Loov, William Nylander
NHL Entry Draft
2018
Selected in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft (#173rd overall, 6th Round) by Jets