Noah Cates
L · #27
· Philadelphia Flyers
· 6'2" · 194 lb
· L-handed
· 27 yrs
· Draft: 2017 Rd 5 (#137 overall)
Compare with
Season
82
Games
18–29–47
G–A–P
132
Shots · 13.6%
98 / 63
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$4,000,000
Term2025-26 → 2028-29 (4 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2029
Signed at age26
Signing GMDaniel Briere
AgentBen Hankinson
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
47.9%42nd
xGF% (5v5)
52.4%70th
Points/60 (5v5)
2.1268th
Goals Above Expected
+1.368th
Shooting %
13.6%
Ice Time / Game
16:15
Offensive-zone starts
54%
Takeaways / Giveaways
26 / 38
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
HD suppression
7.9/60
74th
Shot suppression
49.5/60
84th
Blocks per 60
3.7
82th
Power Forward
A physical forward who also produces offense — hits and scores, a load to handle around the net.
Hits per 60
5.7
65th
Goals per 60
1.05
57th
Points per 60
2.75
65th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
7 G on 58 shots
12%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+5 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
132
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
18
Shooting %
13.6%
Shots / GP
1.6
xG
18.2
Shot Danger Mix
High danger18%
Medium danger37%
Low danger46%
Top Scoring Zones
01
12%
Slot
7 G on 58 shots
02
25%
Crease
4 G on 16 shots
03
17%
High Slot
2 G on 12 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Flyers | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Flyers | 78 | 16 | 21 | 37 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Flyers | 59 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Flyers | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | — |
| 2021-22 | OG | USA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021-22 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 37 | 11 | 13 | 24 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Flyers | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 2020-21 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 28 | 5 | 14 | 19 | — |
| 2019-20 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 34 | 14 | 19 | 33 | — |
| 2018-19 | WJC-20 | USA U20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2018-19 | NCAA | Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth | 40 | 9 | 14 | 23 | — |
| 2017-18 | USHL | Omaha Lancers | 60 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | MNHP-17 | B17 - Red (Final 54) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2016-17 | USHL | Omaha Lancers | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 2016-17 | USHS-MN | Stillwater High | 25 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | UMHSEHL | Team MPLS Magazine | 21 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | USA-S17 | Team Gold | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2015-16 | USHL | Omaha Lancers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | USHS-MN | Stillwater High | 25 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 6 |
| 2015-16 | UMHSEHL | Team MPLS Magazine | 20 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | USHS-MN | Stillwater High | 25 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | UMHSEHL | Team Southwest | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2008-09 | Brick Invitational | Minnesota Blades | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |