Season Analysis
Cole's production seeing a late-career surge.
Ian Cole is pacing at 0.28 pt/gm with 3G 18A 21PTS in 75 games, a notable increase from his 0.21 pt/gm last season and 0.14 pt/gm in 2023-24. This season marks his highest points-per-game rate since 2019-20 (0.40 pt/gm), matching his 2017-18 output, despite not being on either power-play unit.
Performance Trends
Last 5 Games
Date | Opponent | Score | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | @  | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | @  | L 0–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | @  | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs  | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | vs | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats by Season
Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | Hits | Blk | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 |  | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 62 | 86 | 162 | 15 | 104 |
| 2024-25 | | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 77 | 0 | 66 | 106 | 211 | 25 | 118 |
| 2023-24 |  | 78 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 101 | 193 | 21 | 51 |
| 2022-23 |  | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 109 | 127 | 131 | 37 | 52 |
| 2021-22 |  | 75 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 83 | 0 | 77 | 127 | 130 | 31 | 59 |
| 2020-21 |  | 52 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 |  | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 92 | 110 | 151 | 22 | 52 |
| 2018-19 | | 71 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 115 | 0 | 82 | 129 | 213 | 34 | 50 |
| 2017-18 |  | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 63 | 95 | 116 | 21 | 27 |
| 2016-17 | | 81 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 89 | 208 | 256 | 41 | 67 |
| 2015-16 | | 70 | 0 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 59 | 0 | 72 | 171 | 174 | 13 | 55 |
| 2014-15 |  | 54 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 52 | 73 | 99 | 12 | 23 |
| 2013-14 | | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 45 | 24 | 68 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010-11 | | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 14 |
| Career Totals | — | 951 | 35 | 183 | 218 | +161 | 842 | 0 | 949 | 1432 | 2003 | 295 | 700 |
News
MoreIan Cole Postgame Media Availability | 10.01.26 | Chicago Blackhawks - NHL.com
Blackhawks Sabres Hockey - Idaho Press
Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway reminisce ahead of Buffalo return vs. Sabres - Yahoo Sports
Cole - NHL.com
Blackhawks signing veteran defenseman Ian Cole to 1-year deal - The Athletic - The New York Times
Why veteran defenseman Ian Cole is a 'really good match' with the Blackhawks - Chicago Sun-Times
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