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Fantasy Summary

A two-way defenseman likely to be an AHL starter, or NHL depth piece at this stage.


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June 2025 – Gleason has seen his offense wane over the past few seasons, and also saw his more recent contract come to an end at the culmination of the 202-2025 season. He will likely see a two-way pact, and continue his AHL career. At age 27, he has seen four NHL games, and those all came in the 2018-2019 season. Alex Wyatt

June 2022 – Coming off the best season of his career in the AHL, Gleason proved that he still has serious NHL potential. Notching a career-high in goals (nine), points (44), and PIMS (58), Gleason was a big part of the strong Texas Stars team, logging big minutes; however, he still hasn’t received an NHL opportunity. Gleason’s defensive game is where he falls behind – his impact on the backcheck is negligible, and his defensive IQ isn’t developed enough for the NHL. He has trouble reading plays and can sometimes be found at a borderline standstill on the ice, however, he still has time to improve these skills. With such potent offensive skill, one possibility for the Dallas organization could be to try him out on the wing, as his defensive game makes his NHL efficacy difficult to predict. Spending more time in the AHL won’t hurt his development, but if the effort continues on his offensive game rather than his positional needs, he could stall out as a consistent and exciting core AHL piece, rather than the top-four NHL defenseman he once had potential to become. Aaron Itovitch

September 2018 – Coming off a successful offensive output last season with the Hamilton Bulldogs tallying 48 points in 63 games of the regular season and then following it up with 18 in 21 on their postseason run to the Memorial Cup, the undrafted defenseman begins his pro career with the minor league affiliate, Texas Stars. Gleason will need some seasoning in the AHL before he can make the jump to the big team, but he could be a fantasy threat in the years to come if he is able to figure out the other parts of the game that are detrimental to his team in the defensive end of the ice. Keep an eye for this guy in your keeper league as he could be a cheap fantasy option in the coming years. Nate Duffett

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 4.5
NHL Certainty 4.5
Country USA
Position D
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth March 25, 1998
Height 6‘1”
Weight 190 lbs
Drafted No
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Stats – Frozen Tools – Profile on FT

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-
2024-2025AHLBakersfield Condors71349-1
2024-2025AHLLehigh Valley Phantoms29212147-5
2023-2024AHLBakersfield Condors62102232328
2022-2023AHLTexas Stars6892433402
2021-2022AHLTexas Stars709354457-4
2020-2021AHLTexas Stars37413172013
2019-2020AHLTexas Stars43281037-9
2018-2019NHLDallas Stars40110-1
2018-2019AHLTexas Stars725323734-8
2017-2018OHLBrantford Bulldogs63939484321
2017-2018M-CupHamilton Bulldogs41452-2
2016-2017OHLBrantford Bulldogs66633393711
2015-2016USA-S17Team Royal523560
2015-2016OHLBrantford Bulldogs647253244-31
2015-2016OHLLondon Knights201102
2015-2016Ivan Hlinka MemorialUSA U1840116-2
2014-2015OHLLondon Knights4105516-1
2013-2014HPHL U18Honeybaked U1822156100
2012-2013HPBHLHoneybaked Bantam Major AAA216814420
2011-2012HPMBHLHoneybaked Bantam Minor AAA205712180
2010-2011T1EMBHLHoneybaked Bantam Minor AAA313811100

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