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Fantasy Summary

Hamaliuk is a big power forward who possesses good speed for his size and an above average shot. His size makes him a safer bet to at least land a bottom six NHL gig in comparison to his peers.


Observations

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July 2024 – Hamaliuk was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins along with Erik Karlsson in 2023. He is an unrestricted free agent. John Gove

June 2022 – Hamaliuk has struggled to replicate the offensive streak he showed in his draft year and has been plagued by a litany of injuries. His foot speed has always been a question mark and it continues to cause him problems at the pro level. Hamaliuk is still young however as a depth player in the AHL, he is certainly behind schedule from what you’d expect from a second-round pick. He has the size and defensive consciousness to play a lower line role however I think it’s unlikely he’s ever utilized in a scoring role at the NHL level. Donesh Mazloum

June 2019 – The Sharks selected Hamaliuk with the 55th pick in the second round of the 2019 NHL entry draft. They must have had him targeted for a while as they moved up in the draft to select him. Hamaliuk has a projectable frame and a toolbox that you can easily see in the NHL one day. He suffered a head injury this season which limited him to only 31 games, so we’ll have to wait until his D + 1 season to get a true feel for his development. Chris Legg

 

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 3.5
NHL Certainty 3.5
Country CAN
Position LW
Roster Type Free Agent
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth October 30, 2000
Height 6‘3”
Weight 201 lbs
Drafted 2019 Round 2; Overall: 55

Stats

 Season Team League GP G A TP PIM      Playoffs GP G A TP PIM 
 2013-2014 Leduc Roughnecks U15 AANAHL U1532 24 2246 48|        
  Leduc Oil Kings U15 AAAAEHL U151 0 00 0|        
 2014-2015 Leduc Oil Kings U15 AAAAEHL U1533 22 1537 28|        
  Team Edmonton Yellow Alberta Cup- - -- -|        
 2015-2016 Leduc Oil Kings U18 AAAAEHL U1834 6 39 36|Playoffs7 1 01
 2016-2017 Leduc Oil Kings U18 AAAAEHL U187 3 03 30|Playoffs13 6 612 14 
  Leduc Oil Kings U18 AAATelus Cup5 2 46 6|        
  Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL17 1 01 15|Playoffs2 0 00
 2017-2018 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL72 15 2439 52|Playoffs5 1 01
 2018-2019 Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL31 11 1526 32|        
  WHL All-StarsJr Super Series1 0 00 0|        
 2019-2020 Kelowna RocketsWHL56 15 1631 65|        
  WHL All-StarsJr Super Series2 0 00 0|        
 2020-2021 Kelowna RocketsWHL16 6 713 18|        
 2021-2022 San Jose BarracudaAHL44 3 69 37|        
 2022-2023 Wichita ThunderECHL6 4 37 34|        
 2023-2024 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL8 0 11 0|        
  Wheeling NailersECHL36 15 2439 59|Playoffs9 2 13
 2024-2025 HC Nove ZamkySlovakia15 2 24 24|        

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