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Samson signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal for the 2026-27 season.
Contract
Cap Hit$0
Term0 Years
Total Value$0
Contract Type2-Way
Expiry StatusELC2026Age 22
Signed2024-07-03
Cap Remaining$0
Years Remaining0
Pro Stats - Basic
| Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Plus/Minus | Penalty Minutes | Minutes Played | Average Minutes Played per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major Penalty Minutes | Hits | Hits Received | Shots | Own Shots Block | Own Shots Miss | Shooting Percentage | Shots Blocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Power Play Goals | Power Play Assists | Power Play Points | Power Play Shots | Power Play Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Short Handed Goals | Short Handed Assists | Short Handed Points | Short Handed Shots | Short Handed Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pro Stats - Advanced
| Game Winning Goals | Game Tying Goals | Face-off % | Face offs Taken | Give Aways | Take Aways | Empty Net Goals | Hat Tricks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points per 20 Minutes | Penalty Shots Goals | Penalty Shots Taken | Fights Wons | Fight Lost | Fight Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current Goal Scoring Streak | Current Point Scoring Steak | Current Goal Scoring Slump | Current Point Scoring Slump |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of time players was star #1 in a game | Number of time players was star #2 in a game | Number of time players was star #3 in a game |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Farm Stats - Basic
| Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | Plus/Minus | Penalty Minutes | Minutes Played | Average Minutes Played per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major Penalty Minutes | Hits | Hits Received | Shots | Own Shots Block | Own Shots Miss | Shooting Percentage | Shots Blocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Power Play Goals | Power Play Assists | Power Play Points | Power Play Shots | Power Play Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Short Handed Goals | Short Handed Assists | Short Handed Points | Short Handed Shots | Short Handed Minutes Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Farm Stats - Advanced
| Game Winning Goals | Game Tying Goals | Face-off % | Face offs Taken | Give Aways | Take Aways | Empty Net Goals | Hat Tricks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points per 20 Minutes | Penalty Shots Goals | Penalty Shots Taken | Fights Wons | Fight Lost | Fight Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Current Goal Scoring Streak | Current Point Scoring Steak | Current Goal Scoring Slump | Current Point Scoring Slump |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of time players was star #1 in a game | Number of time players was star #2 in a game | Number of time players was star #3 in a game |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat per Team
Career Pro Stats
| Team Name | Year | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PIM5 | HIT | HTT | SHT | OSB | OSM | SHT% | SB | MP | AMG | PPG | PPA | PPP | PPS | PPM | PKG | PKA | PKP | PKS | PKM | GW | GT | FO% | FOT | GA | TA | EG | HT | P/20 | PSG | PSS | FW | FL | FT | S1 | S2 | S3 |
|---|
Career Farm Stats
| Team Name | Year | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PIM5 | HIT | HTT | SHT | OSB | OSM | SHT% | SB | MP | AMG | PPG | PPA | PPP | PPS | PPM | PKG | PKA | PKP | PKS | PKM | GW | GT | FO% | FOT | GA | TA | EG | HT | P/20 | PSG | PSS | FW | FL | FT | S1 | S2 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) | 2024 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 8 | 206 | 18.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) | 2025 | 72 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 71 | 34 | 57 | 16 | 53 | 10.53% | 59 | 1370 | 19.04 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Regular Season | 83 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 80 | 55 | 69 | 18 | 55 | 8.70% | 67 | 1577 | 19.01 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Playoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh Valley Phantoms (PHI) | 2025 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 23 | 410 | 17.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Playoff | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0.00% | 23 | 410 | 17.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rating Over Time
| Year | CK | FG | DI | SK | ST | EN | DU | PH | FO | PA | SC | DF | PS | EX | LD | PO | MO | OV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64 | 55 | 85 | 59 | 68 | 50 | 81 | 47 | 25 | 48 | 40 | 56 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 20 | 53 |
| 2025 | 63 (-1) | 55 (E) | 87 (+2) | 56 (-3) | 60 (-8) | 50 (E) | 84 (+3) | 56 (+9) | 25 (E) | 49 (+1) | 53 (+13) | 63 (+7) | 36 (+11) | 44 (+1) | 44 (+1) | 0 | 66 (+46) | 53 (E) |
| 2026 | 67 (+4) | 56 (+1) | 87 (E) | 60 (+4) | 61 (+1) | 50 (E) | 74 (-10) | 58 (+2) | 25 (E) | 56 (+7) | 54 (+1) | 71 (+8) | 50 (+14) | 44 (E) | 44 (E) | 0 | 53 (-13) | 56 (+3) |
Game Log
| DATE | TEAM | OPP | SCORE | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | SOG | Hits | SB | PPS | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No game log data available. Run ExtractGameLogData.php to extract game statistics. | ||||||||||||||
Summary
Development
Bio
Offensive-minded and lanky blueliner who shows the willingness to jump into the attack. Capable of handling the point on a power play unit. He must work on his 200-foot game to become a full-time NHL defenseman.
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NHL Certainty
4.5
Odds of becoming a full-time NHL player (10.0 = 100%). Draft guideline is a starting point and should rise as the prospect proves himself.
Upside
3.5
Best-case offensive upside (peak season points potential). Forwards: 8.0 ≈ 80 points. Defense and goalie scales differ.
Scouting Feed
Samson doubled two key metrics in 2024-25. He doubled his point production to 24 points in 69 games, from 12 in 63 games during 2023-24, and he nearly doubled his plus-minus from minus seven in 2023-24 to minus 12 in 2024-25. Dynasty fantasy managers with Samson on their watch list were hoping he would round out his defensive game as his scoring picked up; however, that has not been the case yet. Unfortunately, Samson had the lowest plus-minus out of the entire defensive group for Lehigh Valley last season. If he wants to get a look at the NHL level in the coming years, he will need to make significant progress in his defensive habits so he can be trusted against NHL forwards.
The Philadelphia Flyers signed Samson to an entry-level contract on December 31, 2022. During the 2022-23 season with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League, his offensive game took off to the tune of 60 points (18 goals, 42 assists) in 62 games. Samson will either play for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL or the Reading Royals of the ECHL in 2023-24.
Recording just 11 points during the shortened 2020-21 WHL season, Samson showed offensive limitations during his 22 games with Prince George recording one goal and 11 assists. This past season, Samson experienced a significant improvement in his offensive production, registering 15 goals and 28 assists. The Cougars’ assistant captain ranked second among the team’s blueliners in points, falling just two behind Hudson Thorton. Questions still surround a successful transition to the professional game, but Samson could help alleviates some of those concerns with a strong 19-year-old season with Prince George.