Forward · RW

Mason Appleton

Detroit Red Wings right wing with a $2.9M cap hit in 2026–27; scoreless through 2 games this season.

Born Jan 15, 1996

Birthplace Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Nationality USA

Height 6 ft 2 in / 188 cm

Weight 193 lb / 88 kg

Shoots R

Current team Detroit Red Wings

Draft 2015 · WPG · Round 6 · No. 168

Team appearances

Season statistics

Season	Team	Cap hit	Regular season							Postseason
Season	Team	Cap hit	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S
2026–27	DET	$2,900,000	2	0	0	0	+0	0	1	Playoffs not started
2025–26	DET	$2,900,000	65	6	8	14	-4	44	63	—
Signed with DET on July 2, 2025 · 2 years x $2,900,000 AAV
2024–25	WPG	$2,166,667	71	10	12	22	+7	22	107	13	0	7	7	+5	14	16
2023–24	WPG	$2,166,667	82	14	22	36	+16	26	122	5	0	2	2	-4	6	7
2022–23	WPG	$2,166,667	41	5	11	16	+2	8	71	5	0	0	0	-4	0	8
Signed with WPG on August 7, 2022 · 3 years x $2,166,667 AAV
2021–22	WPG	$900,000	19	2	2	4	+3	16	30	—
Traded to WPG on March 20, 2022
2021–22	SEA	$900,000	49	6	11	17	-4	14	68	—
Selected by SEA in the expansion draft on July 21, 2021
2020–21	WPG	$900,000	56	12	13	25	+11	14	88	8	1	2	3	+4	2	13
Signed with WPG on October 9, 2020 · 2 years x $900,000 AAV
2019–20	WPG	$741,667	46	5	3	8	-9	20	55	1	0	0	0	+1	0	2
2018–19	WPG	$741,667	36	3	7	10	+9	4	29	—
2017–18	WPG	$741,667	—							—
Signed with WPG on July 13, 2017 · 3 years x $741,667 AAV
Drafted by WPG in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft · Round 6 · No. 168 overall