Jacob Bernard-Docker

Jacob Bernard-Docker

25-Year-Old DefensemanD
Detroit Red Wings
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bernard-Docker missed a chunk of the 2024-25 campaign due to an ankle injury, but he also wasn’t always utilized when healthy, resulting in him finishing with two goals, eight points, 17 PIM, 32 shots, 30 hits and 50 blocks across 40 regular-season outings between Ottawa and Buffalo. Now with Detroit, Bernard-Docker will be in the mix for a third-pairing spot, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he ends up finding himself moving in and out of the lineup. If he does play regularly, the 25-year-old can be a solid source of blocks -- he had 156 in 72 appearances with Ottawa in 2023-24. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year, $875,000 contract with the Red Wings in July of 2025.
Playing time likely to slip
DDetroit Red Wings
March 7, 2026
Bernard-Docker's point drought reached 10 games in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Panthers.
ANALYSIS
Bernard-Docker has played in 26 consecutive games, but he has just three assists, 11 shots on net, a plus-8 rating, 30 hits and 45 blocked shots in that span. The Red Wings' trade for Justin Faulk will almost certainly cost Bernard-Docker playing time, though Travis Hamonic and Axel Sandin-Pellikka are also likely to rotate in and out of the lineup at times. With just four helpers over 47 contests in 2025-26, Bernard-Docker's drop in playing time won't be noticed in fantasy.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    14:28
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:01
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:08
  • Average Time On Ice:
    13:06
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:05
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:02
 
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2022–23
16:01
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0:24
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15:42
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1:27
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14:28
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2024–25
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0:02
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
A first-round pick (26th overall) in 2018, Bernard-Docker was a regular for the first time for the Senators a season ago, appearing in 72 of 82 regular-season games. He managed just four goals and 14 points, although Bernard-Docker did add 62 hits and 156 blocked shots. Set to play the entirety of this upcoming season at age 24, JBD seems likely to battle veteran Travis Hamonic for a spot on Ottawa's third defensive pairing to begin the year. The winner will have zero fantasy appeal.
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Rare assist in win
DDetroit Red Wings
January 6, 2026
Bernard-Docker registered an assist, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-3 win over the Senators.
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Lacking offense in part-time role
DDetroit Red Wings
December 5, 2025
Bernard-Docker's point drought is up to 10 games after he was held scoreless in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.
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Collects first helper
DDetroit Red Wings
October 20, 2025
Bernard-Docker recorded an assist in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Oilers.
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Signs with Detroit
DDetroit Red Wings
July 1, 2025
Bernard-Docker signed a one-year, $875,000 with the Red Wings on Tuesday.
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Will hit open market Tuesday
DFree Agent
June 30, 2025
Bernard-Docker wasn't tendered a qualifying offer from the Sabres on Monday, according to Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
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Likely headed for Buffalo
DOttawa Senators
March 7, 2025
Bernard-Docker and Josh Norris are reportedly being traded to Buffalo from Ottawa on Friday, Kevin Weekes of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Bernard-Docker has been out of action since Dec. 28 due to an ankle injury. While the defenseman has been cleared from his injury, he's yet to actually see any minutes on the Sens' blue line, and now it appears his time in Ottawa has come to a close. Even when healthy, the Alberta native has offered limited offensive upside, generating just four points in his 25 games this year.
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