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Carolina Hurricanes · Jul 2026 – presentTwo-way Total pay Cap hit
Aleksi Heimosalmi contract
DefenseAge 23Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina HurricanesCap hit 2026-27
$850K$850,000Carolina Hurricanes · Jul 2026 – present1 year · $850K total
Year 1 of 1 · expires after 2026-27 as an RFA at age 24
Contract timeline
RFA 2027 · age 24
2026-27 · CAR · Cap hit $850K · Salary $850K
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Team | CAR |
| Cap hit | $850K |
| % of cap | 0.8% |
| Total salary | $850K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 9, 2026 with CAR. Source announcement
Contract history
Entry-level · 2023-24 to 2025-263 years · $806K AAV · signed Aug 15, 2021
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | CAR | CAR | CAR |
| Cap hit | $806K | $806K | $806K |
| % of cap | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Total salary | $868K | $775K | $775K |
| Base salary | $775K | $775K | $775K |
| Signing bonus | $93K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $83K | $83K | $58K |
| Minors salary | $80K | $80K | $80K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Aug 15, 2021 with CAR. Source announcement